320kbps radio audio available via MPEG-DASH

[James Scholes]

KRW wrote:
> I was talking about iPlayer Radio itself as my message said.
> 
> If I download using get_iplayer a three hour Radio 6 programme is 169Mb
> and 128kbps.
> 
> The same programme on my phone is about 400Mb (and there is no choice
> about format).  So the bit rate used by iPlayer Radio must be higher
> than 128kbps.

The files downloaded by the iPlayer Radio app are indeed 320kbps
wherever possible, but they're also DRM-protected.  So no good for use
in get_iplayer or other tools.
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James Scholes
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