RadioListPlayer

With a name that speaks for itself, RadioListPlayer provides the simplest application for playing online radio stations. You get access to online stations worldwide, all within a simple, one-window interface.

It is worth mentioning from the start that RadioListPlayer requires ffplay, a small application included in the FFmpeg package. The executable file of ffplay must be placed in the same directory as RadioListPlayer for the application to start and work properly.

The main window includes a table of radio stations and their corresponding web URLs. Luckily, there are not one, but many example files inside the package, which allows you to test the functionality of the application.

There are lists of radio stations and their web addresses from multiple countries all wround the world. While the example files can be edited to include URLs of your own, note that you can also load a new list file from your computer.

To load a radio station to the player, simply double-click on it. The embedded player displays information about the radio station, but there is no volume control or other audio-related setting to configure, which advanced users might find a bit odd. A list of preselections can be defined to store the radio stations you listen to most frequently.

Despite its name, RadioListPlayer also brings to the table a built-in radio recorder. In other words, you can record playing audio and save the output to your computer. All the recordings are automatically named based on the name of the radio station and the timestamp.

Although it comes with an interface and a working environment a bit too basic for my taste, RadioListPlayer does provide a reliable radio station player and recording tool. It also allows you to search for new audio streams and comes with a grep tool that can capture all the URLs on a webpage, which might be of help if you want to create your own list of radio stations.