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8. Radio

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A tag can play an internet radio station instead of an album; it needs WLAN. The station plays as long as the tag is on the box; there is no progress. Creating and changing stations needs the role admin; a tag is linked to a station as to an album (section 7.2).

  1. Tab "Radio", "Create a new station": enter name and address.
  2. "Test" plays the address for one minute, also before it is saved. This is possible only while no tag is on the box; if one is placed, the test ends.
  3. "Create".

  4. Tab "Tag management": assign the station to the tag.

  5. Address: the stream itself (e.g. https://…/stream.mp3) or a playlist that names it (.m3u, .pls, .m3u8). It begins with http:// or https://.

  6. Interruption: If the stream cannot be reached or breaks off, the box connects again after 1, 2, 5, 10 and then every 30 seconds. The LED is aqua for that time. The tab "Now" shows "connection interrupted – trying again"; the reason appears when the mouse pointer rests on it.
  7. Start: Until the sound of the station can be heard, the LED flows green → aqua → blue. The box first collects two seconds of the stream so that short gaps of the WLAN are not heard.
  8. If the address of a station that is playing is changed, it starts with the new address.
  9. Cover: In the tab "Radio" click the image in front of the station and choose an image (JPEG, PNG or WebP). It replaces the previous one and also appears in the tab "Now" and with the tags of the station.
  10. A station that is linked to tags or is playing cannot be deleted. Unlink first.

Examples:

Station Address
88.6 http://radio886.at/streams/radio_88.6/mp3
Ö1 https://orf-live.ors-shoutcast.at/oe1-q2a
Ö3 https://orf-live.ors-shoutcast.at/oe3-q2a
FM4 https://orf-live.ors-shoutcast.at/fm4-q2a