cbsplayer.streamtheworld.com - Record CBS radio online (Icecast MP3 audio stream)

Originally Posted by crazibri

I just figured out KROQ and CBSPlayer's technology.
They use IceCast hidden in a flash embeded program. Basically it seems Streamtheworld uses opensource software to provide a service. Nice way to make money!

Anyway, I'm playing KROQ on Quicktime on my Mac by using:
icy://64.235.213.12/KROQFM

icy is the protocol for Icecast. If Winamp has a plugin, it should work too.
You should be able to run this on Windows Media player. I tried that and it worked for me.

That was really helpful. I've changed icy:// onto http:// and was able to record it with any Shoutcast/Icecast recorder I have tried including WM Recorder (doesn't have song splitting), Replay A/V and StreamRipper.

[EladCanada]

Interesting about KROQ. If you enter that icy:// URL into your browser it'll open Winamp and play. If you change icy:// to http:// and enter in Windows Media Player it will play.

How come that doesn't work though for other stations? I tried entering http://64.235.213.41/WCBSAM for WCBS and http://64.235.213.11/WFANAM for WFAN but neither of those worked with either the http:// or the icy://. How did you find that out for KROQ?

Originally Posted by EladCanada

I tried entering http://64.235.213.41/WCBSAM for WCBS and http://64.235.213.11/WFANAM for WFAN but neither of those worked with either the http:// or the icy://. How did you find that out for KROQ?

I just know that icy:// and http:// is the same. It is like unsv:// and http:// .

[sds910]

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

I just know that icy:// and http:// is the same. It is like unsv:// and http:// .

Actually, what he meant was not how you knew to change icy to http but why on earth a URL in this format works for KROQ but not for other streams from these guys (WCBS-AM, WFAN-AM, WINS-AM). I have the same issue: I can stream KROQ this way, no problem. But if I substitute the proper IP address and callsign for, say, WINS, the stream will not open. If I type any of these URLs into IE, IE offers to download the streaming .MP3 file, so I know that WINS & KROQ are at least configured similarly enough, location- and streamtype-wise, but KROQ will open in WMP and Winamp and any number of other players, but WINS will not.

Further ideas?

Icecast can stream MP3, AAC, RealAudio AAC ... and may be even more these days. And say streamripper wasn't able to record RealAudio AAC streams. And I bet most of Shoutcast/Icecast rippers won't be able to record even regular AAC streaming.

You may get direct links to WINS, WCBS from free Replay Media Guide

[sds910]

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

You may get direct links to WINS, WCBS from free Replay Media Guide

Which doesn't really answer the question, does it? Furthermore, those links don't work EITHER. Can anyone explain why one can't get one of these stations (other than KROQ, apparently) to simply PLAY in WMP or Winamp instead of streamtheworld's rotten Flash player?

[crazibri]

I knew the IP address for the stream because when I went to the radio station's website and played it on Firefox, I kept seeing that IP being refreshed and then when I unearthed the URL address it worked better for Quicktime on my Mac.

For Windows, it seemed to work better using the URL:
http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/asx/KROQFM.asx

Perhaps this URL will fix the issue for use with other radio stations.

[sds910]

Originally Posted by crazibri

For Windows, it seemed to work better using the URL:
http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/asx/KROQFM.asx

Perhaps this URL will fix the issue for use with other radio stations.

Nope. Doesn't work at all with WINSAM. Same deal, in fact.

[crazibri]

http://64.235.213.11/WINSAM