RTE streaming / Roberts radio / Shoutcast changes?

drag0n79 · 09-06-2024 7:51pm #1

Noticed that since about 3 days ago I cannot receive RTE stations on my Roberts Internet Radio. I hadn't heard about any streaming changes in RTE.

A couple of years ago when the BBC stopped their Shoutcast service (which was used by Roberts Internet radios) they flagged it on the stream and for a long time in advance.

Does anyone know of any specific RTE streaming or streaming platform changes in the last week? Maybe I missed some communique.

Thanks.

yiddo59 · 09-06-2024 9:15pm

Checked on my Majority Internet radio and Rte Radio 1 is working fine but nothing on my old Roberts WM202!

drag0n79 · 10-06-2024 6:45am

Thanks. The later models of Majority radios support Dash so I wonder have RTE changed over without advertising (or is it a temporary glitch) - BBC advertised that they were changing their service for many months.

Anyway I opened a ticket with Frontier Nuvolo who maintain the database of radio streams use by Roberts and other Internet radios just to see if they could investigate.

AlanLongworth · 10-06-2024 12:52pm

we have exactly the same issue. Would you kindly leave an update here if you manage to solve it? Thanks!

Streamerz · 10-06-2024 1:16pm

Does anyone have a url for an alternative RTE Radio 1 stream? It could be added manually to Roberts radios. I'm having the same issue with my Roberts Stream 93i. Thanks.

boardsuser1000 · 10-06-2024 1:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122241761#Comment_122241761

Try http://icecast.rte.ie/radio1?ref=RF

https://radiofeeds.co.uk/irish.asp

Finn McC · 10-06-2024 2:39pm

Same problem on Roberts Stream 93i. I contacted Roberts today in the UK and they informed me that RTE has changed the streaming protocol for a number of stations and there were many complaints, they have raised with RTE and believe it will be addressed by the broadcaster- they are in discussion.

Roberts said they do not update discontinued devices, although there is a clear method to update the software on Stream 93i. It's unclear if Stream 93i and older Roberts devices would have capability to accept new protocol if software was updated. They didn't provide a technical explanation, just that RTE had changed their protocol and now incompatible with older Roberts' devices.

I'll email RTE to request they address the issue and suggest all here do too to try to get a resolution. I'll update if any new info.

Regards

McC

Streamerz · 10-06-2024 3:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122241894#Comment_122241894

Neither of these streams work on the Roberts 93i. Does anyone have urls for .MP3, .AAC, .ASF or .DASH streams? RTE does not list any on its website, just the .M3U and .M3U8 ones that don't work.

waywill1966 · 10-06-2024 4:26pm

Rte Gold works fine on my Roberts Stream 93i, didn’t try the other Rte stations yet!

drag0n79 · 10-06-2024 4:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122242258#Comment_122242258

Thanks, yeah my next step would have been Roberts themselves. I suspected RTE might have changed something alright, but thought that would have been flagged as it was for BBC (BBC added the message at the start of the stream for months).

Who did you email in RTE?

drag0n79 · 10-06-2024 4:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122242671#Comment_122242671

Yes Gold, Radio Extra and 2 others work but not RTE 1 or 2.

WHL · 10-06-2024 5:02pm

Same on my 93i. The digital-only stations work - Gold, Pulse, 2XM, RTE Radio 1 Extra but Radio 1 doesn’t work. Can’t find 2FM or Lyric on a search

chinwag · 10-06-2024 5:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058355295/rte-streaming-roberts-radio-shoutcast-changes

Same here on my Roberts internet radio.

Gravel man · 10-06-2024 6:26pm

same here. Having to use fm for RTE 1, 2 and Lyric. Pain in the rear .

headtheball14 · 10-06-2024 6:50pm

only rte would work out a way to cut off more listeners

stanley1 · 11-06-2024 4:05pm

Hello David,Thank you for contacting the RTÉ Information Office and alerting us to this.We understand that RTÉ Technology department are aware of the issue.They are currently working on a resolution for a problem which occurred over the last few days affecting internet radios.Many thanks for your email.Kind regards
RTÉ Information Office

Email: info@rte.ie Website: www.rte.ie

measurement · 11-06-2024 6:51pm

Just emailed. It's good to know it's not just me accidentally altering the presets!

byte · 11-06-2024 8:09pm

I noticed RTÉ Gold had also stopped streaming on Kenwood ST100 internet radio at work. Also didn't work on my Stream94i when I checked earlier.

Hopefully fixed soon; thanks for the update @stanley1

tommythecat · 12-06-2024 9:29pm

Just following here as having the same problem

idiosyncratij · 12-06-2024 9:40pm

Having the same problem on a 93i in Switzerland. Am able to stream on an iPhone, but hardly the same thing. Hopefully it will get resolved soon.

vinnielo · 12-06-2024 11:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122241894#Comment_122241894

Vinnie from RadioFeeds here. Just taken a look at those streams and can see no problem with them.

Can you confirm you're still having problems with them on the Roberts / Kenwood?

boardsuser1000 · 13-06-2024 12:07am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122252921#Comment_122252921

I don't have a Roberts / Kenwood but I use Xiialive on my phone to listen to internet streams. Earlier in the week the rte feed was only working if I used https in a web browser and wouldn't work in Xiialive. Something happened in the last few days. The stream now works using http as well as https and therefore works again in Xiialive.

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 12:12am

I think I've seen them do that before earlier in the year.

I remember having to switch to their alternate server to get round this.

kenn0 · 13-06-2024 7:16am

RTÉ Gold back working on my Roberts radio this morning

📻

lasno · 13-06-2024 10:12am

I have a Roberts i93 and a Sangean, RTE still not working for me.

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 10:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122253966#Comment_122253966

Which address are you using? Does it work if you copy the stream address from this page?

http://lsn.to/R2F

tommythecat · 13-06-2024 10:45am

Yep back here also on my Roberts. My original preset.

Hailtothethief · 13-06-2024 11:06am

And I've just lost mine in the past hour. Radio 1 stopped working on Roberts iStream 3 and i93. Also stopped on Amazon Echo

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 11:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122254235#Comment_122254235

Enable the RadioFeeds skill at http://lsn.to/alexa, then say, "Alexa, ask RadioFeeds to play R.R.1"

Substitute R.R.1. with the following as appropriate:

[R2F] RTÉ 2FM
[R2X] RTÉ 2XM
[RGO] RTÉ Gold
[RJR] RTÉjr / RTÉ Chill
[RLY] RTÉ Lyric fm
[RPU] RTÉ Pulse
[R1X] RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
[RNG] RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

Losty Dublin · 13-06-2024 11:19am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122254235#Comment_122254235

There's an issue with FM1's live stream; it's also affecting their Tunein and app feed. Other RTÉ stations remain unaffected and they are playing out fine via FM and on Sky.

Hailtothethief · 13-06-2024 11:22am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122254254#Comment_122254254

Thanks but no good. Not playing anything on the Echo for Radio 1. Gold is OK

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 11:28am

Just had a closer look and it seems the stream is there, but it's just completely silent.

Same goes for their website stream: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/

Could there be rights issues which prevents the current programme(s) from going out internationally?

Hailtothethief · 13-06-2024 11:32am

I just copped that. A silent stream.

For the international rights thing, while I know Cork is somewhat regarded as it's own republic by it's inhabitants, I'm using Eir Fibre. Surely Cork isn't international according to RTE?

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 11:34am

Unlike the BBC, I don't think RTÉ have a set of geolocked domestic streams they can deliver to Irish IP addresses. So it's block all or none.

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 11:46am

Audio is now back.

Hailtothethief · 13-06-2024 12:25pm

Yep, back for me on all.

Hopefully the reason was someone forgot to push a button somewhere......

lasno · 13-06-2024 1:01pm

Still not working for me. I have added this manually (http://icecast.rte.ie/radio1?ref=RF) and now have RTE1 only.

Is there a separate URL for Lyric FM?

Thanks

chinwag · 13-06-2024 1:03pm

Still no RTE on my Roberts internet radio.

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 1:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122254890#Comment_122254890

Use the one found at

http://lsn.to/RLY

Right-click on the red button and copy the address to clipboard.

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 1:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122254899#Comment_122254899

Plug in a custom stream address.

chinwag · 13-06-2024 1:29pm

Could you explain that. Key it in? I'm not very techie but I get by.

chinwag · 13-06-2024 1:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122254971#Comment_122254971

How do I do this??

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 2:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122255100#Comment_122255100

Sign up for this and add a custom stream: https://smartradio.frontier-nuvola.net/

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122255151#Comment_122255151

waywill1966 · 13-06-2024 2:47pm

Do you have an url for Rte Gold suitable for a Roberts Stream 93i? Mine has stopped working today!

vinnielo · 13-06-2024 2:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122255505#Comment_122255505

Take a look at http://www.radiofeeds.ie/

By clicking on the three-letter code (in this case, RGO), you'll be taken to a page where you can right click on the yellow bitrate button and find the address.

waywill1966 · 13-06-2024 2:56pm

cheers got it

https://icecast.rte.ie/gold/listen.m3u

Just remove the s from https for Roberts Stream

drag0n79 · 13-06-2024 3:09pm

Just got the information from frontier-nuvolo that all RTE streams will be back to normal for all from tomorrow (this includes the older Roberts radios like my own, an 83i). Let's see. Specifically they stated that the problem was that RTE moved all of their streams to https only.

chinwag · 13-06-2024 4:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122255312#Comment_122255312

Apologies about double query marks! Actually, I had Nuvola installed for my favourite stations and it still shows a link to my 83i. I see dragOn79 has managed to get some more info 😀, so we'll see how it goes. Thanks to you and to all the

byte · 13-06-2024 9:45pm

When logged into Nuvola, you click on Favorites and will have 3 options of Stations, Podcasts and Personal Streams. Personal Streams is where you can add a manual URL and give it a name.

Anyway, I noticed this afternoon that RTÉ Gold was back in action on the Kenwood at work. Also back working on Roberts 93i.

drag0n79 · 14-06-2024 6:17am

And we're back in action, all back to normal today.

idiosyncratij · 14-06-2024 7:18am

back to normal at last. #marty in the morning

RTE streaming / Roberts radio / Shoutcast changes?

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