Radio Show Syndication & Podcast Hosting FAQ

Podcast Distribution FAQ

• Podcast requirements
• Submit a podcast - Step 1
• Submit a podcast - Step 2 - Show Settings
• Submit a podcast - Step 3 - Media
• Submit a podcast - Step 4 - Uploading an episode
• Submit a podcast - Step 5 - Payment & Publishing

iTunes /RSS

• Migrating your episodes to Syndicast
• Moving your podcast to Syndicast

Syndicast

• What are the main services Syndicast offers?
• What additional services does Syndicast offer?
• Why would I use Syndicast?
• Who are some of the people Syndicast has worked with?

Radio Syndication

• Radio Syndication - Full description
• What is radio syndication?
• What are the general requirements of a radio show syndicated via Syndicast?
• How will I profit from syndication of my radio show?

Before you start with Syndicast

• Understand what we / our system does with your show!
• What would you need from me to get started?
• What are the requirements for the artwork?
• What should I include in the press pack?
• How can I submit my show to Syndicast?

Technical Requirements

• What are the technical requirements of a syndicated program?
• What is a press pack and what it should contain?
• What are the formal requirements of the description?
• What are the requirements of the general artwork?
• What are the requirements of the episode artwork?

Additional Services

• What is iTunes / RSS service?
• Does Syndicast produce jingles?
• Can Syndicast design artworks?
• I travel a lot and do not have time to run my show, can Syndicast fully manage my show?
• How long will it take to get my show up on iTunes?
• What are the costs involved?

Radio Stations

• How long will it take before we sign our first radio station?
• How many station will broadcast my show?
• What radio stations Syndicast can guarantee to broadcast my show?
• I am not world famous, will radios broadcast my show?
• I already have few radio stations that broadcast my show, will Syndicast take over the delivery to them?

Syndicast Distribution System

• What is Syndicast Distribution System?
• Whose show can be featured in the Syndicast system?
• How does Syndicast offer my show to radios?
• How is my program delivered to the radios?
• Can my radio show be delivered in different times to different radios?
• What information does Syndicast provide about the radio stations those broadcast my show?

Payment

• How can I renew and pay my syndication?
• My invoicing details have changed. Where can I update my account?
• What happens if I’m not able to pay on time?
• What payment methods do you accept?

How to start the Radio Show Syndication?

• Radio syndication - Full description - READ IT BEFORE START!
• Step 1 - Add your show
• Step 2 - Show settings
• Step 3 - Media
• Step 4 - Upload your first episode
• Step 5 - Publishing and paying

Auto-Uploading / Syncing / iTunes / RSS settings

• Activate Mixcloud syncing
• Activate Soundcloud syncing
• RSS settings

Episodes

• How can I upload a new episode?
• Was my episode uploaded correctly?
• How can I edit my uploaded episode?
• Can I schedule more than one upcoming shows?

Delivery

• When should I upload my show to my pages?
• What happens if I cannot send a new episode?
• What will happen if i upload my episode with delay?

Syndicast Pro

• What kind of radio stations Syndicast Pro / Pro Plus shows delivered to?
• What is the minimum term of Syndicast Pro?
• What are the costs involved?

General questions

• I don't remember to my password. What can I do?
• How can I change my account details?
• How can I let my fans know that my show is syndicated?

Radio stations

• A radio station is interested in broadcasting my show that is syndicated via Syndicast, how can the station get it?
• Radio stations have subscribed to my show, do they all broadcast it?
• I have checked a radio station that is subscribed to my show but on the radio’s website the airing time is different or cannot be found. What can i do?
• What timezone are the show times provided in?