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Our Promise
Just Listen...
Radio is often ruined by presenters talking nonsense, phone-ins, commercials, poor audio processing and too much music repetition. CruiseOne was setup to change this norm.Music
Music variety is paramount. Expect the unexpected.Adverts
Simple. No adverts. We are not in this to make money.Reliability
Dedicated hardware means excellent network reliability.Quality
We want to sound our best. Audio quality is vital.Partners
StreamUp
Dedicated server provider. Based in London, UK.
Orban Broadcast
Our audio processing hardware provider.
SAM Broadcaster
Our automation playout software.
Zen Internet
Our studio fibre line provider. -
Click to Listen
You can now find our player at the bottom of your screen at all times.
This connects to the 256kbps MP3 stream.
Read More About Streams
Other Ways to Listen
MyTuner
MyTuner is a great way to listen to CruiseOne with full title and artwork support.
Alexa
Search for the CruiseOne skill on the Amazon Alexa app to enable simple listening on any Alexa device.
Direct Link
Use the domain stream1.cruiseoneradio.net with port 8046 for 256kbps and stream2.cruiseoneradio.net on port 10076 for 128kbps. -
Music & Bands
Electronic
Since the synths of the 80's, electronic music has always been important to us. Bands include Purity Shrine, Ford Lopatin, Chvrches, James Blake, Kimbra, Air, M83, New Look and The Pet Shop Boys.Indie & Alternative
Indie and Alternative music makes up about a quarter of our entire playlist. Bands include Kids In Glass Houses, The Shins, The Vaccines, Bon Iver, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Silversun Pickups, Arcade Fire, Panic At The Disco, Foster The People and Beach House.Rock
There are many types of rock music from soft rock from the 80's to current alternative rock. Bands include The Gaslight Anthem, Coldplay, Queen, Kings Of Leon, The Killers, Keane, Elbow, Def Leppard and Athlete.Top 40 & Current
We believe it's important to always embrace and try new music. This may be from any genre but we will always have a good number of current chart songs on the playlist.
Folk & Country Rock
Including bands such as The Decemberists or Band Of Horses and artists like Seth Lakeman, Isle Delange the country & folk feel is something we love so we've pulled this category out from Rock as it's becoming increasingly popular.Pop
Pop music overlaps so many genres and everything from the 70's to today on CruiseOne. Bands include The Script, Jessie J, Michael Jackson, Starship, A-Ha, Britney Spears, Phil Collins, Marco Borsato, Lady Gaga, Roxette and Avril Lavigne. -
Featured Story
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Streaming Server Upgrade
In July 2020 we changed our streaming provider to StreamUp to allow for a more flexible plan.
Streaming is now secure from the website using https.
The update means that the two streams come from two different UK based servers and can be found at the following locations.
256kbps MP3 - https://stream1.cruiseoneradio.net:8046
128kbps MP3 - https://stream2.cruiseoneradio.net:10076
Mount Points - 256kbps / 128kbps (if needed)
Please get in touch if you have any trouble connecting.What's New?
HTML5 Player on WebsiteThe website now uses a cross-browser and platform compatible player which sits neatly at the bottom of the screen at all times.
Posted on 29 Jun 2020AAC Stream DiscontinuedThe AAC stream has been discontinued due to lack of support with the 2019 ShoutCast server. We now run a 128kbps MP3 stream.
Posted on 29 Jun 2020Ads & CommercialsWe've noticed that TuneIn and other platforms have begun playing pre-roll adverts before the stream starts. Just want to let you know that these are not added by CruiseOne. We pride ourselves on being ad free and a non-profit station. We do not make money from this venture.
Posted on 11 Jan 2018Happy ChristmasHappy Christmas from CruiseOne Radio and best wishes for 2018.
Posted on 24 Dec 2017how to find us
CruiseOne Radio
Bristol
UKTwitter:@cruiseoneradio
Fbook:cruiseoneradio
Mail:info@cruiseoneradio.net Music:music@cruiseoneradio.netcontact form
THE CRUISE NETWORK
History
CruiseOne is part of the CruiseNetwork which dates back to 1992. It all started as an FM station on 101.2 broadcasting across the Wirral in the UK. Classic FM launched that year (those old enough will remember the bird song playing on the FM band for months across the entire UK) which meant that we had to change frequency to 100.5. Broadcasting Wednesday and Sunday evening as well as whenever we felt like it during some evenings when there was nothing going on, it became a well known station.
In 1994 other commitments saw FM transmissions become less regular with occasional high power tests from 'favourable' locations. The biggest of these was a 1kW test from Hope Mountain in North Wales. This successfully covered the entire North-West of England and down to the Midlands. Fun times!CruiseOne Online
CruiseOne was a name chosen back in 1998 when it became clear that the future of radio would not be FM only. The first internet broadcast was actually in 1999 streaming a 32kbps RealMedia stream. Bandwidth just wasn't available then.
These days we stream a continuous c.400kbps and could do that 50 times over on our current leased line. It's amazing how things have changed. Before beginning a full-time station, we spend months investigating the best options to get the best audio quality on an internet stream. We tested 4 broadcast processors as well as software alternatives. There is more information on our streams and audio setup here.
Finally in September 2008 we began a full time 128kbps stream using Shoutcast. Since then we have focused our sound to create a 'CruiseOne' sound while remaining as diverse and openminded as possible. We currently have about 11,000 songs in the playlist and a strict head of music ensuring the sound stays fresh and new. We hope you like what you hear.
Thanks to Will, Kate, Paul, Rachel, Alex and all those involved since 1992.OUR PRODUCTION TEAM
CruiseOne Online
Thanks to Will, Kate, Paul, Rachel, Alex and all those involved since 1992.
ABOUT OUR SETUP
Tech & Equipment
As mentioned in our promise, reliability is key in running an internet radio station. Equipment needs to be well made, software well tested, networks solid and capacity has to be available. No-one wants to listen to a station that buffers every other minute.Network Connectivity
We currently connect to the net via a dedicated 1gbps link. This allows us to support over 1000 listeners at 256kbps. We have tested at maximum capacity without any network buffering issues.256kbps MP3 Stream
We encode our MP3 stream using the LAME codec. The version we choose to use is 3.93 which, after comparing directly to the newest version of LAME sounds a lot better. You can download it here. As an MP3 stream, it is compatible with pretty much every player and system. You will need a connection of about 300kbps to stream this reliably.128kbps MP3 Stream
Contact Us with any Questions
To facilitate the increased use of mobile devices, the 128kbps stream keeps data transfer down but audio quality is still high. You will need a 3G network or better to listen.
