Editing Shoutcast (section)

==History==
Created in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19990627&slug=2968794|title=Internet Radio -- Computers Help You Hear What Might Be Broadcasts &#124; The Seattle Times|website=archive.seattletimes.com}}</ref> Shoutcast's streaming protocol uses metadata tags and responses that all start with ICY, which stands for "I Can Yell." Nullsoft was purchased by [[AOL]] on June 1, 1999.

On January 14, 2014, AOL sold Nullsoft to Belgian online radio aggregator [[Radionomy|Radionomy Group]]; no financial details were publicly announced.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/01/aol-sells-winamp-and-shoutcast-music-services-to-online-radio-aggregator-radionomy|title=AOL Sells Winamp And Shoutcast Music Services To Online Radio Aggregator Radionomy|last=Lunden|first=Ingrid|work=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=1 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=verge-winampacquired>{{cite web|title=Winamp lives on after acquisition by Radionomy|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/14/5263086/winamp-radionomy-acquisition-internet-radio-service|work=The Verge|date=14 January 2014 |access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=bw-radionomytakeover>{{cite web|title=Radionomy + SHOUTcast?|url=http://www.broadcastingworld.com/news/view-477/|work=Broadcasting World|access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref> In 2018 the software was rebranded from its original name of SHOUTcast to Shoutcast. In 2020 Radionomy shut down its own streaming service and migrated to the Shoutcast platform.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}