Hi Jim,
The problem lies in the URL
Notice the mms instead of http and also "wm" in the URL.
that indicates the use of Windows Media Player.
The Catalunya radio URL when reduced to catradio.cat or similar,
will get you a website.
This page gives this explanation
http://www.catradio.com/comescoltarnos/faq.htm
Per què ja no ho puc escoltar amb Real Player?
Catalunya Ràdio ha aprofitat la remodelació de la web per canviar el
format d'àudio, que fins ara era el Real Player. El més probable és que
el teu ordinador ja estigui preparat per reproduir algun dels dos
formats (Windows Media o MPEG 4). En cas contrari, només ha de seguir
les indicacions del reproductor.
In short, it's only Windows Media player or Quicktime.
I'm sorry I don't speak enough Spanish to understand everything,
but enough to know that Real Player is not supported.
I did get Quicktime to play on their websites,but not on
the mms with wm URLs
I'm not sure what the solution is.
Peter.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [PCSOFT] Is Win Media Player blocking some of my Real radio sites?
From: Jim <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: 29-Jan-2008 2:17:13 PM
I listen to many web radio stations 'round the world on Real player.
Recently some won't play that previously worked fine, while others
continue to work OK. The problem is not intermittent.
When I try to log on to certain stations I get the following window:
"Windows Media Player cannot play the file because the specified
protocol is not supported. If you typed a URL in the Open URL dialog
box, try using a different transport protocol (for example, "http:" or
"rtsp:")."
I don't even want Win Media Player to play the file!
I have: Pentium 2, (Old!), XP Pro, SP2; Firefox; Real Player (free
version) is default player. Default re-confirmed! Real player and Win
Media player both updated.
Some sites (Web radio stations) that present this problem (with what may
be their URL's - or maybe just their home web pages):
XLNC1 (Tijuana, Mexico station)
mms://wmlive.vitalstreamcdn.com.XLNC1Live
Catalunya radio (Barcelona, Spain) -
mms://catmusica.directe-wm.emissio.catradio.cat/reflector:37181
...and some that work fine:
Yellowstone Public Radio - http://ypr-sc.streamguys.net:80/
KPBX - http://dj.argia.ne
I notice a difference - "http" vs "mms". I can't find a way to change
the "mms" to "http", if this is the problem.
What's the solution?
Thanks for your help. Email reply appreciated. - Bopp in Pa
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