Subj : Re: Are there any simple BBC internet radio programs for the Pi? To : Computer Nerd Kev From : The Natural Philosopher Date : Sat Sep 07 2024 10:48:36 On 07/09/2024 02:56, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: > Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:31:53 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> Its also M3u8 which is not recognised by many command line programs on a >>> headless Pi >> >> ffplay (part of FFmpeg) can play m3u8 URLs. What other "many command line >> programs" could you be talking about? > > If the Wikipedia page about M3U is accurate then the m3u8 file will > just be a text file including a URL to an audio stream. If it's an > MP3 audio stream, then that can probably be copied manually to use > with any common command-line MP3 player (I use mpg123 or mpg321). > Unfortunately it doesn't work like that. I tried. For hours. It used to when it was an icecast stream. > But that BBC URL gives me 403 Forbidden, so I guess it's region > restricted and as such I haven't seen for myself. Indeed I don't > think I've seen a M3U(8) file before. > The only way I have found to play m3u8 BBC streams *headless* is with cvlc. Maybe I will update my player software to use that in due course -- It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. Mark Twain --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .