BBC radio streams not working

[Pastim]

(16-02-2015 19:10)simoncn Wrote:  

(16-02-2015 18:32)Pastim Wrote:  A day or two ago I also put in a line for minimserver on the BBC blogs on this topic, proposing it as a solution for those with Internet Radios that support UPnP but can't get the new feeds. I believe that's a lot of boxes.

Thanks! I've found the post. I think most people reading it would think that embracing UPnP (etc.) is too high a hurdle.

Actually, there's a much simpler way to use MinimStreamer to do this. If you know the MinimStreamer URL for the stream, you can add it to the custom station list in your internet radio. In my home, the URL for Radio 3 would be:

Code:

http://192.168.0.10:9790/minimstreamer/*/R3/http/a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_three.m3u8

That's all you need!

Great idea, but I'm not sure I can make it work. On my Musical Fidelity M1 CLiC I get a server error. I have used local sources before, but this one is not working for me. Vtuner expects me to say if it's an MP3 or WMA, and of course it is neither.

Any thoughts? Maybe if I can point the minimstreamer URL at a local playlist containing the BBC URL it might work? What syntax would I use?

If this can be made to work it would be an enormous boon to many people, and many might be happy to 'contribute' !

Edit: However, leaving the type as 'mp3' it does play on my Marantz, so there is hope for this solution for at least some players, and I'll have another go with my M1 CLiC later. Would you like me to mention this on the BBC blog or would you like to? Whatever we do we have to omit full URLs since they tend to edit them out, which makes life tricky.