Add more Radio stations

athoopen

The number of radio stations supported is very limited. Access to more radio stations would highly be appreciated. Or just being able to search for a radio station and mark it as a favorite (and pop-up under Radios) would be a great improvement.

You could use https://www.radio-browser.info/ to get a list of stations. They supply an API. Sadly enough, my C++ skills are to minimal to support you in implementing this.

linuxdancer

I agree I would like to see for features available for the Radio Stations and the ability to add more varied stations. For example BBC Radio 4. I can get the link to play in VLC but not Strawberry. See below:

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

Thanks!

athoopen

@linuxdancer as a workaround you can create playlists holding streams. Create an empty file and add following lines to it:

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0,🎵 BNR Nieuwsradio
https://playerservices.streamtheworld.com/pls/BNR_NIEUWSRADIOAAC.pls

Replase BNR Nieuwsradio with the title of your stream (e.g. BBC4) and replace the url (https://...) with your url.

You can repeat the last two lines as often as you like to hold more streams Now save the file with a .m3u extensions (for example Radio.m3u)
Go into Strawberry and select Playlist - Load playlist (or Ctr+Shift+O) and you can load your playlist.
Doulbe click on the star in the tab and it will remember this playlist.

Success!!

linuxdancer

@athoopen

Hi I created a text file in notepad:

NewsRadio.m3u

I just copied what you gave me without changing it:

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0, BNR Nieuwsradio
https://playerservices.streamtheworld.com/pls/BNR_NIEUWSRADIOAAC.pls

I get the following with the warning symbol:

This appears to be a text file

../gst/playback/gstparsebin.c(2409): type_found (): /GstPlayBin3:pipeline-9-pipeline/GstURIDecodeBin3:uridecodebin3/GstURISourceBin:urisourcebin8/GstParseBin:parsebin7: ParseBin cannot parse plain text files

Am I suppose to use a different program to create the file other than notepad?

Thanks!

athoopen

@linuxdancer my mistake, this error is Strawberry's way to say that the stream is invalid. My mistake, try https://stream.bnr.nl/bnr_mp3_128_20

Arjan

linuxdancer

@athoopen

That works thanks. Issue is as far as I can see is it does not work for many streams. Namely the m3u type stream. MP3 streams work just fine. The m3u format is the most common form of stream now it seems.

ben2talk

@linuxdancer

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0,BBC HLS AAC -  Radio 4 Extra
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_904/live/ww/bbc_radio_four_extra/bbc_radio_four_extra.isml/bbc_radio_four_extra-audio=320000.m3u8

This for Radio 4 Extra.

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0,BBC HLS AAC -  Radio 4 Extra
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_904/live/ww/bbc_radio_four_extra/bbc_radio_four_extra.isml/bbc_radio_four_extra-audio=320000.m3u8

#EXTINF:0,UK eAAC+ 48k -  Best 70s
https://c4.auracast.net/radio/8040/radio.mp3

#EXTINF:0,AAC 48k -  Times Radio
http://timesradio.wireless.radio/stream-mobile?ref=rf

#EXTINF:0,BBC AAC 48 -  ClassicFM M Relax
http://media-the.musicradio.com/ClassicFM-M-Relax

#EXTINF:0,Classic Vinyl HD -  WALM Opus
https://icecast.walmradio.com:8443/classic_opus
#EXTINF:0,UK MP3 111kbps -  Mellow Magic
http://edge-bauerall-01-gos2.sharp-stream.com/magicmellow.mp3?aw_0_1st.skey=1683583571&aw_0_1st.playerid=BMUK_RPi
#EXTINF:0,Radio Paradise  FLAC -  Mellow Mix
https://stream.radioparadise.com/mellow-flacm

#EXTINF:0,BBC -  Radio 1
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_904/live/ww/bbc_radio_one/bbc_radio_one.isml/bbc_radio_one-audio=320000.m3u8
#EXTINF:0,BBC AAC 96k -  Radio 2
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_904/live/ww/bbc_radio_two/bbc_radio_two.isml/bbc_radio_two-audio%3D96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:0,BBC AAC 96k -  Radio 3
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_904/live/ww/bbc_radio_three/bbc_radio_three.isml/bbc_radio_three-audio=320000.m3u8
#EXTINF:0,BBC -  Radio 4
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_904/live/ww/bbc_radio_fourfm/bbc_radio_fourfm.isml/bbc_radio_fourfm-audio=320000.m3u8

#EXTINF:0,192 -  Boom Radio
https://listen-boomradio.sharp-stream.com/65_boom_radio_live_192
#EXTINF:0,UK aac 48k -  Smooth London
http://media-the.musicradio.com/SmoothLondon
#EXTINF:0,UK MP3 128kbps -  Gold UK
https://media-ssl.musicradio.com/GoldMP3
#EXTINF:0,UK -  Virgin Radio
http://radio.virginradio.co.uk/stream

#EXTINF:0,cdn mp3-128k -  Smooth Jazz
http://jking.cdnstream1.com/b22139_128mp3
#EXTINF:0,Jazz AAC 30k -  Abaco Libros y Cafe Jazz Radio
http://195.154.79.204:8638/stream
#EXTINF:0,Opus -  Adroit Jazz Underground
https://icecast.walmradio.com:8443/jazz_opus
#EXTINF:0,Brazil -  Gurjao FM
http://02.stmip.net:8394/;
#EXTINF:0, SE UK mp3 128k -  Ritzy Radio
http://46.105.122.141:9676/;
#EXTINF:0,BBC -  BBC World Service
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/nonuk/sbr_low/ak/bbc_world_service.m3u8
#EXTINF:0,UK News -  GB News
http://listen-gbnews.sharp-stream.com/gbnews.aac

This has more stations...
visit radio-browser website to get current URL's and test them in your location... that's important.

That's why Strawberry links built in is not a great idea - because stations change protocols and links.

linuxdancer

@ben2talk

Thanks, nice list! Still have issues with the m3u8 files playing but the others work. Hopefully a newer revision of Strawberry will fix this.

arno

I would like this as well. Though to be fair, somaFM is the best.

linuxdancer

@arno Thanks, SomaFM is great! But not so much for talk radio. Also why be restricted to what you can hear?

Old Skibum

Linux Mint 22 user here, also getting away from Rhythmbox. Using the GUI in Strawberry ver.1.2.3, here are some observations for using a streaming radio playlist, generally following @ben2talk .

From a blank slate with no playlists loaded, add some streams using Playlist | Add Stream. You'll notice that the title populates with the URL.

Click on a stream in the Title field. Here you can rename the stream to something more human using F2 or context click and select 'Edit tag "Title" ...'

Now save the same playlist to someplace you can find them, saving these three formats:
Christmas1.xspf (the default playlist suggested by Strawberry)
Christmas2.pls
Christmas3.m3u

Open all 3 files in a text app and observe their structures. Of the 3, only Christmas2.pls properly saves the renaming changes done above. Neither the XSPF nor M3U files save the Title changes, and if you reopen those playlist types (with or without tagging them as starred Favorites), the URL repopulates the Title field and you have to do it all over again.

The suggestions here for making changes to the M3U file work good to preserve your edits for that type of playlist. They may present differently in the GUI when compared to the sticky changes in the PLS file (you'll have to fiddle with the M3U #EXTINF and other directives to see what works best for you), but at least the work is preserved when you load the playlist. Again this all needs done by changing the M3U text file directly since the F2 GUI changes only stick for the PLS file.

Strawberry's default XSPF is in structured XML and I haven't dug into manual solutions for that.

As for direct modifications to the Radio tab offerings, if SQL is still the main Strawberry data backend (see @OriNOVet and this forum "Moving collection/config") there may be some opportunity. Christmas wish list to self: Dust off my rusty SQL and XML chops and look under the hood.

+1 for SomaFM. Great stuff.