Internet Radio Player which displays Stream data constantly.

[altairauditore]

I currently use iTunes to listen to some internet radio streams, and the stream data loads perfectly (i.e. the stream info - track name / program).

Is there any program (or way ) to constantly display the stream metadata of a radio station without actually playing the stream?

Right now, the stream data shows only when I click on the stream, so if I want to see what's playing, I gotta click on all the streams individually. I was searching for a way to have a billboard like display which always shows the metadata of all the streams, so I can see a list of what's playing, all the time.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Some radio stations have websites that provide the "now playing" data from the front-end. The only way to get the stream metadata is to open the stream with a connection.

 

[altairauditore]

That's what I currently do, open the stream, was searching fora an alternative.

 

[Dude111]

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[lxskllr]

That's what I currently do, open the stream, was searching fora an alternative.

To do what you want, a site would have to send a beacon on content change, like rss, or the player would have to be continuously downloading the stream which is a waste of bandwidth. I don't think you'll find a ready made solution, but you may be able to hack something together if it's only a couple stations. Referring to Scarpozzi's post, you may be able to work with "Now Playing" from the site. Pull that down, and load it into a stock ticker on your desktop.