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By Mitch Nolan — Monday, January 11, 2010; 12:00 pm
UPDATE (1/19, 8:59 pm): Please test these streams on a web-enabled mobile device and, in the comments, let us know whether they work and what your device is. Thanks! UPDATE (1/19, 7:31 pm): Portland TV stations: 2 KATU (Live during newscasts, AMNW) I'm now looking for Portland-based online-only audio and video streams. Traffic cams, online radio, anything. If you have a suggestion, add it in the comments. Thanks! UPDATE (1/18, 3:11 pm): Now Portland-area AM streams are up: 620 KPOJ: Portland's Progressive Talk UPDATE (1/17, 6:11 pm): More testing: Here are all the FM stations in the Portland area that stream online. Let me know if any of these don't work for you: 88.3 KBVM: Catholic Broadcasting Northwest Old entry below (you can ignore this): I'm considering a new feature on OMC and want to test something. If you have a high-speed connection, click this stream and, if it doesn't immediately open in a media player, let me know what browser and operating system you're using, and what media players you have installed, as well as any error messages you get. For extra credit, open the URL (http://oregonmediacentral.com/temp/cbcj.m3u) directly in the media player of your choice and, if it doesn't open, let me know the version of the media player and what operating system you're using, as well as any error messages you get. Thank you!
Monday, January 11, 2010; 12:18 pm — Anonymous Source (not verified)
Testing streamI'm using Windows XP and IE. The link opened Real Player, which is my default, but did not start a stream either immediately or after a minute.
Monday, January 11, 2010; 12:23 pm — Mitch Nolan
Real PlayerCould others try pasting the link into Real Player and letting me know if it works for them? Include your Real Player version and operating system, too. It works for me, but I'm using Real Player SP in Windows 7. (Also, anon, check Help > About and let me know what version of Real Player you're using.)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 11:13 pm — Anonymous Source (not verified)
iphone stream testplease add more AM streams like KEX 1190 & KKAD 1550
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 11:26 pm — Mitch Nolan
MP3 streamsUnfortunately, I can only link to stations that provide streams in an MP3 format. KEX has a Flash stream and an AAC+ stream (which, despite Apple's use of AAC+ for iTunes, does not work in a streaming format from the browser), while KKAD only has a Windows Media stream. You can use iHeartRadio to play Clear Channel stations on a mobile phone. Clear Channel's Portland stations are KEX, K103, Oldies 106.7, Z100, The Brew, Jammin and KPOJ.
Monday, January 11, 2010; 12:48 pm — Anonymous Source
Works in everythingI have Vista, and it opened immediately in WinAmp (my default), and works in Windows Media Player, Real Player and iTunes, too.
Monday, January 11, 2010; 3:48 pm — Idaho Spud (not verified)
Using WMP 11 on a Windows XPUsing WMP 11 on a Windows XP Professional machine, I'm sitting and waiting for it to buffer for an extended period. However, this same thing is true for CBC Radio's new online streams. Eventually their programming starts, but it takes a long time. (note, I am NOT on dial up :) )
Monday, January 11, 2010; 3:57 pm — Mitch Nolan
CBC Radio streamsCould you link to the streams you're talking about? Thanks!
Monday, January 11, 2010; 11:23 pm — Mitch Nolan
DysxelicSorry, I think I was a bit dyslixec for a minute and thought you said you did NOT have the same problem with CBC's new streams. Nevermind. I think it may be that the CBC streams at 192Kbps, whereas something like 64Kbps is more typical. Your player may just be taking some extra time to buffer three times as many bits, though that ideally shouldn't be happening. Try this 16Kbps stream of KBOO. Does it start playing faster than this 128Kbps stream of the same programming on the same server?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010; 3:28 pm — Idaho Spud (not verified)
RE: Stream issueThanks Mitch. KBOO's two streams kicked on at about the same rate here. It took about 8 "locomotive" seconds for audio to start playing. I now fully comprehend why CBC's "high" streams sound so nice in comparison to most Internet radio. :-)
Monday, January 11, 2010; 6:03 pm — newsguy
I use Windows XP with GoogleI use Windows XP with Google Chrome. When I clicked on the link it downloaded a shortcut to my desktop to click on that would then open the stream.
Monday, January 11, 2010; 6:49 pm — Mitch Nolan
AlternativeFor anyone who can't get the link in the original post to work, let me know if http://oregonmediacentral.com/temp/cbcj.pls is any better.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010; 3:30 pm — Idaho Spud (not verified)
Media Player ClassicTold Windows to open it in "Media Player Classic" - basically a freeware app. that allows for Real and other audio that usually won't work on my machine to play.
Thursday, January 14, 2010; 3:42 pm — Betsy Richter (not verified)
fine hereFine with Mac OSX/Firefox/iTunes (my default)
Friday, January 15, 2010; 3:11 pm — Chris (not verified)
The M3U is rocking perfectlyThe M3U is rocking perfectly in VLC!
Sunday, January 17, 2010; 9:27 pm — Mitch Nolan
All Portland FM streams addedCheck the original post for the update.
Sunday, January 17, 2010; 9:43 pm — Lane Jensen (not verified)
I'm rockingUsing Windows XP and Chrome. Came up perfectly every link!
Sunday, January 17, 2010; 10:26 pm — Jeffory Hylton Simmons (not verified)
m3uYou got it... it doesn't get more compatible than .m3u All sound great Real player generally takes a transcoder that most streaming servers will provide...
Monday, January 18, 2010; 9:21 am — BossJock
Mostly okey-dokey on Monday AMThe 107.9 player opened but no stream...sounds like something between them and Live365. The 99.9 link opens at full volume and the audio is seriously overprocessed.
Monday, January 18, 2010; 3:30 pm — Mitch Nolan
AM stations addedCheck the original post again for the update.
Monday, January 18, 2010; 7:19 pm — Anonymous Source (not verified)
They all work, butThey all work, but loading those big Flash players, especially one after the other, really starts to slow down my browser.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 1:29 pm — Chris (not verified)
The links open the streamingThe links open the streaming pages provided by the stations, but I wouldn't use it for regular listening... Java is just wayyyy too inefficient.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 4:00 pm — Mitch Nolan
Who uses Java?I believe they all use Flash. I can replace most of the Flash players with much smaller, lighter one, though. Clear Channel's player is a notable exception, though, in that there's no way around using it that I can find. The problem with using MP3/AAC/M3U/PLS files is that every system is different and handles them different ways, so I would have to provide multiple options for each stream, making the experience more complicated. But perhaps I could include those links underneath the Flash player, so people who want to work on that can.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 4:19 pm — Anonymous Source (not verified)
Please do use the lighterPlease do use the lighter players, if you could. My browser slows down with some of them, too.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 7:43 pm — Mitch Nolan
Live TV streams addedI've added Portland's live TV streams to the list in the original post. Check back during a newscast to see them in action. I'm also looking for Portland-area online-only audio and video streams. Anything from a traffic cam to an online radio station will work. If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment. Thanks!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 9:16 pm — Mitch Nolan
Mobile streaming testI've added a few test links for web-enabled mobile devices in the original post. Please try them out and let me know how they work!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 5:56 am — Anonymous Source (not verified)
Mobile Streaming TestUsing Windows 7 with Windows Media Player and everything loaded and streamed immediately.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 7:44 am — Dave (not verified)
KPAM Link not workingThanks for putting all these links in one location, that's very cool. Just an FYI that the KPAM link does not seem to work at this time.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 5:21 pm — Anonymous Source (not verified)
the G1 is failing methe G1 is failing me again...can't get anything
Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 5:46 pm — Mitch Nolan
AndroidInteresting, it works on the iPhone and on BlackBerrys. Could someone on another Android phone test it out?
Thursday, January 21, 2010; 2:21 pm — RobertWagner
Android phonesTo listen to any of these on an Android based phone, just download a free app in the Google marketplace called Stream Furious (you can use the FREE version just fine). Once it's installed, come back and press any of the links that Mitch has provided on the page and it'll ask you what you want the phone to do with the downloaded file. Tell your phone you want to play the file in Stream Furious - bingo - it's added and will start playing. It'll retain it for the next time you need it too. Works great.
Thursday, January 21, 2010; 5:09 pm — Mitch Nolan
Thanks, Robert.Does it work for AAC+ streams like this one, too?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 9:13 pm — Anonymous Source (not verified)
TV streaming doesn't work forTV streaming doesn't work for me at all (Win XP box.) Of course that would be because I don't have Real Player (contains spyware). I've also removed Windows Media Player for the same reasons. Any chance you can make the streams available via VLC Media player (open source, best on the market, available in a dozen different operating systems)?
Thursday, January 21, 2010; 8:21 am — Tristone (not verified)
Works on itunes via safariWorks on itunes via safari with Mac snow leopard. Portland only stations????? Oregon is a lot bigger than just pdx......... http://www.kpov.org/media/live/kpov_high.m3u
Thursday, January 21, 2010; 8:35 am — Mitch Nolan
More is coming...if this goes beyond just testing. There are far too many radio stations in Oregon (over 1000 if you include translators) to use them all in a test.
Friday, January 22, 2010; 6:38 am — David Meltzer (not verified)
Radio StreamingIt worked on my BlackBerry curve, but navigating to it seems like a long way just to find music. I had to go to the OMC site, scroll down to the this article, look for the link to the radio stations and then play. It opened up my media player and worked but is there a shorter way to use these links to play music? Should I have bookmarked the page that has the links? Is it possible to have a BlackBerry shortcut icon, or do sites pay RIM to have one of those?
Friday, January 22, 2010; 7:56 am — Mitch Nolan
You can bookmark itIt's a fairly straightforward address: http://oregonmediacentral.com/player I believe you can save bookmarks to the home screen as well. This is still just a test, though, so I can't guarantee that that link will work forever.
Monday, January 25, 2010; 9:21 pm — Lane Jensen (not verified)
Fire ScannerIs there a possibility that you can post a stream of the Clackamas County 9-1-1 frequencies? That would be great.
Friday, January 29, 2010; 9:58 am — Mitch Nolan
More streaming player updatesI've changed a lot of the code for the streaming players. Some of that is just to clean things up on my end, but some of it should be visible. Every stream except KBPS, KFIS, KPDQ and KRYP should now use a simple, lightweight player. Every stream except those should also be centered horizontally and vertically. And each of the four TV news stations' players should show video that lines up perfectly with the top left and right corners, without extra black space. (Use KPTV to check this at any time. Ignore the black space on the right side of KATU's animation, which is part of the video itself.) Try it in different browsers, especially IE, and let me know if any of the above isn't true. Thanks!
Friday, January 29, 2010; 5:12 pm — newsguy
KATU and KGW's stream isKATU and KGW's stream is squished into 4:3 from widescreen.
Friday, January 29, 2010; 9:37 pm — Mitch Nolan
That's their doingThe player is sized to the video, which those stations have stretched for some reason. If it weren't, you'd see black bars that would preserve the aspect ratio.
Saturday, January 30, 2010; 9:25 am — Mitch Nolan
New sourceI found a new source of video for KGW that is proportionate. I also scaled down the video for KATU and KPTV to half of their native sizes, which makes it clearer. The video quality wasn't great at the large native resolutions, anyway. You can always right-click on the players to select Zoom > Full Screen.
Monday, February 8, 2010; 6:14 pm — Anonymous Source (not verified)
droid testI didn't do a full test of the latest links, but the two knrk stations are working great from a Motorola Droid with streamfurious.
Monday, February 8, 2010; 6:42 pm — Mitch Nolan
AAC+ streams on Droids?Is StreamFurious able to handle AAC+ streams? You can test this KNRK link. Thanks! Post new comment |
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