Arch Linux

cylverbak

Member

Registered: 2010-11-04

Posts: 60

[Solved - maybe temporary] Anyone able to listen to CBC Radio Live?

CBC seems to have changed their audio streaming format. Clementine and VLC are both unable to play CBC1, Clementine complaining that it's missing a gstreamer-plugin. I've installed them all. No change.

CBC's mediaplayer isn't working either.

CBC ogg streams aren't there any more. At least not in a location I can find.

Last edited by cylverbak (2011-06-02 17:03:30)

ralvez

Member

From: Canada

Registered: 2005-12-06

Posts: 1,718

Website

Re: [Solved - maybe temporary] Anyone able to listen to CBC Radio Live?

Same here ... but this is not new.
I have been unable to play CBC for awhile.

I think hey are using some MS streaming tool that is not compatible with our software.

R.

uc50ic4more

Member

From: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2011-03-21

Posts: 50

Re: [Solved - maybe temporary] Anyone able to listen to CBC Radio Live?

If you use the "Direct URL's" links on this page: http://www.cbc.ca/listen/index.html does anything work?

EDIT: I can get some (sketchy) playback from gnome-mplayer for CBC Radio 1 Windsor; but the others are no longer working. It's the CBC, though: Let's give it a day or two and they may well mess up messing everything up and it'll work again for a while. :^)

At present, the announcement that the direct URL's have changed is 3rd from the top: http://www.cbc.ca/contact/announcements/ and points to the URL above. I have emailed them asking (something to the effect of) "WTF?!" I'll report back if and when I receive a reply.

Last edited by uc50ic4more (2011-06-02 15:44:08)

cylverbak

Member

Registered: 2010-11-04

Posts: 60

Re: [Solved - maybe temporary] Anyone able to listen to CBC Radio Live?

Thanks for the feedback. I worry that I"m the only one struggling here.

Edit: Visit http://www.cbc.ca/listen/index.html with NoScript blocking cbc.ca.
        Clicking on "Direct URL's to Radio One" will take you to http://www.cbc.ca/listen/includes/directr1.html
        To play the stream in your browser you'd have to unblock "streamtheworld.com"
         or paste your *.pls link into your media player. Clementine is working.

Last edited by cylverbak (2011-06-02 17:10:46)