where do streaming MP3 "radio" clients get their STATION LISTS from?

[dpopiz]

I'm writing some streaming mp3 "radio" client software and I'm just wondering where the best place to get a station list is. One already structured in XML would be nice.

For example, Winamp gets a pretty good station list from somewhere, so where/how does it get it?

 

[dpopiz]

anyone?

 

[Nohr]

Winamp will be getting it's station list from Shoutcast. After a bit of searching through their forum it appears the only way to get access to their full station list is to get permission from Winamp/Nullsoft/AOL/whoever. I don't know what that entails.

I did find a couple alternate stream lists in XML. Maybe they'll help you out.
http://www.steamcast.com/sbin/rsms_feed.xml
http://dir.xiph.org/yp.xml

 

[dpopiz]

thanks a lot nohr! at least now I have something to work with