VOA News - have changed public news stream URL...

[ignitenz]

Anyone else noticed this?

Any idea of a workaround?

Cheers,
Bryan.

[plauri]

Anyone else noticed this?

Any idea of a workaround?

Cheers,
Bryan.

Thanks for this post, I was opening a new one!
Yes, it's at least 2 or 3 days the news headlines doesn't work. Yesterday I wrote to them but still no answer. It's really strange they didn't tell  us about this issue. I'm waiting... 

[ignitenz]

If you go to their website, the public stream has been removed, and in it's place are the latest/archived bulletins with unique file names. The unique file names pose a huge problem if you're entirely automated and are unable to resource time to change file names manually.

[stevewa]

give links to the urls so i can understand

how are you automating this/

do you grab the files and download it, or play it as a live stream from within RadioDJ?

[plauri]

do you grab the files and download it, or play it as a live stream from within RadioDJ?

I used a live stream within Radiodj which had been authorised by them, but now it doesn't work any more. And no answers from them. If ignitez is right, I will give up their service as I cannot change file names manually...

[ignitenz]

I suspect this will become more of an issue to them over time, as more people report it. Maybe too many people were utilising the public stream url for rebroadcasting (as we were), but without permission, so they shut it down.

Might look to FSN now. Does anyone know if that plays nice with RDJ & IDM?

[plauri]

I suspect this will become more of an issue to them over time, as more people report it. Maybe too many people were utilising the public stream url for rebroadcasting (as we were), but without permission, so they shut it down.

Might look to FSN now. Does anyone know if that plays nice with RDJ & IDM?

Yes, but without saying one word?
I don't like FSN, it's really too long (about 6 minutes) and too much focused on US news.

[plauri]

Hei, VOA news streaming service has started working again. No reply from them, but now it works! I'm happy 

[ignitenz]

@plauri, it's the same news bulletin from when they left off. Are you sure the bulletins are updating?

[plauri]

@plauri, it's the same news bulletin from when they left off. Are you sure the bulletins are updating?

mmmm I will check, thanks

[plauri]

@ignitenz, you are right. The last updated news is on Sunday. I immediatly stopped airing it. Thank you I didn't notice. I still don't know what's happening...

[ignitenz]

It appears to be working again now.