From this website I can get a list of streams in playlist format: radio.abc.net.au/help/streams
From the Volumio UI if I go Web Radio->My Web Radios->Add Web Radio the URL entry states “The URL can be either a stream URL or a M3U or PLS remote file”
Does this mean I can enter a URL for a pls such as : abc.net.au/res/streaming/aud … _radio.pls?
I have tried this but it does not work (won’t play).
What is the correct way to use the pls. I have been able to get the streaming URL from the pls and that does work.
V 2.031 on RPi3
Hey Gooseclam,
The majority of ABC radio URL’s radio.abc.net.au/help/streams are not correctly parsed by MPD ( the underlying player in Volumio). Basically they contain redundancy that isn’t properly interpreted by MPD
to get around this you can 1 of 2 ways
- download the .pls file from ABC
- open it in a text editor - you will see something like this
[i][playlist]
NumberOfEvents=2
File1=http://live-radio01.mediahubaustralia.com/3LRW/aac/
Title1=774 ABC Melbourne
Length1=-1
Version=2
File2=http://live-radio02.mediahubaustralia.com/3LRW/aac/
Title2=774 ABC Melbourne
Length2=-1
Version=2[/i]
3) choose one of the streams listed & paste that into the URL field of the AddWebRadio dialogue
Alternatively you can copy / paste the stream into VLC player & then choose media information (control+I) - you will see the active stream listed at the bottom of the window. just copy / paste that URL into the AddWebRadio dialogue.
Chuckly