Radiocast Sites vs Wix
Wix is a flexible, general-purpose website builder. It can host a radio station’s website, but it doesn’t know anything about your stream: the player, what’s playing and your schedule all have to come from somewhere else.
Feature comparison
- Price
- Radiocast Sites$19.99/mo for Radiocast MAX, which includes Sites, Hosting, AirChain and Reporter
- WixPaid plans from about $17/mo (Light), billed yearly; stream hosting is extra
- Stream hosting
- Radiocast SitesIncluded: stream, AutoDJ and station panel
- WixNot included; you need a separate radio host
- Live player
- Radiocast SitesBuilt in, keeps playing while listeners move between pages, with lock-screen controls
- WixEmbed a player from your radio host
- Now playing & recently played
- Radiocast SitesAutomatic, straight from your station, plus a weekly trending tracks chart
- WixOnly through a third-party widget from your radio host
- Schedule & DJs
- Radiocast SitesSynced from your station, or edited by hand (or both)
- WixBuilt and kept up to date by hand
- Requests, talkback, comments & chat
- Radiocast SitesBuilt in: song requests, voice talkback, contact form, comments and live chat with moderation
- WixForms and general Wix apps; nothing radio-specific
- Staff accounts
- Radiocast SitesListener and staff accounts, roles you design, audit log and IP bans
- WixCollaborator roles for editing the site
- Custom domain
- Radiocast SitesFree yourstation.radiosite.net address, plus your own domain with automatic HTTPS
- WixYes; a free domain for the first year on premium plans
- Designs
- Radiocast Sites12 complete radio designs, recolored to your brand
- WixHundreds of general-purpose templates
| Feature | Radiocast Sites | Wix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99/mo for Radiocast MAX, which includes Sites, Hosting, AirChain and Reporter | Paid plans from about $17/mo (Light), billed yearly; stream hosting is extra |
| Stream hosting | Included: stream, AutoDJ and station panel | Not included; you need a separate radio host |
| Live player | Built in, keeps playing while listeners move between pages, with lock-screen controls | Embed a player from your radio host |
| Now playing & recently played | Automatic, straight from your station, plus a weekly trending tracks chart | Only through a third-party widget from your radio host |
| Schedule & DJs | Synced from your station, or edited by hand (or both) | Built and kept up to date by hand |
| Requests, talkback, comments & chat | Built in: song requests, voice talkback, contact form, comments and live chat with moderation | Forms and general Wix apps; nothing radio-specific |
| Staff accounts | Listener and staff accounts, roles you design, audit log and IP bans | Collaborator roles for editing the site |
| Custom domain | Free yourstation.radiosite.net address, plus your own domain with automatic HTTPS | Yes; a free domain for the first year on premium plans |
| Designs | 12 complete radio designs, recolored to your brand | Hundreds of general-purpose templates |
Where Radiocast Sites is stronger
- Your stream, schedule, DJs and now playing appear automatically, with nothing to embed or retype.
- The player keeps playing while listeners browse, instead of living in a separate widget.
- Requests, voice talkback, comments and live chat are built for radio and land in one inbox.
- One $19.99/mo plan covers your stream hosting and your website.
Where Wix is stronger
- Total design freedom: place anything anywhere on the page.
- A large app market, online store, bookings and email marketing.
- Works with any radio host, if you’re happy to wire up the embeds yourself.
Which should you choose?
Choose Wix if your website is mainly a shop or a brochure and the radio stream is a small part of it.
Choose Radiocast Sites if you want your stream, sound and website in one place: a radio website that keeps itself up to date from your station, included with Radiocast MAX at $19.99/mo.
Questions
Can I put my Radiocast stream on a Wix site?
Yes, by embedding a player. You’d still be updating the schedule and DJs by hand, which Radiocast Sites does for you.
Is Radiocast Sites cheaper than Wix?
Wix’s paid plans start at about $17/mo before you pay for stream hosting. Radiocast MAX is $19.99/mo and includes both your stream hosting and your website.