FM radio

[bo.vestergaard]

Has anyone successfully configured Runeaudio to play FM radio. In that case, what hardware did you use?

[Discovery]

Hi Bo,

Have you explored the Webradios section of the library yet? Strictly speaking, FM radio as such is not available but many radio stations provide a stream of their output which you can find and receive.

True FM requires an FM tuner. This outputs an analogue signal so is of no use to a Pi. On my second system, I have an Audiolab 8000T tuner (superlative sound) and I feed the output directly to a power amp via a passive pre-amp. The other input on the pre-amp is a DAC.

Streaming radio is usually of acceptable quality for most purposes and requires no more equipment or outlay than you will already have in place for your Pi. I personally connect my Pi with ethernet rather than wifi and have had no gaps, glitches or clicks since doing so. If you don't have ethernet near your Pi, invest in a pair of power line LAN plugs - this works fine for me.

Let us know how you get on.

Regards,

Trevor

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[pelliott321]

ok you peaked my interest into Absolute Radio from the UK
I went to their website and they claim the streams are only available within the UK because of advertising agreements
You eluded to a way around this. Any hint on how?

[Yatsushiro]

This, , may be of use...

[pelliott321]

Not for me.....all Absolute Radio are page not found
thanks anyway

[Yatsushiro]

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[bo.vestergaard]

Thank you for your replies but I am specifically looking for FM radio. I live in Madrid, Spain and I want to listen to some local FM stations. I am particularly interested in using a USB FM receiver. They sell them on ebay for a couple of Euros. I have an external area so I get a good signal. At the moment I have a traditional transistor radio plugged into my amp but it would be so much better to run it through the RP and DAC as the sound quality is much better.