Subj : Re: Are there any simple BBC internet radio programs for the Pi?
To   : Chris Elvidge
From : Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Date : Fri Sep 06 2024 01:59:10

On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:34:48 +0100, Chris Elvidge wrote:

> I use command-line vlc in the background (--daemon). E.g. /usr/bin/vlc
> --config=/home/chris/internetradio/vlcrc.pulse --no-video
> --no-media-library --daemon --pidfile=/var/lock/vlc-radio.pid
> --volume-step 128 --playlist-autostart --intf=http
> --http-password=xxxxxxxxx --http-port=8080 "Radio station URL here"

Even without the auth stuff, that’s quite a long URL.

Here’s the kind of one-liner I use, with the ffplay command from FFmpeg:

    ffplay -nodisp $(cat ~/Links/georgefm_streaming.url)

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