Calm Radio on B&O

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AnalogPlanet (archived2)
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 08:24 GMT
#2110160

I very much like the choice of Calm Radio, really a unique set of stations to provide a bit of auditive harmony and serenity into your home.

Sadly, TuneIn stopped supporting adding of custom station URLs so B&O products are locked out of it. It did affect other vendors too, but now I see that practically all - apart from B&O - have developed their own solution. Denon has it, Naim has it, Yamaha, Bluesound, Cambridge Audio too... as well as the Playstation. Needless to say, Sonos is supporting it too.

That leaves B&O as the only vendor with no solution. Such a pitty. Did any forum member found a workaround in the meantime perhaps? I am doomed now with a free version that is interrupting the stream frequently to advertise subscription... ...which I would gladly pay for if B&O wouldn't be the only AV vendor with no solution for their customers.

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cboudier (archived2)
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 09:14 GMT
#2110161
AnalogPlanet wrote:
Sadly, TuneIn stopped supporting adding of custom station URLs

😕

Since when?

I’m not at home now, so I can’t check for mines, but if confirmed, that’s a bad new...

Do you mean you can’t add any new custom radio AND also the already registered don’t work anymore?
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AnalogPlanet (archived2)
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 10:54 GMT
#2110162

This is where I read it, not sure if it misguiding perhaps: 

Millemis
Millemis
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 10:55 GMT
#2110163

Not sure what you mean?

I did a search in TuneIN and there are several Calm Radio stations available.

Making one or more of these favourites there should allow listening on my Essence.

Which B&O (device) do you have in mind?

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Millemis
Millemis
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 11:10 GMT
#2110164

One of the Calm Radio stations in the Bang & Olufsen app - and in TuneIN

Click the pic!

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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AnalogPlanet (archived2)
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 12:20 GMT
#2110165

Millemissen wrote:

Not sure what you mean?

I did a search in TuneIN and there are several Calm Radio stations available.

This is a free stream, and I'm playing it too.

What is not available is the premium, paid stream without interruptions for advertisments and in higher bitrate at 320kbps. So if I subscribe to Calm Radio I cannot listen to the premium stream on B&O devices because of the TuneIn lockout and unlike with other brands B&O does not provide an alternative. Broken Heart

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cboudier (archived2)
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 12:54 GMT
#2110166
Millemissen wrote:
I did a search in TuneIN and there are several Calm Radio stations available.

It’s about custom URL, not the radios listed by TuneIn.

Note that to add a custom URL you need to use the TuneIn app

https://help.tunein.com/what-is-a-custom-url-and-where-can-i-add-it-HkOxgcC9OwM
Hiort
Hiort
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 16:08 GMT
#2110167
CB wrote:

It’s about custom URL, not the radios listed by TuneIn.

Note that it’s not possible to add a custom URL on all the OS

https://help.tunein.com/what-is-a-custom-url-and-where-can-i-add-it-HkOxgcC9OwM

So if one would add a custom url as per the instructions in your link, it would not appear under favorites in e.g B&O app?

Location: Sweden

My B&O Icons:

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cboudier (archived2)
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 16:14 GMT
#2110168
I did add custom URLs and they are (were ?) accessible in the B&O app.

That’s why I’m worrying... (I can’t check now)
Hiort
Hiort
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Posted August 8, 2018 at 18:17 GMT
#2110169
CB wrote:

I did add custom URLs and they are (were ?) accessible in the B&O app.

That’s why I’m worrying... (I can’t check now)

I tried to add a custom link I found on the internet. It did appear in the app after a while but it did not play on my BeoSound 1.

Location: Sweden

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
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Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
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