Re: CBC Radio One and Winamp
- From: "Kelly Pierce" <kpierce2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 07:16:55 -0600
how exactly do I get a mms// file? I downloaded one of the direct .asx
files to my HD on the list of direct url's. When I selected it, the windows
media player launched. I went to properties and copied the stream url,
which in this instance was:
http://mfile2.akamai.com/9617/live/reflector:36
I then placed a slash after the 36 and tacked on a .wma to the end but
winamp just says it is trying to connect and nothing happens.
I was able to connect to radio Two successfully from the url you gave. it
sounds really nice. thanks again.
Kelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aman Singer" <aasinger@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 6:13 AM
Subject: RE: CBC Radio One and Winamp
> Hi, Kelly.
> Thanks for the info on the OGG stream (teaches me to read my pages
> better <g>). Needless to say, I didn't read to the bottom. I'll definitely
> send them a message of encouragement, as their OGG stream, at least to me,
> sounds somewhat better than the WMA stream.
> Now, as for Radio 2, Try
> http://a814.l961736813.c9617.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/814/9617/v0001/reflecto
> r:36813/.wma
> for the Toronto feed. I think that's the only one they have. Keep in
> mind that you can get the stream URL by downloading the ASX files
> referenced
> in the player page, noting the URL there, and downloading the next ASX
> file
> which will give you an MMS:// URL. This URL must be modified to have
> HTTP://
> at the beginning rather than MMS://, and must have /.wma at the end. Paste
> that into Winamp and you should be off and running.
> Aman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: winamp4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:winamp4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
> Sent: November 1, 2004 6:53 AM
> To: winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: CBC Radio One and Winamp
>
> Aman,
>
> I discovered the page and stream last night when I found that all of my
> Real
>
> Audio bookmarks were non-operative as the CBC has switched all of their
> streams to Windows media. I was at the list of streams for CBC radio at:
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/listen/index.html
>
> and found this item at the bottom of the page:
>
> For an alternative, try our streaming on Ogg Vorbis.
>
> I selected this link and a new window opened describing the corporation's
> Og
>
> activity with a brief FAQ.
>
> I entered the windows media stream url that you provided and indeed the
> Windows media stream started playing in winamp. I bookmarked it, closed
> winamp, and launched the stream again using the bookmark and it started
> playing again. Very nice. do you have the precise path for the windows
> Media stream for CBC Radio Two? If so, please share. I would like to
> listen to this station more but the lack of a variable volume level
> discourages this. Thanks again for the Radio One stream info. I
> appreciate
>
> it.
>
> Kelly
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aman Singer" <aman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 8:19 PM
> Subject: RE: CBC Radio One and Winamp
>
>
>> Hi, Kelly.
>> Thanks for the information. May I ask if CBC has some sort of
>> experimental page where they list what they're trying out? Their OGG
>> stream
>> seems to be just such a trial, and the BBC was doing the same a year or
>> so
>> ago.
>> BTW, keep in mind that you can listen to the CBC with Winamp, even
>> when the OGG stream isn't available or if it's discontinued. Enter
>>
>>
> http://a860.l961736859.c9617.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/860/9617/v0001/reflecto
>> r:36859/.wma
>> into Winamp and you'll get the Windows Media stream of CBC radio 1,
>> Toronto, which is the same feed as the OGG stream you mention.
>> Aman
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: winamp4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:winamp4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
>> Sent: October 31, 2004 8:53 PM
>> To: winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: CBC Radio One and Winamp
>>
>>
>> I just had the pleasure of listening to the CBC using winamp. Currently,
>> the CBC is streaming Radio One using Oggg vorbis, which can be listened
>> to
>> using winamp 5.X without any plug in and earlier versions with a plug in.
>> it is a nice sound and the volume is adjustable.
>>
>> there is only one stream, which is the main national stream which is
>> directed at the eastern time zone. For those unfamiliar with Canada,
>> about
>> half of all Canadians live in Ontario and much of the population lives in
>> Ontario and Quebec, making this stream the one most Canadians access on
>> terrestrial radio. the location of the stream is:
>>
>> http://oggtrial.nm.cbc.ca:80/cbcr1-toronto.ogg
>>
>> I understand that this is experimental and may not always be operative.
>> The
>>
>> CBC's default player is windows Media and these WM streams will always be
>> available all the time. Radio two is currently not available in Ogg but
>> is
>> available with Windows Media.
>>
>> I'm just happy I can listen to the CBC in some fashion with winamp for
>> the
>> first time!
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>>
>>
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