Can anyone get Classic FM to work?

Todd and Margo Chester

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Jul 19, 2013, 4:04:17 PM7/19/13

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Hi All,

Classic FM's VLC feed is down:
/usr/bin/vlc http://mediaweb.musicradio.com/Show.asx?StreamID=2

And I can not get Classic FM to work in
http://ukrp.musicradio.com/classicfm/live
FF 22 64 for Linux.

Can you et it to work and how?

Many thanks,
-T

rebro

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Jul 19, 2013, 4:24:16 PM7/19/13

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Here it says: "Sadly, our broadcasting rights do not allow us to play to
locations outside the UK. If you are in the UK, please enter your
postcode ..."

Todd and Margo Chester

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Jul 19, 2013, 4:27:47 PM7/19/13

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I don't even get that far! I just get a big black box.

Todd and Margo Chester

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Jul 19, 2013, 4:33:07 PM7/19/13

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Hi Rebo,

You gave me an idea. The web link works perfectly in

http://hidemyass.com/

Thank you!

-T

rebro

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Jul 19, 2013, 4:33:22 PM7/19/13

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Strange. Here after entering the required UK postcode Classic FM works
flawlessly.
Is there any add-on blocking your page?

Todd and Margo Chester

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Jul 19, 2013, 7:37:59 PM7/19/13

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flash block and ghostry

EE

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Jul 20, 2013, 1:52:39 PM7/20/13

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I get only static from the asx feed. The second link (Classic FM)
works. It uses Flash.

EE

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Jul 20, 2013, 1:58:08 PM7/20/13

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I am not in the UK, and the Flash link is working. I am using the UK
English version of Firefox, if that makes any difference.

rebro

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Jul 20, 2013, 2:21:02 PM7/20/13

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I don't think that the FF version has any influence. Do you use a UK
proxy (e.g. the anonymox addon)?

EE

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Jul 21, 2013, 1:56:50 PM7/21/13

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No, I am not using any proxy.

rebro

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Jul 21, 2013, 3:30:50 PM7/21/13

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Whatever the particular reasons in your case are,
<http://www.politicalwrinkles.com/entertainment-music-sports/25953-uk-based-classicfm-co-uk-hall-fame-top-300-chart-2012-a.html#post425065>
gives some general advice to listeners outside the UK.
Otherwise they might listen to the South African version:
<http://www.classicfm.co.za/>

Peter Boulding

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Jul 22, 2013, 4:07:17 PM7/22/13

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On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:04:17 -0700, Todd and Margo Chester
<ToddMarg...@invalid.invalid> wrote in
<3tidna6QLc5cBnTM...@mozilla.org>:

(Using Windows XP)

>Hi All,
>
>Classic FM's VLC feed is down:
>/usr/bin/vlc http://mediaweb.musicradio.com/Show.asx?StreamID=2

An asx is a Winamp feed to me. Doesn't work, though; Winamp can read the asx
but waits forever for the stream.

>And I can not get Classic FM to work in
>http://ukrp.musicradio.com/classicfm/live
>FF 22 64 for Linux.
>
>Can you et it to work and how?

That works OK for me in Firefox *20*. No need to disable Adblock Plus or
Ghostery; Flashblock also enabled, so I have to click on Flashblock's "play"
button, but that's all.

--
Regards, Peter Boulding
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Fractal Images and Music: http://www.pboulding.co.uk/
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EE

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Jul 22, 2013, 7:12:21 PM7/22/13

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This is weird. I cannot hear anything from the UK Classic FM today. It
was working the first time I tried it.

The South African version works fine.

Chris Luck

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Jul 22, 2013, 8:52:26 PM7/22/13

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This page may offer you some relief, and enlightenment -
http://jonathan.rawle.org/2012/04/06/classic-fm-streaming-update/

As I type this, Classic FM is playing nicely in VLC on Kubuntu 12.10 -
I'd rather not weigh down the system with FF just to get the music.

--
Regards,
Chris Luck

Todd and Margo Chester

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Jul 24, 2013, 2:54:58 PM7/24/13

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Hi Chris,

/usr/bin/vlc http://media-ice.musicradio.com/ClassicFMMP3

works perfectly. Thank you!

Funny, as I programmed this in, I was on hold for Kaspersky
tech support. The hold music was identical (one song only).
Took me a few seconds to figure it out. :-D

-T

Nobody

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Jul 24, 2013, 6:21:47 PM7/24/13

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Maybe use the <TuneIn> app instead... works in Canada for me on both a
PC (Win7) and Android tablet with a 128kb MP3 stream.

However, dunno whether there's a Linux version.