simplesmartradio

Terms of service

Last updated: 2026-04-22

Service

SimpleSmartRadio (simplesmartradio.com) is a directory and player for publicly available internet radio streams — a client, in the same model as a web browser or an RSS reader. We provide search and discovery; the audio itself is delivered by third-party station operators. We do not host, re-encode, proxy, or rebroadcast audio.

Data sources & affiliation

SimpleSmartRadio populates its directory from publicly available community data sources:

  • radio-browser.info — a volunteer-maintained, public-domain directory of internet radio stations. We consume its free, open HTTP API to retrieve station metadata (name, homepage URL, stream URL, country, language, genre tags, community vote and play counts). We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by radio-browser.info or its volunteer operators.
  • Icecast YP directory — public server listings at dir.xiph.org, used to surface long-tail streams not yet indexed by radio-browser.
  • Our enrichment layer — AI-generated one-sentence descriptions and a closed-vocabulary genre normalisation that we add on top of the upstream metadata. This layer is our work and is published back under the same open terms via our public API. It claims no rights in the underlying audio content.

These sources provide metadata only — station listings, URLs, and tags. Neither radio-browser.info, Icecast YP, nor SimpleSmartRadio licenses, hosts, or endorses the audio content that the stream URLs point to. See Data sources & third-party services for the full usage model.

Acceptable use

  • Do not scrape, crawl, or bulk-query the site beyond the rate limit (60 requests/min/IP).
  • Do not attempt to circumvent ads, consent banners, or security controls.
  • Do not use the site to distribute malware or to phish.

Public API

The JSON API at api.simplesmartradio.com is currently free to use for non-commercial and small-commercial projects. No API key is required. The catalog is built on open public data (radio-browser.info + Icecast YP) and is made available as-is, no warranty. Attribution appreciated but not required.

Broadcasting rights & content ownership

Broadcasting rights for each audio stream are the sole responsibility of the station operator that hosts that stream. All copyrights in the audio content, as well as trademarks, station names, and logos, belong to their respective owners. SimpleSmartRadio and Simple Smart Company do not claim ownership of any audio content and do not grant any licence to rebroadcast, redistribute, or commercially exploit it.

We do not verify the legality, accuracy, or availability of third-party streams and are not responsible for content delivered from them. When a user presses play, their browser or device connects directly to the station operator's stream server; we do not sit in the audio path.

If you are a rights holder and believe a stream should be removed, use our report form. Verified takedown requests are actioned within 7 business days.

Availability

Service is provided on a best-effort basis. No uptime commitment. Station streams themselves can go offline at any time; we surface a “unavailable” state when we detect that.

Disclaimer

The service is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, SimpleSmartRadio disclaims all liability for damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the service.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands.

Contact

Legal & rights: legal@simplesmartcompany.com