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From: Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Are there any simple BBC internet radio programs for the Pi?
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:21:29 +0100
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In article <r7o3qk-lp21.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu>,
   Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
> Joerg Walther <joerg.walther@magenta.de> wrote:
> > Chris Green wrote:
> > 
> > >Now that the BBC no longer uses Shoutcast are there any internet
> > >radio programs for the Pi that can receive BBC internet radio?
> > 
> > I don't know what you mean by internet radio programs, but you
> > can listen to the Beep with any browser, bbc.co.uk -> click on
> > sounds and select your preferred station.
> > 
> That doesn't work very well on a headless Pi! :-)

> What I was looking for was something like the old 'radiotray' which
> one could run on the command line (with station name as a
> parameter) and the requested program would play on the audio output.

I'm probably not understanding the problem here and I'm probably
about to talk nonsense as a result But...

I have two different headless pi systems on my desk in front of me
that can play all the BBC streams intended for UK reception. As far
as I know there is no log on or anything just playing a stream.

This is the stream for Radio 4.
http://as-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net/pool_904/live/uk/bbc_radio_fourlw/bbc_radio_fourlw.isml/bbc_radio_fourlw-audio%3d320000.norewind.m3u8

That's a 320k stream.

My understanding is that if you change anywhere it says 'uk' to be
'ww' then you get the international stream.

You can find the complete set at:
http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/

One of the players I'm testing at this moment is the RoPieee player
for headless pi, it's free but it's a locked system with no command
line. I tell it what to play by choosing from a list held by
Minimserver running on a nas and an iPad. It works great but no
command line.

The other system is similar in function but is not locked down and is
just mpd installed on a pi, I've not tried command line because I use
it as described above but there is the normal Linux command line, I
think it's likely you could persuade it do as you want.

Sorry to have wasted your time, I'll go back under my stone now.

Bob.