# Need info on streaming local radio that is on the net **URL:** \ **Category:** Archived\ **Tags:** roku-developer-program\ **Created:** [July 29, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449 "2011-07-29T21:06:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![creator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e7dd6/32.png) [@creator](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/creator)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449/1 "2011-07-29T21:06:36Z")
I have streamed mp3 files to my roku by just modifying the audio app zip. I have tried to stream internet radio stations by modifying the audio brs file. I noticed that nothing worked that I tried. Only mp3 files will stream to the roku. I want to stream talk radio stations to my roku. I looked at the [tunein.com](http://tunein.com) station url addresses but none of these worked. I even tried a m3u stream but it did not work either. I need to know the secret of how the tune in radio roku app streams to the roku. For example 77wabc streams to the tune in radio app just great. I would like to stream just certain internet radio stations. What kind of file does tune in radio use to stream 77wabc for example? I know this app streams other than mp3 files but I don’t know how. I have modified the NPR brs file and like I said had success with only mp3 files. I have become frustrated because I can’t get any streaming radio station to play on the roku with I change the NPR brs file to point to what I thought was the stream url on the net. Can anyone help me please. I’m not giving up until I can stream what I want to the roku using the audio app zip example. Help! ---
**Author:** ![TheEndless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TheEndless](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/TheEndless)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449/2 "2011-07-29T21:28:25Z")
For live audio streaming, only mp3 is supported. If your URL is a playlist (m3u or pls), you’ll need to parse it yourself to get the actual audio stream URLs. ---
**Author:** ![Kapture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@Kapture](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/Kapture)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449/3 "2011-08-03T01:39:32Z")
Actually if the stream is .m3u then it should play just fine since that is just an older version of mp3. However if your stream is .pls then just open the .pls in a text editor and copy the link inside. Most likely that link will be in mp3 or m3u format. Cheers, Kapture ---
**Author:** ![TheEndless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TheEndless](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/TheEndless)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449/4 "2011-08-03T01:42:22Z")
> “Kapture” wrote: > Actually if the stream is .m3u then it should play just fine since > that is just an older version of mp3. However if your stream is > .pls then just open the .pls in a text editor and copy the link inside. > Most likely that link will be in mp3 or m3u format. > > Cheers, > Kapture > Uh.. no. m3u is a playlist file. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3U](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3U) ---
**Author:** ![buenafe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@buenafe](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/buenafe)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449/5 "2011-10-05T04:35:30Z")
> “TheEndless” wrote: > For live audio streaming, only mp3 is supported. If your URL is a playlist (m3u or pls), you’ll need to **parse** it yourself to get the actual audio stream URLs. Are the streaming radio stations available in Roku implemented this way? Since Roku does not support m3u playlist, is the Brightscript code parsing this playlist and then playing the mp3 files sequentially? ---
**Author:** ![renojim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@renojim](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/renojim)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449/6 "2011-10-05T06:05:50Z")
Streaming MP3 radio stations just have one continuous MP3 stream. There is no playlist. The stream can contain information as to what song is playing, but the Roku can’t decode it, or if it can, it isn’t part of the SDK. Pandora may do it differently, but the streaming stations with which I’m familiar have one continuous stream. -JT ---
**Author:** ![onevoisses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@onevoisses](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/onevoisses)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449/7 "2011-11-11T00:09:37Z")
may be a little late but for information purpose for streams that ends with .m3u,eg. listen.m3u you could just leave off the extension and you will have an MP3 streams Refer to [http://www.icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.1 … setup.html](http://www.icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.1.0/icecast2_basicsetup.html) " A listener can only listen to a single mountpoint at a time." so you could use http://[IP address]:[port]/listen without the .m3u keen note make sure your mount point is not an open source such as /mystream.ogg but /mystream.m3u m3u is a playlist **“Do not encourage your child that they can be anything they want to,but help them to understand that life is about choices and they should chose the best one?”** ---
**Author:** ![creator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e7dd6/32.png) [@creator](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/creator)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449/8 "2011-11-24T01:00:00Z")
Is .ogg an open source? keen note make sure your mount point is not an open source such as /mystream.ogg My conservative channel works just fine. The buffering times vary a little but all the stations work. It takes a real effort to locate the stream url but it can be done in some cases. I feel like I have deconstructed some of the sdk to make it work. Trial and error. I see how some of it works but most of the code is a real mystery to me. Where can one get all the facts needed to understand the roku application in a simple to understand manner? Is there a place? ---
**Author:** ![RokuJoel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@RokuJoel](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/RokuJoel)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/need-info-on-streaming-local-radio-that-is-on-the-net/1449/9 "2011-11-24T02:19:30Z")
Basically, this forum is the place. We will be working to make the documentation and examples much easier for new people to understand, in the near future. Have happy Holidays! - Joel