INTERNET RADIO - Streamtuner/ Streamripper

[Peter Garrett]

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:33:41 -0700 (PDT)
Michael Louie Loria <michaellouieloria at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> > Hi all, is it possible to listen to live radio in
> > Linux? I subscribe to Live365 radio but they don't
> > seem to support Linux. Does anyone know of a similar
> > one I can use? HELP! I miss my music and I'm trying to
> > rely less on Windows.
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> Try http://shoutcast.com. It will automatically download a playlist
> file. Then double click this file which will automatically run rythm
> box and play the music for you

You might also look at the "Streamtuner" and "Streamripper" programs: they are both in the universe repository. Streamtuner gives you a GUI interface/selector for streaming radio , while streamripper allows you to rip music by clicking a button on the streamtuner toolbar. Streamripper also separates tracks and saves them in a stream-specific directory for you. Very nice.

By default the player used for playing streams is xmms - but this can be changed to a player of your choice in Edit - Preferences. From  " apt-cache show streamtuner" :

 Current plugins included in this package are:
  * SHOUTcast
  * Live365
  * Xiph.org

Each of the above sources appears in a tab of its own - there is also a tab for your "local" music directory.

Peter
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