adymac;671710 Wrote: > Newbie here so sorry if this is a daft question. Does the ClassicFM > plugin provide track info for the Classic FM live stream? I can't get > anything other than the station name.
Not a daft question. The reason is as Castalla stated. The plugin accesses the streams provided by the broadcaster, and these were not providing any metadata the last time I looked. > > By searching for Classic FM using the Internet Radio menu I can get the > station name and current show host on my Boom. > I find the same when using the Internet Radio 'Music' menu. The stream I find has an 'http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune....' prefix. I assume that this app has access to data provide by the TuneIn/RadioTime service: http://tunein.com. > > The BBC iPlayer plugin gives me real time track info for BBC stations > no problem > I'll guess that this is derived by enabling the BBC iPlayer's 'Show Live Text' option. I believe that the Live Text information may be taken from some kind of concurrent 'jabber' based feed provided by the BBC, and artfully presented to you by the BBC iPlayer plugin. I'm not sure of the detail. A similar scheme may be possible for the Classic FM plugin, and the code word here may be 'RadioVis'. My brief experiments indicate that Classic FM is offering a RadioVis service, and that the information they provide replicates that which is shown on a DAB radio. I'd say this was useful, as it typically gives the title of the piece being played, plus brief performer details. I might come up with something one day. > > but despite hours of fiddling around I've had no success with the > Classic FM plugin giving me any info at all other than station name. > Pointers appreciated > The principle reason for making this plugin was to provide access to the 'Listen Again' streams. I haven't yet found these in any of the existing radio apps. If your interest lies solely with live streams, then you are unlikely to gain much benefit from this plugin, as the live streams are all available through other means. I hope this has helped. -- mrw ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mrw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38299 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87894 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
