--- In [email protected], Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote: > > I have begun to listen to internet radio while I work. I mainly listen > to news or to music to discover new artists. I am wondering if anyone > else listens to internet radio and what client you use. I can't get > Pandora or Spotify in Canada. The Canadian government is obsessed with > protecting Canadian content so many of the large services will not > work, BBC, US networks, AOL etc. Many networks want you to use their > clients so they hide the urls. I have tried proxies, but that does not > seem to fool Pandora, etc. > > I am currently using Radio Tray which I like and which has some > advantages and disadvantages. I have not had much luck with Rhythmbox > or Amarok. VLC works great, but it does not allow me to save > playlists. I have Live365 working via Wine using their client or in > Chromium, but FF does not work for some reason (maybe it needs a > different Flash). I can't seem to get the urls to add to Radio Tray. > Shoutcast streams work fine from Radio Tray or VLC. Generally if they > work in VLC you can add them to your list in Radio Tray. I also like > Clementine which is fork of Amarok. It includes lots of Icecast and > SomaFM stations plus you can add your own. > > If you have any insights to share then I would be interested in > learning how to get more stations. I would particularly like to learn > how to ferret urls that are hidden from the user. > > Roy > > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit > Location: Canada > The Canadian government protects Canadian content? Darned socialists! jk, I'm democratic socialist myself. lol OK, this isn't an insight by any stretch but I noticed that you mentioned SomaFM. I love "Drone Zone"! Matter of fact, I just turned it on as responding to your post reminded me. lol Mark
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