Frequently Asked Questions - Radio Sidewinder

Radio FAQs

Can I stream Radio Sidewinder on Twitch etc?

Short answer – No.
It’s awesome that you want to use us on your streams. Unfortunately though, you may get copyright notifications when streaming Radio Sidewinder. For some music tracks we have been given special permission to play them by the artist. You don’t have that special permission.

Also some tracks require a link back as part of the licensing agreement. Some tracks have an attribution type license. We have a credits page (https://www.radiosidewinder.com/credits-music/) that provides the required attribution/link back, but of course, streamers have no way of knowing what those tracks are, or provide links back to the artists website.

Streaming or rebroadcasting Radio Sidewinder may result in copyright strikes against your channel.

How do you source your music?

to adhere to copyright laws we obtain the music from either:

Music libraries that provide music that is copyright free and in the public domain. Some tracks are licensed under an attribution license and these are provided on our credits page.
The artist direct – We have been given specific permission by an artist to broadcast a track.

Can you stream commercial music?

No we cannot stream commercial music because of copyright laws and radio licensing.

I’m a musician and would like Radio Sidewinder to play my tracks

In order to play your music, first it has to fit the theme our of station. It should therefore either be ambient, electronic, electro, maybe dance or space orientated in some way.

You must hold all the rights to your music or your music must be licensed under Creative Commons licence (http://www.creativecommons.org) or other free content licence.. You cannot have a conflicting legal obligation, such as having previously joined one of the many royalty collection societies around the world.

Please note that you if you include samples or music from anywhere else you must have the necessary rights to use it.

We require you to confirm this via a legal form. Please contact us for further details and to get your music heard by our many listeners.

How can I get involved in Radio Sidewinder content?

We need help with lots of stuff. So even if you have a spare half an hour now and then, that would help us.

We have posted a list of our current volunteer positions here.

There are numerous ways to get involved with producing content. You could help with such things as music, doing news reports, voice overs, social media updates, blog updates, writing radio dramas and video production. Please contact us if you’d like to help.

Can I be a voice on Radio Sidewinder?

Maybe! If you’re interested in getting your voice on Radio Sidewinder, please free feel to send us a recording.

See this web page about doing radio adverts and details on submitting a recording.

I have an idea about additional content, who do I contact?

Great! We are always looking for new ideas and content. Please contact us.

Minor Faction / Clan FAQs

Does Radio Sidewinder have a player group I can join?

Yes we have two minor factions in-game. One in the “bubble” called the Radio Sidewinder Crew and the other in the Colonia region called Radio Sidewinder Galactic.

If you would like to join up and support Radio Sidewinder and help us in our area of the galaxy then you first need to come meet us in our Discord Group.

Our wing/minor faction: Radio Sidewinder Crew

How can I assist the Radio Sidewinder Crew?

The Radio Sidewinder Crew (RSC) have various different jobs you can do.

You could be involved in combat, trading, mining, prospecting or something more administrative like recruitment. We post regular updates in our Discord channel about our current objectives.

See us on the Inara website and then click the Join button on our wing/group – http://inara.cz/wing/568

Where does the Radio Sidewinder Crew call home?

Tago is our home system.