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Re: Radio Downloader (Was Current Clue series ?)

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drling0Jan 12, 2011
 

 
Dear Miriam, I live in South Korea and this is what I do.

1 - I get the URL for the radio show I need. You can use a site like this one to find the URL:

http://beebotron.org/index3lite.php?reload

The Monday evening comedy URL is usually:

mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/radio4fmcoyopa/radio_4_fm_-_monday_1830.wma

Actually you can usually use the same URL for different Radio 4 shows - just change the date and time. Here is an example of a few other BBC radio URLS:

mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7coyopa/bbc7_-_monday_1800.wma
mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/radio3coyopa/radio_3_-_monday_2315.wma
mms://wm.bbc.co.uk/wms/6musiccoyopa/6music_-_monday_0400.wma

2 - Find a downloader, post the URL (given above) and download the stream. The mms protocol is a little tricky. I have used:

VLC Player
HiDownload Platinum
Portable FlashGet v.1.9.4
SDP downloader

Before you try any of the above read the reviews - and then think about if you believe what some of the reviews say and how much you want the shows. The reason I say that is some people say "That software has spyware" "It is shareware but here is a free portable version" "it only downloads one stream at a time" etc.

What you will get is a wma file which you can then play or edit into another format using software like Format Factory (which is what I use).

If anybody else has any bright ideas for me please let me know. I am actually one of the few people who miss the old real audio files as they downloaded very quickly and I could edit them very easily. But so it goes.

I hope some of this may help.

Love as always, David

--- In just-a-minute@..., "delmelza" <delmelza@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks but the downloader for the bbc iplayer is UK Only- I am in the usa- I checked their website-Miriam
>
> --- In just-a-minute@..., "Paul" <paul_hurwood@> wrote:
> >
> > Radio Downloader is by far the easiest way to download BBC Radio programmes
> > I have found. You set up a list of programmes you wish to subscrbe to and
> > then just sit back and wait for them to be broadcast. Once they are
> > broadcast and added to the BBC iPlayer they are automatically downloaded to
> > your PC.
> >
> > Broadcasts are usually downloaded within an hour or two and can be listened
> > to straight from the Downloaded Radio folder without being edited in any
> > way, When I am on top of things I usually have a short editing day where I
> > just catch up on top and tailing the shows in Audacity, but over Christmas I
> > seem to have gottne behind and have somewhere in the region of 50 shows to
> > edit (Bad Me)
> >
> > If you need any help setting it up or any general queries just ask and I am
> > sure some one will be able to help you out.
> >
> > All The Best
> >
> > Paul
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Don Judge
> > To: just-a-minute@...
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 7:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Current Clue series ?
> >
> > I have heard great reports of Radio Downloader from other radio programme
> > sites
> > http://www.nerdoftheherd.com/tools/radiodld/
> > I think it downloads programmes by pretending to be iPlayer.
> >
>

 
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