[Ed999]

Here is a method for forcing the live stream to run at 384 kbps, instead of at the standard bitrate of 320 kbps.


Use any of these four command lines (these examples are from BBC Radio 4 Extra) -

SET url=http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_med/ak/bbc_radio_four_extra.m3u8
ffmpeg  -v 16  -stats  -i %url%  output.mp2

SET url=http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_four_extra.m3u8
ffmpeg  -v 16  -stats  -i %url%  output.mp2

SET url=http://as-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net/pool_6/live/bbc_radio_four_extra/bbc_radio_four_extra.isml/bbc_radio_four_extra-audio=320000.m3u8
ffmpeg  -v 16  -stats  -i %url%  output.mp2

SET url=http://as-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net/pool_6/live/bbc_radio_four_extra/bbc_radio_four_extra.isml/bbc_radio_four_extra-audio=320000.norewind.m3u8
ffmpeg  -v 16  -stats  -i %url%  output.mp2

To play the command line, copy-and-paste the url into, for example, VLC Media Player.


To download the live stream, copy-and-paste one of the 2-line command lines into a batch file ( e.g. download.bat ), put the batch file in the same directory as the ffmpeg.exe program, then run the batch file.

Notes on creating a batch file: Create a Batch file