I love listening to music (mp3 or streaming) on my computer, but I also love listening to the radio ... Just ...
So, as I did a little tour of methods and software for listening to Internet radio , I also asked my friends on Twitter and do not mess up, I thought I'd share it all with you in a post :-) anthology .
Warning, this is not exhaustive so if you have other apps or "technical" others do not hesitate to share .
Listen to the radio with software
There are many software that can listen to Internet radio . Some are dedicated to it and others are more general players . I tried to group only those that I find good . No need to put thousands , just take the best.
Antenna
I love Antenna. This small AIR app works on all OS and offers a menu where you will find all the radios in the world. You can use the map to find new stations, but also filter / sort by genre, country, bitrate ... etc. Antenna can also record what you're listening to MP3, by cons, serious flaw, you can not set favorite stations at the moment.
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VLC
VLC is a really great app to listen to the radio. You can do anything with, including addresses retrieve audio streams from the websites of your favorite radio stations and listen to them directly in VLC.
VLC offers via its "Internet" menu (Windows) ...
or "Service Discovery" (Mac) ...
media like radio Icecast, Jamendo and TV stations or podcasts. One can for example find channels available on the Freebox but for some reason I do not know, in the latest versions, I found that there television channels and radio stations. I think that proposed by the Freebox v6 playlist has changed. So, I made you home more complete playlists for freenautes. Tested and approved on Freebox v6, but not tested on Freebox v5 or older. If you have any feedback about it, I'm interested.
You can use these playlists with VLC but also any other software that supports the m3u playlist format (and rtsp protocol).
You can use these playlists with VLC but also any other software that supports the m3u playlist format (and rtsp protocol).
iTunes
They have not crushed Apple radio level ... It is integrated into iTunes, but you can not do research and just has a list a little loose with radios classified by genre. It's nice, but nothing can be put in favorites and find his favorite radio station, is misery. iTunes only works on Mac and Windows.
And if you use SubSonic, you also have the option to add audio stream radio that you like.
Windows
Apart VLC and iTunes, there are other small apps handy for listening to the radio only on Windows.
TapinRadio
TapinRadio offers a list of stations, but you can add your own as well. The software is very complete, supports plugins and allows recording and even schedule recordings. Practice! By cons, beware, because the installer tries to install a toolbar in your browser. Remember to uncheck the appropriate boxes at the time of installation.
TapinRadio is free and available in portable version.
And if not? Well there is also Foobar2000 and Winamp which are somewhat in the same operating principle as VLC. Good small apps where you need to add your own radio streams audio.
And if you like widgets on Windows Vista and Seven, IMS Radio Player you may be interested.
Linux
Radiotray is available as source or. Deb for Ubuntu and is very discreet in the taskbar. Preloaded U.S. radio stations are, but as with most of the apps, you can add your own audio stream.
Mac
FStream
Very sober and discreet. By cons, add yourself flows. FStream also proposes to record the radio.
Otherwise, there aussi Snowtape, Radium and Radioline I have not tested, Because all pay, goal look really cool air!
Listen to the radio in a web browser
There are several fairly well-designed site That allow one-click to listen to your favorite radio ...
TuneIn
TuneIn is a truly comprehensive site. It offers radios all over the world. The player opens in a popup and stations are classified by country / city and kind (music radio, information, and sports ...)
Chrome
Google Chrome has an absolutely magical extension that offers a catalog of radios. It's called Radio Live Player and it's just a killer. To listen to the radio in Chrome, you have to choose, and you can listen to them directly into your favorite browser. This is really great and you can even choose the plugin you want to use (full HTML, plugin VLC or Windows Media Player plugin)
Live365
Undoubtedly one of the oldest sites offering online radios. Basically, you take the commercial radio we all know, you take them off and you have everything else. Small radios run by amateurs who for some are worth visiting. Live365.
And the others?
And if not, there are also Radioways, Internet Radio, which offers radio stations worldwide, the Live Radio Orange and RadioMee full flash (to love)
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