What is the point of this? Why is it here? Is there something special going on?
So many links to web sites happen where one has no clue why it is posted or what it does.
Radio Garden
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#22How exactly was this made? Are online radio streams just so guaranteed to be a consistent, open API for use?
It feels like it would be ridiculously tedious if there were a thousand different ways stations might set up their stream.
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#23Ah! It is its time to be submitted again. I remember submitting it when I found it a few years back. This pops up once a while (seeing a pattern here) and people loving it. 2016: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13164058 2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18427701 2020: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23477771 2022: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30441847
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#24If you're in the UK don't bother downloading for the full experience, it still won't let you listen to anything outside of the UK.
Came here to say that! It's a nice app and very innovative, but if I have fire up a f*** VPN every time I want to listen to stations outside the UK, forget it! I don't think the developers care either: I've emailed numerous times without an answer, and even less-than-favourable reviews on the App Store failed to elicit a response. At least tell us the reason for the UK- hatred if you're not going to fix it?!
It’s a copyright issue.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Garden
“unfortunately the restriction must be extended for an indefinite period due to copyright and neighbouring rights related matters that require clarification. ”
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#25Favorite stations?
Couple of mine: Hip hop lounge in DC, zootopia Stanford, alpha boys Kingston, Kauai community, soggy dollar BVI, smooth jazz NY
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#26It was a challenge finding something truly foreign. I just kept stumbling across america's best hits of the 80s and 90s, all across the globe. With a steady helping of generic euro-pop. But some revival preaching in africa really felt like visiting a foreign place, as did some cape town talk radio. Obviously the islamic world has a very different playlist, so that was a gimme. What a neat concept!
Try Finland.
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#27If you're in the UK don't bother downloading for the full experience, it still won't let you listen to anything outside of the UK.
Try Tor browser
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#28If you're in the UK don't bother downloading for the full experience, it still won't let you listen to anything outside of the UK.
Came here to say that! It's a nice app and very innovative, but if I have fire up a f*** VPN every time I want to listen to stations outside the UK, forget it! I don't think the developers care either: I've emailed numerous times without an answer, and even less-than-favourable reviews on the App Store failed to elicit a response. At least tell us the reason for the UK- hatred if you're not going to fix it?!
Not sure if it’s still true but you can disable the check very easily using devtools. No need for a VPN.
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#29When I think of the far reaches of Siberia, I don’t really think of people blasting upbeat euro techno, but there you have it.
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#30Favorite stations? Couple of mine: Hip hop lounge in DC, zootopia Stanford, alpha boys Kingston, Kauai community, soggy dollar BVI, smooth jazz NY
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