EU Media Relay, a volunteer network for keeping small radio on air

Field notes

EU Media Relay uses a hub-and-spoke arrangement: a station sends one Icecast source stream to an assigned node, which serves listeners without multiplying the station’s upload load. The page reports 41 stations across six nodes, with capacity donated by three university networks and two independent providers. Access is manually assessed rather than self-serve; the project asks stations to provide a schedule and expected audience before issuing credentials and a node assignment.