Internet radio, often referred to as web radio, streaming radio, or online radio, is a digital audio service that streams over the Internet.
So, what makes internet radio so appealing? For starters, there are no sign-up or subscription fees, making it accessible to everyone. You can tune into a vast array of stations from around the globe. Whether you’re a fan of classical music, pop, folk, or even news and talk shows, there’s something for everyone, no matter where you are, as long as you have an internet connection. Internet radio covers every format you’d find on traditional broadcast stations, providing endless listening options.
goradion is a TUI internet radio player for Linux. It uses mpv as its playback engine. As its name suggests, it’s written in Go. This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
Installation
I tested goradion using the Manjaro distribution. I installed the binary package using Manjaro’s GUI package manager (called Pamac).
The package installs with no issues.
In Operation
Here’s what you see when launching the program.
The software has populated a reasonable range of internet radio stations which are well organized. But I’d like to see a much larger range. For example, in the 80s section there are only 4 stations listed.
There’s search functionality. The station search dialog is brought up with Ctrl+F or with :
What other functionality is available?
- Play a random station (accessible by pressing * when in a category).
- The status line shows the station and track being played as well as the bitrate information and volume level.
- Control the volume (with left and right arrows).
- Shuffle play. Shuffle uses the stations currently open/visible. On tag screen (top level) all stations are shuffled.
- Press ? shows the shortcuts.
Summary
Goradion definitely has its perks. It’s resource-efficient, reliable, and boasts a good text-based user interface.
The stations are configured using a CSV file with a title, URL and semicolon ; separated tag(s). I’d really love to have the ability to add stations from within the program ideally integrating with the Radio Browser API.
Goradion is cross-platform software running under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/agejevasv/goradion
Support:
Developer: Viktoras Agejevas
License: The Unlicense
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