Overview

A plugin that allows browsing and streaming of over 4000 web radios / audios streams / radio stations.

Therefore it is nice to have different ways to minimize the stations and only show those you could be interested in either by:

1. Searching for a specific radio station (check for the string in the radio name, radio description or both)
2. Creating one or more filter(s)
3. Creating one or more group(s) of your favourite stations

More Info

For more information about the WebRadio plugin, see:

• Forum Thread
• Source Code (github)
• Issue Tracker (github)
• Download

Installing

Download the plugin zip from here.

1. Close your MediaPortal 2 client
2. Extract/copy the WebRadio subfolder (consider the NET version of your Mediaportal 2) to the client plugin directory (by default this is C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MP2-Client\Plugins)
3. Restart the the client

Configuration

Go to Settings >  Plugins > WebRadio

You can see now the configuration options of WebRAdio plugin and may select one of the options.

Filter

You can choose which filter(s) you want apply. You can can filter (also combined) for ...

• Country
• City
• Genre
• Bitrate

Once you are ready you need a name for your filter.

Last but not least you should not forget to save your filter (the red cross shown above bitrate indicates that the filter is not saved yet). After you have selected "Save" in the hidden menu the red cross turns into a green checkmark and your filter is saved now.

Favorites

Creating a new group of favorites is quite easy.

By default there exists already a favourite group named 'New Favorite'. Enter a new name in the message box and click on the rename button.

Adding new streams to a group of favorites is decribed unter Usage.

Update the streamlist

Usage

Home Content

In the home screen of Nereus skin you find Home Content for the WebRadio plugin, if you added it from "others" section to the main menu (See Home Editor).

The displayed categories are:

• Latest Played (Radio streams played sorted by date)
• Favorites (Radio streams sorted by frequency of play times)

View Mode

You can select btween List and Grid view. The details section can not be hidden for WebRadio.

Player

The stream player has an dynamic equalizer animation.

If FanArt for the current stream is available the background changes and the station logo transforms into a poster of the song.

The left column shows all information related to the station, while the right column shows artist and song title.

Search

While being in the main view open the hidden menu, select 'Search' and type in the text/radio name you want to search for. After you have done that all stations matching your search string will be shown.

Favorites

There are 2 possibilities to add favorites.

1. Focus a radio station and open the content menu. You can add or delete the station from the favorite list in the appearing dialog
2. Play a stream and select the "star" button in the bottom details to add or delete the station from the favorite list. 

If you want to open your favourites group you can just select it from the hidden menu. With "show all streams" in the hidden menu you can restore the normal view with all stations.

Filters

Applying your in settings created filter is easy. Open the hidden menu and choose "Filter". A window opens where you can select your filter(s). Alternatively you can filter for predefined criteria.