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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Are there any simple BBC internet radio programs for the Pi?
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2024 22:51:26 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 7 Sep 2024 10:48:36 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 07/09/2024 02:56, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>
>> 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.

The players need the URL to the .m3u/.m3u8 file itself. Because the links 
inside it are to segments of audio: typically 3 segments, being the 
current 10 seconds, and the next two 10-second segments after that. So the 
file needs to be repeatedly refetched to get updated segment URLs each 
time.

Common players know how to do this.