streaming music

7 years ago

Does this make sense to anyone? Been streaming music from several sites for years. Now I can only stream a minute or so, and it quits...Pandora and YouTube work fine. Guru son says their output is not compatable with my computer.... Would love a fix.. Windows 10. Problem is mostly with Minn. Public Radio. Thanks.

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Mike C

7 years ago

Just listened to 20 minutes of Classical MPR without a hitch. Running 'factory' Windows 10, no added codecs. Was using Firefox web browser.

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Mike C
7 years ago
Possibly just need a new codec for the site you are streaming from. Check out this site - https://www.lifewire.com/free-codec-packs-that-boost-format-compatibility-2438470.
azinoh
7 years ago
Are you trying to live stream from a specific radio station? Or from the MPR site? FWIW, my local public station won't allow streaming unless you are a current member and make an annual donation. Are you a member?
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Elmer J Fudd
7 years ago
No matter what transport means you're using, there should be no need to concern yourself with codecs.

Are you streaming this on a PC using a browser, or on a TV using an app, or on a smartphone using an app, or on a Sonos or what?

If on a PC using a browser, try using a different browser.
Richard (Vero Beach, Florida)
7 years ago
Yeah, if using a browser, try a different one.

As for the Minn. Public Radio streams, the ones I looked at are just low bitrate mp3s. (128 kb/s)

They play fine for me in Firefox and Chromium browsers.

As well as VLC media player. (Probably in Windows Media Player too. I don't have that handy to try)

These links work in VLC:

news stream

clasical stream

choral stream

holiday stream
ruobet55
Original Author
7 years ago
Answer to Mike C - 404, page not found. I use Firefox, too. Have tried several other browsers with no luck - maybe because I'm not a member! Thank you all.... I'm streaming on my PC.
Elmer J Fudd
7 years ago
Use the links above in Richard's post. Or with a browser, try using a different approach to the website. Like maybe a search instead of using a browser bookmark.

Or, copy the URL that appears on the popup player when you choose a stream on the MPR site, then paste that into Play URL in Windows Media Player

Or, go through a third party site, like Tunein.com, and go to it that way.
ruobet55
Original Author
7 years ago
I'll keep trying! Thanks to all of you.
mtvhike
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Even though I am a member of several NPR stations, I do stream from others also without any problem. In fact, I've never had a problem due to lack of membership. I'll try MPR myself and see if I have trouble. I use apps on my iPhone(s), iPad, my Yamaha AVR, my computer(s), and my BlueSound speaker (BlueSound is a high resolution version of Sonos). As I write this, I am listening to NCPR (North Country Public Radio) via it's internet streaming service. My primary complaint is that most (all?) of these stations have ads which come on when I initially connect (at least on my iPhone), which I can accept. But if the connection breaks (usually right when something interesting is coming over the stream), and reconnects, the ad repeats. I wish I could log on to the station with my membership information and skip those ads.
ruobet55
Original Author
7 years ago
I've emailed the station, and they told me no one else had complained, so somehow it must be my computer....
grandms
7 years ago
I live in NC, and the links provided by Richard work perfectly for me, so obviously no donation or membership required.

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