Radio & Live streams your services and shows live, in video as well as audio - the feature is already up and running. Members who can't attend, the diaspora, or those discovering your church from afar follow from a simple link, on computer and phone alike.
Start a live
- Open Radio & Live.
- Create a live and give it a title (for example "Sunday service").
- Start the broadcast from the browser, or connect your broadcasting equipment.
Tip: do a short audio test before service time. Nothing is more frustrating for those following from afar than missing sound at the start.
One source on air at a time
For consistently clean sound, only one source broadcasts at a time - never two at once (which would cause interference for your listeners). The Suite handles it for you:
- If the automatic schedule is running and you take the microphone live, the schedule pauses and resumes on its own when you stop the mic.
- Conversely, while the schedule or an OBS feed is on air, the microphone stays locked with a clear message: stop the current source first.
Note: there is nothing to watch. The message always tells you which source is on air and what to do to switch.
Broadcast with OBS and watch the return
For a polished production (several cameras, overlays), you can broadcast from OBS to your radio. As soon as OBS connects:
- It becomes the source on air - the browser camera and microphone switch off automatically (no double image or double sound).
- An OBS monitor appears in the Suite: you see, in real time and with no delay, what OBS is sending. No more broadcasting blind.
A second return, below, shows what actually goes out publicly (with a few seconds' delay, as with any live stream).
Share the live
Share the live link on WhatsApp, social media and your church's public page. Your members just click to join.
Note: anyone can listen to the live stream from this link, without an account - it is meant to be shared widely. The "LIVE" badge only shows when the stream is actually available; during a brief interruption it switches to "Resuming shortly…".
Note: announce the live time in advance. An audience is built when people know when to connect.
After the live
Depending on your setup, the live can stay available as a replay, for those who couldn't follow in real time.
Tip: audio uses far less data than video. Keep in mind those on a limited connection: the live stays accessible in audio, wherever they are.