# Remove metadata from shoutcast source

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/remove-metadata-from-shoutcast-source/43333>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [July 4, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/remove-metadata-from-shoutcast-source/43333 "2014-07-04T21:14:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_Fuentes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@Martin\_Fuentes](https://community.wowza.com/u/Martin_Fuentes)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/remove-metadata-from-shoutcast-source/43333/1 "2014-07-04T21:14:56Z")

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Hi all,

I am running a live application consuming a Shoutcast audio feed (mp3) and re streaming it to a Flash Media Server.

Is there a way to remove the feed meta data before re streaming it?

Many thanks beforehand.

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Young](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/matt_young/32/389_2.png) [@Matt\_Young](https://community.wowza.com/u/Matt_Young)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/remove-metadata-from-shoutcast-source/43333/2 "2014-07-07T05:48:29Z")

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Hello

As per ticket

```auto
#96548

```

, there is no built-in support for this currently. You can likely do this via our API and custom [module development](https://www.wowza.com/streaming/developers).

Thanks,

Matt

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Young](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/matt_young/32/389_2.png) [@Matt\_Young](https://community.wowza.com/u/Matt_Young)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/remove-metadata-from-shoutcast-source/43333/3 "2014-07-07T12:14:22Z")

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As a follow up, if you are thinking of approaching this via a custom module you may be able to utilize the following:

```auto
public class ModuleShoutcastSuppressMetadata extends ModuleBase
{
	public void onMediaCasterCreate(IMediaCaster mediaCaster)
	{
		try
		{
			if (mediaCaster instanceof ShoutCastReceiver)
			{
				((ShoutCastReceiver)mediaCaster).setSendOnMetaDataEvents(false);
			}
		}
		catch (Exception e)
		{
			WMSLoggerFactory.getLogger(ModuleShoutcastSuppressMetadata.class).error("onMediaCasterCreate ", e);
		}
	}
}

```