Query re BBC On Demand Radio

Owen Smith owen.smith at cantab.net
Tue Feb 17 10:20:05 PST 2015


No-one knows what is going to happen. For Listen Again it's not clear whether just WMA is being switched off, or all streams in the current format but AAC over HLS will become available, or whether the entire thing will be reduced to just MP3 podcasts ie. it isn't a complete Listen Again system.

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Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net>
Cambridge, UK

On 17 Feb 2015, at 15:53, Prisca <prisca at leonin.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> I don't fully understand how get_iplayer works, even though I have managed to learn how to use it - mostly.
> 
> I do, however, have a question as to what is likely to happen at the end of February when the WMA/AAC streams for on demand radio are turned off. Will this have any impact on get_iplayer? I've never really figured out where the streams I download actually come from.
> 
> Sorry to sound dense, but some of us only manage to get things working by trial and error and keeping our fingers crossed. A very simple explanation would be much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks to everyone who is responsible for get_iplayer. It really is a very useful program to have found since the demise of Radio Downloader.
> 
> Thanks
> Prisca
> 
> 
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