mpd BBC Radio Streams

bbc_radio.sh

#!/bin/bash

# station urls found in http://www.suppertime.co.uk/blogmywiki/2015/04/updated-list-of-bbc-network-radio-urls/
# script inspired by https://gist.github.com/stengland/4052479

STATIONS=(
    radio1 radio1xtra radio2 radio3
    radio4fm radio4lw radio4extra
    radio5live 6music asianet
    cymru foyle nangaidheal scotlandfm
    ulster walesmw 
)

playradio() {
    stream_url="http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_$1_mf_p"
    
    echo "Using '$stream_url':"
    # clear current queue
    mpc clear 
    mpc add $stream_url && mpc play
}

main() {
    select s in ${STATIONS[*]}; do
        playradio "${s}"
        break
    done
}

main