Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-09 Thread toby10
Philip Meyer;493652 Wrote: > >>Ah, so there are extra menus - organised in a different way to what > you get in Internet Radio menu.Wrote: [color=blue > Yeah, and laid out quite nicely imo. The search function is quite > snappy too.[/color] Then why is it an App - should be the default Internet

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-08 Thread Phil Meyer
>>Ah, so there are extra menus - organised in a different way to what you get >>in Internet Radio menu.[/QUOTE Wrote: > Yeah, and laid out quite nicely imo. The search function is quite > snappy too. Then why is it an App - should be the default Internet Radio menu if it's better. Either way,

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-08 Thread toby10
Philip Meyer;493363..Ah, so there are extra menus - organised in a different way to what you get in Internet Radio menu.[/QUOTE Wrote: > > > Yeah, and laid out quite nicely imo. The search function is quite > snappy too. -- toby10 ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-07 Thread Phil Meyer
>RadioTime App has the following menu options: > >Local Radio >Music >Talk >Sports >By Location >By Language >Search RadioTime >Podcasts >My Presets > Ah, so there are extra menus - organised in a different way to what you get in Internet Radio menu. ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-07 Thread toby10
Philip, RadioTime App has the following menu options: Local Radio Music Talk Sports By Location By Language Search RadioTime Podcasts My Presets -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-07 Thread Phil Meyer
>Radiotime provides the comprehensive directory of stations and this is >access through Local and World. > >The Apps are intended to provide a selection of most popular networks. >stations - not every station. It is an attempt to keep menus >manageable. > >You can always add your own station on Fa

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-07 Thread bpa
Radiotime provides the comprehensive directory of stations and this is access through Local and World. Use "Search" to find a station rather than scrolling. The Apps are intended to provide a selection of most popular networks. stations - not every station. It is an attempt to keep menus manage

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-07 Thread peter . s
Thanks, Toby But my question was meant to be more general: how does Squeezebox manage / update / maintain the directory of radio stations? I assume it is fed at present from one central server with 'manual' input. I think the radio is a fascinating implementation of networking techniques for a v

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-07 Thread toby10
I'd suggest installing the App "Radio Feeds UK & Ireland". There are hundreds of stations, you can choose to sort alphabetically or by genre, and a search by name option. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevic

[SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories

2009-12-07 Thread peter . s
How do these get extended and improved? They are incomplete - e.g. only 3 stations are listed in National Networks for the UK. And poorly organised - e.g. lists are not sorted alphabetically. Even the names of stations/channels don't match their 'real' names. Almost all the talk on this forum is f