Internet "Radio"

Playing Audio Files and Audio Streams

I prefer xmms which should be included in your operating system. It's easily added if you don't have it, get it from: http://www.xmms.org/

How to Add xmms to Red Hat Linux and its Derivatives

Some Linux distributions, prominently Red Hat and therefore CentOS (and other Red Hat clones) and Fedora, distribute a version of xmms with the MP3 libraries disabled. The reason for Red Hat's decision is described here:

• http://www.fedorafaq.org/fc3/#xmms-mp3

The needed fix to restore MP3 capability are described on that page:

• Add the following block to your /etc/yum.conf as described at http://www.fedorafaq.org/fc3/samples/yum.conf:

  [livna-stable]
  name=Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (stable)
  baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable
  http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable
  
  [livna-unstable]
  name=Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (unstable)
  baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.unstable
  http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.unstable
  
  [livna-testing]
  name=Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (testing)
  baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing
  http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing 

• Run this command to download and install the xmms MP3 libraries:

  # yum install xmms-mp3 

• You may also want to add MP3 capability to Rhythymbox, Noatun and others by downloading and installing these packages:

  # yum install gstreamer-plugins-mp3 kdemultimedia-extras 

You can also use the RPM packages available here:

• http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/xmms/

Table of Some Streaming Internet Radio Stations

Here is a list of some that I have enjoyed or at least found interesting in the past.

This is impossible to really maintain. Some of these will not work because the stations doing this frequently change the stream URL and even stop streaming audio.

Some of these will require the RealPlayer software from http://www.real.com/.

Air Traffic Control Audio Streams

There are many of these available at http://www.liveatc.net/feedindex.php

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