VLC is a media player available for different platforms, and it also provides player functionality for streaming content. This tutorial teaches you how to use VLC to listen to a web radio.
Steps
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Step 1. Launch VLC
This is the most important step of the whole procedure.
Method 1 of 2: Direct Connect
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Step 1. Access the 'Media' drop-down menu
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Step 2. Select the 'Open Network Stream' item
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Step 3. Type your source URL into the 'Enter a Network URL' field
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Step 4. Press the 'Play' button when finished
Method 2 of 2: Choose a Radio Station from the Presets
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Step 1. Go to the 'View' menu and select the 'Playlist' item
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Step 2. Look at the 'Internet' section
It should be the last item in the list that appeared on the left of the GUI.
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Step 3. You will find a list of streaming sources covering various items, such as web radio and internet TV
In our case we want to listen to a web radio, so select the item 'Icecast Radio Directory'.
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Step 4. In the panel on the right of the graphical interface, an exhaustive list of web radios that can be listened to using VLC will appear
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Step 5. Select the desired web radio icon to start streaming its programs
Alternatively, scroll through all the items on the list to locate a particular web radio.