Query re BBC On Demand Radio

[Prisca]

Thanks, I appreciate that. My query really related to how/where 
get_iplayer obtained the radio links and whether it would still be able 
to download radio programs after the switch off.

Thanks
Prisca

On 17/02/2015 18:20, Owen Smith wrote:
> 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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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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thanks
> Prisca
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