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Radio Data System (RDS) => Control Software => Topic started by: AnWa on March 23, 2021, 04:45:59 am

Title: IceCast as text source?
Post by: AnWa on March 23, 2021, 04:45:59 am
Is it possible to use IceCast as a text source to get song titles?
Title: Re: IceCast as text source?
Post by: Jan on March 23, 2021, 07:13:55 am
Yes, it is possible. The Magic RDS 4 can read and process html or XML file generated by the IceCast server. It can pick up the artist and title fields, using the internet website HTTP reader included in the External text sources.

There's a simple example:


Tested with IceCast server version 2.4.4