BBC Radio app

[castalla]

The Case of the Elusive Switch to MSB.com Menu Item:

I also find this item bounces around the Main menu like a rubber ball.

I like to have it at the Top of the menu - on both win7s and a linux debian server it randomly bounces back to middle of the list when switching, or it sticks at the top.

there's no pattern to which it will be - top or middle.

[mr-b]

For some reason all of the BBC Local Radio stations have stopped working (Listen Live) when accessed via the BBC Radio app (v1.10).

The display says "Getting Stream info" and then "Connecting" with an radio antenna mast background but nothing happens after that. A restart doesn't fix it.

What's odd is that the national ones still work. Also that the Local Radio stations work fine when accessed via either the BBC iPlayer server plugin or via Internet Radio search.

Is there some type of log file that could shed any light on why this is?

[mr-b]

I found out how to access the messages log file, so tested out BBC Radio Solent using all three methods:

BBC Radio app fails :

Feb 28 14:41:01 squeezeplay: INFO   squeezeplay.applets - AppletMeta.lua:146 entering BBCRadio
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:588 sending play request to SlimServer {server} player LocalPlayer {Squeezebox Radio} url spdr://bbcmsparser?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY28udWsvbWVkaWFzZWxlY3Rvci80L210aXMvc3RyZWFtL2JiY19yYWRpb19zb2xlbnQ=
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - Playback.lua:934 using custom handler bbcmsparser
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:606 url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/bbc_radio_solent
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:622 spdrver: 1
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.SlimMenus - SlimMenusApplet.lua:502 _menuSink(1) nil menuDirective: add isCurrentServer:true
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.SlimMenus - SlimMenusApplet.lua:802 hiding any 'connecting to server' popup after menu response from current server, SlimServer {server}
Feb 28 14:41:10 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.ChooseMusicSource - ChooseMusicSourceApplet.lua:543 Hiding popup, exists?: nil
Feb 28 14:41:10 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:682 asx: http://wmlive.bbc.co.uk/wms/england/lrsolent
Feb 28 14:41:11 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:766 no media url found
Feb 28 14:41:01 squeezeplay: INFO   squeezeplay.applets - AppletMeta.lua:146 entering BBCRadio
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:588 sending play request to SlimServer {server} player LocalPlayer {Squeezebox Radio} url spdr://bbcmsparser?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY28udWsvbWVkaWFzZWxlY3Rvci80L210aXMvc3RyZWFtL2JiY19yYWRpb19zb2xlbnQ=
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - Playback.lua:934 using custom handler bbcmsparser
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:606 url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/bbc_radio_solent
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:622 spdrver: 1
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.SlimMenus - SlimMenusApplet.lua:502 _menuSink(1) nil menuDirective: add isCurrentServer:true
Feb 28 14:41:09 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.SlimMenus - SlimMenusApplet.lua:802 hiding any 'connecting to server' popup after menu response from current server, SlimServer {server}
Feb 28 14:41:10 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.ChooseMusicSource - ChooseMusicSourceApplet.lua:543 Hiding popup, exists?: nil
Feb 28 14:41:10 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:682 asx: http://wmlive.bbc.co.uk/wms/england/lrsolent
Feb 28 14:41:11 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.BBCRadio - BBCRadioApplet.lua:766 no media url found
Feb 28 14:42:10 squeezeplay: WARN   net.thread - NetworkThread.lua:146 network thread timeout for Task(SocketHttp {server_Request}(R))

Working via BBC iPlayer plugin:

Feb 28 14:43:10 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.NowPlaying - NowPlayingApplet.lua:422 enable volume UI in NP
Feb 28 14:43:11 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - decode_start_handler:279 init decoder aac
Feb 28 14:43:11 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - Playback.lua:476 connect 213.155.157.126:1935 nil
Feb 28 14:43:11 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - Playback.lua:479 swfurl=&app=bGl2ZT9fZmNzX3Zob3N0PWNwODAyMzQubGl2ZS5lZGdlZmNzLm5ldCZhdXRoPWRhRWRBZFpiTmNfYjJiZmRDZFhkV2NpYUpkV2NIYWFjVWJSLWJwdG9GNC1iV0ctSHFtRUpwem9KQ3NIdnpMJmFpZnA9djAwMSZzbGlzdD1scnNvbGVudEAxMzQ5NQ==&subname=bHJzb2xlbnRAMTM0OTU=&live=MQ==&streamname=bHJzb2xlbnRAMTM0OTU/YXV0aD1kYUVkQWRaYk5jX2IyYmZkQ2RYZFdjaWFKZFdjSGFhY1ViUi1icHRvRjQtYldHLUhxbUVKcHpvSkNzSHZ6TCZhaWZwPXYwMDEmc2xpc3Q9bHJzb2xlbnRAMTM0OTUmYWlmcD12MDAx&tcurl=cnRtcDovL2NwODAyMzQubGl2ZS5lZGdlZmNzLm5ldDoxOTM1L2xpdmU/X2Zjc192aG9zdD1j
Feb 28 14:43:11 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: idle -> idle
Feb 28 14:43:11 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: idle -> awaitS0
Feb 28 14:43:12 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: awaitS0 -> awaitS1
Feb 28 14:43:12 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: awaitS1 -> awaitS2
Feb 28 14:43:12 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - send_rtmp_packet:222 sending connect packet
Feb 28 14:43:12 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: awaitS2 -> sentConnect
Feb 28 14:43:12 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.NowPlaying - NowPlayingApplet.lua:422 enable volume UI in NP
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType5:298 message type 5 - window ack size: 1250000 - ignored
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType6:310 message type 6 - set peer BW: 1250000 limit type: 2
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:446 message type 20
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:462 sending createStream
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - send_rtmp_packet:222 sending create packet
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: sentConnect -> sentCreateStream
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:446 message type 20
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:446 message type 20
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:470 sending FCSubscribe
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - send_rtmp_packet:222 sending subscribe packet
Feb 28 14:43:13 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: sentCreateStream -> sentFCSubscribe
Feb 28 14:43:15 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:446 message type 20
Feb 28 14:43:15 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:490 sending play
Feb 28 14:43:15 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - send_rtmp_packet:222 sending play packet
Feb 28 14:43:15 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: sentFCSubscribe -> sentPlay
Feb 28 14:43:16 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType1:237 message type 1 - set recv chunk size to: 1024
Feb 28 14:43:16 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType4:262 message type 4 - user control message event 0: Stream Begin
Feb 28 14:43:16 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:446 message type 20
Feb 28 14:43:16 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:496 onStatus
Feb 28 14:43:16 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType8:358 aac config: profile: 1 sr_index: 4 channels: 1
Feb 28 14:43:16 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: sentPlay -> Buffering
Feb 28 14:43:16 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:446 message type 20
Feb 28 14:43:16 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType20:496 onStatus
Feb 28 14:43:16 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType18:413 message type 18 - meta
Feb 28 14:43:18 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - messageType4:269 message type 4 - user control message event 6: Ping Request - sending response
Feb 28 14:43:21 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - change_state:91 rtmp state: Buffering -> Playing

Working via Internet Radio search:

Feb 28 14:46:36 squeezeplay: WARN   applet.AlarmSnooze - AlarmSnoozeApplet.lua:323 notify_playerModeChange: - audioState is 0
Feb 28 14:46:36 squeezeplay: INFO   applet.NowPlaying - NowPlayingApplet.lua:422 enable volume UI in NP
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - decode_start_handler:279 init decoder wma,wmap,wmal
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - Playback.lua:476 connect 212.58.252.33:80 GET /wms/england/lrsolent?BBC-UID=349fd49cadbcc4657a98c9d7010597ba9c2e656cc0800154c42f8436538a695a&SSO2-UID= HTTP/1.0^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: INFO   audio.decode - Playback.lua:479 GET /wms/england/lrsolent?BBC-UID=349fd49cadbcc4657a98c9d7010597ba9c2e656cc0800154c42f8436538a695a&SSO2-UID= HTTP/1.0^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Accept: */*^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: User-Agent: NSPlayer/8.0.0.3802^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Host: wmlive-nonacl.bbc.net.uk^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Pragma: xClientGUID={a90f0bce-5d36-f455-0bf3-5c5f4704e51c}^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Pragma: no-cache,rate=1.0000000,stream-offset=0:0,max-duration=0^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Pragma: stream-time=0^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Pragma: request-context=2^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Pragma: LinkBW=2147483647, AccelBW=1048576, AccelDuration=21000^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Pragma: Speed=5.000^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Pragma: xPlayStrm=1^M
Feb 28 14:46:37 squeezeplay: Pragma: stream
Feb 28 14:46:43 squeezeplay: WARN   net.thread - NetworkThread.lua:146 network thread timeout for Task(SocketHttp {baby.squeezenetwork.com}(R))
Feb 28 14:46:44 squeezeplay: WARN   net.thread - NetworkThread.lua:146 network thread timeout for Task(SocketHttp {baby.squeezenetwork.com}(R))

Any ideas?

[BrianG61UK]

For some reason all of the BBC Local Radio stations have stopped working (Listen Live) when accessed via the BBC Radio app (v1.10).

The display says "Getting Stream info" and then "Connecting" with an radio antenna mast background but nothing happens after that. A restart doesn't fix it.

What's odd is that the national ones still work. Also that the Local Radio stations work fine when accessed via either the BBC iPlayer server plugin or via Internet Radio search.

Is there some type of log file that could shed any light on why this is?

If you're in WMA stream mode try changing to AAC/MP3 mode (bottom for first menu in BBC Radio Applet).

The WMA streams for the "lesser" stations mostly don't seem to work any more.

[mr-b]

That was it - thanks!

Why is there a specific setting for the different stream encodings, as opposed to a failover type feature?

[Triode]

Looks like the BBC started to use a new asx playlist format for wma local radio - this should be fixed in 1.11. Please update and check it works for you.

[mr-b]

I tried 1.11 and can confirm that WMA works fine now for BBC local stations. I noted that 'More Info' only shows "Windows Media" and not the bit rate (unlike with AAC).

However it still does beg the question what are the reasons for having the option to select between AAC/MP3 and WMA streams?
I see that in the equivalent BBC iPlayer plugin, there is an order of preference e.g. AAC > MP3 > WMA, which seems to me might be more resilient to failure (or rather the whims of the BBC admin folks).

[Triode]

However it still does beg the question what are the reasons for having the option to select between AAC/MP3 and WMA streams?
I see that in the equivalent BBC iPlayer plugin, there is an order of preference e.g. AAC > MP3 > WMA, which seems to me might be more resilient to failure (or rather the whims of the BBC admin folks).

Only because iPlayer was rewritten more recently to do this. The applet is more restrictive and was written to enable wma mode as default for radio as it has less resources (AAC originally caused radio to crash in some cases...)

[BrianG61UK]

Looks like the BBC started to use a new asx playlist format for wma local radio - this should be fixed in 1.11. Please update and check it works for you.

I seem to find WMA streams worse than before with 1.11.

Is there any way to go back to previous versions?

[mr-b]

Worse in what way exactly?

I noted some intermittent glitching on Local stations but apparently this is a known issue - it occurs with the BBC's iplayer too:
http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.u...al_radio_audio

The chap at radiofeeds.co.uk thinks it should be fixed by April - apparently the Beeb are waiting for a part ...