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Introduction: What is SOS?

SOS' Main Window

SOS is short for "Stream Overlay System". It allows you to re-broadcast your terrestrial AM/FM station over the internet and substituting the commercials from your terrestrial station with internet-only commercials.

The management of commercials is done with StreamAds, a hosted advertisement management solution that allows you to manage the commercials for hundreds of stations from a single location.

This help file contains many sections that will help you discover the full power of SOS. This help documentation covers SOS usage in depth and most questions can be answered herein. Please make an effort to read the help documentation first before asking general questions.

Quick Links

• Official SOS website
• Official StreamAds website
• StreamAds documentation
• Latest change history

How-To Guides

• SOS 15min quick start guide
• SOS Optimization: Setting your SOS to start up, shutdown and cycle through a week
• Recommended exact system specifications
• Recommended SOS installation guide
• Recommended SOS configuration guide
• Event adaptors quick start guide
• Scheduling blackouts using M3U playlists
• Recommended SOS configuration guide
• Fixing SOS Checker Heartbeat if Restarting Every 30 Seconds

Help Topics

• Main Screen
  • Start
  • Encoders
  • Statistics
  • Info
  • Control
    • Overlay window
    • Scheduling Blackouts
  • Config
    • General Options
    • Overlay Options
    • Source Manager
    • StreamAds Providers
    • Event Adaptors
    • Member Details
    • Station Details
    • Statistic Relays
    • History Log
    • Registration Key
• Audio Settings
  • AGC
  • Equalizer (EQ)
  • DSP
• Appendix A - Troubleshooting guide
• Appendix B - Event adaptor scripting
• Appendix C - Blackouts