Blog – Monitor Your Stream

Geographic Radio Stream Testing: Why Location Can Change Results

September 10, 2026by Alan

A local radio stream test confirms only one delivery path. This guide explains how geographic stream monitoring can reveal regional failures caused by DNS, routing, IPv4 or IPv6, proxies, CDNs, access rules and player differences. It provides a practical test matrix, command-line checks and evidence-gathering steps for comparing listener locations and isolating the failing layer without prematurely changing the encoder or stream server.

Radio Stream Redirects: How to Test and Fix the Final URL

September 1, 2026by Alan

A practical guide to diagnosing radio stream redirect problems, tracing HTTP response chains with curl, verifying the final audio endpoint and fixing incorrect website, proxy or server redirects.

Audio Sample Rate Mismatch in Online Radio Streams

August 19, 2026by Alan

Learn how to diagnose and fix sample-rate mismatches in online radio streams by tracing audio from playout through the encoder, server and public player.

Radio Encoder Keeps Reconnecting: Causes and Fixes

August 10, 2026by Alan

Learn how to diagnose a radio encoder that repeatedly disconnects and reconnects. This guide covers automation audio, encoder logs, credentials, network paths, Icecast and Shoutcast source connections, reverse proxies, competing encoders and recovery checks.

Icecast Relay Not Working: A Practical Troubleshooting Guide

August 6, 2026by Alan

Troubleshoot an Icecast relay by checking the master stream, relay configuration, logs, network paths, listener access and ongoing audio continuity in order.

How to Check Firewall and Port Rules for Icecast and Shoutcast

August 4, 2026by Alan

A practical guide to tracing unreachable Icecast and Shoutcast streams. Learn how to check listening sockets, host firewalls, router NAT, port forwarding, reverse proxies and public endpoints, then interpret refused, timed-out and unreachable connection results.

Why an Online Radio Stream Works on Wi-Fi but Not Mobile Data

July 30, 2026by Alan

Find out why an online radio stream may work over Wi-Fi but fail on mobile data. This guide compares devices, players, carriers and public stream endpoints to isolate the cause.

Radio Stream Access Denied: Fixing 401 and 403 Errors

July 27, 2026by Alan

Learn how to investigate radio stream access denied responses, distinguish HTTP 401 from 403 errors, identify the refusing server or proxy layer, and test the correct public listener URL safely. The guide covers listener authentication, source credentials, external connectivity checks, logs, access-control rules and applying the smallest safe fix for Icecast or Shoutcast streams.

Icecast Mount Point Not Found: How to Diagnose 404 Stream Errors

July 24, 2026by Alan

Learn how to diagnose Icecast 404 errors by checking the stream URL, public endpoint, source connection, mount configuration and reverse-proxy routing layer by layer.

Radio Stream Listener Limit Reached: Symptoms, Causes and Fixes

July 23, 2026by Alan

Learn how to diagnose and fix a reached radio stream listener limit. This guide covers Icecast and Shoutcast checks, stale connections, hosting limits, reverse proxies, public endpoints and external verification.