Live365, the one-stop store for web radio stations, launched broadcasting and listening providers in Mexico, rounding out its North American providing. The corporate introduced the information on the 2025 NAB present in Las Vegas. As a result of the growth consists of complete bundled licensing, broadcasters can now attain listeners in Mexico through the Live365 web site, apps, Alexa Talent, TV apps, and extra.
Live365 has secured licensing agreements with Mexican rights group SOMEXFON and EMMAC/SACM (Editores Mexicanos de Música and Sociedad de Autores y Compistores de México), permitting broadcasters to legally stream into Mexico with out having to safe these rights themselves.
Live365 welcomes all present and future Mexico broadcasters to the platform, which incorporates built-in licensing protection and distribution, dependable stream internet hosting, station administration instruments and detailed analytics, world-class customer support, and extra. This makes Live365 a really perfect resolution for terrestrial radio stations, faith-based organizations, academic establishments, and particular person creators seeking to successfully broadcast and monetize their content material on-line.
“Launching in Mexico is a milestone for Live365 – not simply increasing broadcaster attain but additionally embracing the dynamic tradition of Mexico on our platform,” stated Jason Stoddard, President of Live365. “Because of strategic licensing companions with EMMAC/SACM and SOMEXFON, we’re offering streamlined, bundled licensing protection that empowers radio stations and creators to innovate and join like by no means earlier than.”
To additional help broadcasters in Mexico, Live365 has secured distribution through iHeartRadio Mexico by a strategic partnership with Grupo ACIR. This enhances the iHeartRadio U.S. distribution additionally bundled within the Premium packages — broadening the viewers base to thousands and thousands extra listeners throughout each territories.
IT Director for Grupo ACIR and iHeartRadio México Venture Chief Manuel Pérez del Castillo added, “We’re excited to welcome Live365 to iHeartRadio in Mexico and assured that our listeners will benefit from the selection and high quality of the brand new stations that will probably be obtainable for all our customers.”
In coordination with the launch, Live365 has additionally partnered with radio imaging and programming supplier Radio Categorical to supply an unique low cost on Live365 packages to present and new Radio Categorical prospects. This partnership opens new doorways for conventional radio stations seeking to develop their attain past terrestrial indicators and into the digital area.
“Radio Categorical has been a trusted accomplice to Mexican radio for over 40 years, so we perceive the challenges broadcasters face in staying aggressive,” stated Paul Hollins, CEO of Radio Categorical. “With digital listening rising worldwide, it’s extra essential than ever for stations to transcend FM and AM and develop into really multi-platform. This collaboration with Live365 makes that shift extra accessible and cost-effective than ever, serving to broadcasters attain new audiences with out all of the person complexity.”
Present Live365 broadcasters now have extra Mexico listening bundled of their present Broadcast packages at no extra price. Broadcasters in Mexico can now join at live365.com/broadcaster/es and begin streaming on Live365. Listeners in Mexico can browse 1000’s of stations streaming reside proper now and tune in at live365.com/es/.
