Add Radio Browser

[konan]

Radio Browser (https://www.radio-browser.info/) is a large database for worldwide radio stations. (36538 stations)

It provides API.

It will enable WiiM users to listen to a variety of radio stations without inputting the URL of each station if added to "Music Services" of the WiiM app.

 

[Brantome]

Radio Browser (https://www.radio-browser.info/) is a large database for worldwide radio stations. (36538 stations)

It provides API.

It will enable WiiM users to listen to a variety of radio stations without inputting the URL of each station if added to "Music Services" of the WiiM app.

You can already access this if use you use the Alexa skill and the Wiim Remote

Alexa Skill Radio Browser - TuneIn alternative

Alexa Radio Skill with your favorites list, database with 27000 internet radio stations. Can also play HTTP URLs. Selection by number or zapping.

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[Brantome]

Also, you already have vTuner and Tunein, of course, as well as the BBC and Radio Paradise. Or you could airplay, chromecast or bluetooth from a radio browser app on your chosen platform - as many of the stations appear low(ish) MP3 streams, those transports might be sufficient.

 

[konan]

Oh that's good.

Can you explain how to use the Alexa Skill and WiiM Remote in more detail?

Radio Browser has the advantage that users can add their own radio stations.

 

[Brantome]

Oh that's good.

Can you explain how to use the Alexa Skill and WiiM Remote in more detail?

Radio Browser has the advantage that users can add their own radio stations.

It's in the link I gave above.
Unfortunately, Alexa can't redirect audio from a skill to another echo and the workarounds that worked in the past like using a group preferred speaker don't seem to work for radio browser. As a result, you can only play on the device you ask, so you need to use the WiiM remote linked to your WiiM Mini/Pro. Also, the skill only allows you to ask for entries from your favourites list e.g. "Alexa, tell Radio Browser to play 4". You can use an alexa routine triggered by voice and using a custom action to tailor that to something more memorable e.g. "Alexa, Classical Relax" if that's what your favourite #4 is.

 

[Brantome]

Actually, I've just tested another workaround that means you don't have to use a WiiM Remote if you already have an echo device. If you have that echo in a device group where the WiiM device is set as preferred speaker, you first ask the echo to play an audio stream that is supported via the preferred speaker route - the easiest is to simply ask it "Alexa, play Tunein". Then, without stopping the stream, ask "Alexa, radio browser 4" and it should then use the WiiM preferred speaker route.

 

[konan]

Oh it was my first time to use Alexa so it seemed difficult at first.
I succeeded in using Alexa to play music through WiiM Pro.
The best solution to play Radio Browser is to use a Radio Browser app (Open Radio : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yuriy.openradio) and use the Chromecast function in the app.