Local Network Radio

I'm building an application to control and stream audio to a Smart Radio which:

• Supports Frontier Silicon API
• Can receive streaming audio via HTTP Protocol (Called Internet Radio by these devices)

Tested on a Roberts Revival iStream3L but this description likely fits other devices.

Motivation

My device has Wi-Fi connectivity and supports streaming Spotify, Amazon Music and Deezer via the internet however there was no method that I could find to play my own music library via Wi-Fi. Bluetooth and USB are both options but Bluetooth audio quality can be poor and I wanted to be able to control the playback from other devices as I was accustomed to via Spotify's 'Connect to Device' feature.

What this application is not

• This is unsuitable for hosting an internet radio show as it prioritises low latency over scaling or reliability over the internet. The server is designed to have one client connected and be ran over a local network. See Icecast for this purpose.

State of the project

This is currently a proof of concept, there is currently a very basic interface to see the currently playing song, the time elapsed in the track and to switch the song playing.

Next on the roadmap will be

• Playing and Pausing the Track
• Seeking the Track
• Using the afsapi library (as seen in index.py) to add volume control
• Allowing queueing of tracks

Setting up custom internet radio channels on Frontier Silicon API

There are some instructions for setting up custom radio stations via Robert's radio station database partner and also how to access the Frontier Silicon dashboard.

How to add a custom URL to a Roberts Stream Internet radio