Subj : Re: Are there any simple BBC internet radio programs for the Pi?
To   : The Natural Philosopher
From : Chris Green
Date : Wed Aug 28 2024 20:16:49

The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> > ... and won't work outside the UK if I want to listen to the BBC.
> >
> > I simply want to listen to BBC (mostly radio 4) in the simplest
> > possible way when I'm away from home in Europe mainland.  I.e. I want
> > something I can just 'turn on' (like radios used to work).
> >
> > At the moment Radio 4 on 198khz is the best option but I don't know
> > how long that is going to last.
> >
> Yes. .I had a similar issue,  - all my icecast streams except classic FM
> stopped working.
> I only now listen to classic FM
>
> Its the same with the telly. More an more woke shite on UK public
> service channels. Dont watch telly any more.
>
> The stream urls are available as m3u8  but the format that they use
> needs something like VLC to read.
>
> Now this *may* work for you with VLC installed:
>
> cvlc
> http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_904/live/ww/bbc_radio_fourfm/bbc_radio_fourfm.isml/bbc_radio_fourfm-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
>
>
> If it does, the URLs for the other BBC stations are available :
>
> https://gist.github.com/bpsib/67089b959e4fa898af69fea59ad74bc3
>
> You wont get the content information you used to get with icecast, but
> the audio should play.
>
> Expect it to be a shade lumpy till it gets the buffering right
>
OK, thanks, I'll try VLC on the command line.

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Chris Green
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