Free Internet Radio Directories for Listeners (Google Gemini)

 Top Directories for Listeners- These platforms offer the best user experiences for discovering and streaming global content. 

• Radio Garden: The most immersive way to find radio. It features a 3D interactive globe where you can rotate the earth and tune into live broadcasts from thousands of cities. It is excellent for finding niche community and independent stations.  
  
  TuneIn: The industry heavyweight. It has the largest collection (100,000+) of AM/FM and internet-only stations, including major sports networks and news outlets like CNN and BBC
  
  Radio.net: A clean, straightforward directory with over 60,000 stations. It’s particularly strong for European stations but has a massive global reach and excellent mobile apps.
  
  Online Radio Box: A favorite for listeners who want to know what’s playing now. It provides live playlists and historical logs of tracks played on each station.
  
  Streema: Highly organized by city and genre. ¹ It is one of the most stable directories for finding local AM/FM stations that have moved to a web stream.
  
  

  Niche & Specialized Directories

  If you are looking for something specific, like indie music, high-quality audio, or accessibility, try these:

• SomaFM: A listener-supported, commercial-free directory of over 30 channels of underground/alternative music (chill, lofi, indie, electronic).

• Filtermusic: A directory specifically focused on electronic and dance music radio stations, updated daily.

• Radio-Locator: A highly technical search engine for U.S. and international stations. It provides detailed info on signal range and transmitter locations.

• BlindRadio: Designed specifically to be accessible for the visually impaired, focusing on ease of navigation.

• NTS Radio: A global platform for artist-run radio, perfect for discovering experimental or avant-garde music.

         Source: Google Gemini

My Top 3 Favorites:

     Internet Radio Directory:  https://www.internet-radio.com/

     iHeart Radio:  https://www.iheart.com/

     Pandora Radio:  https://www.pandora.com/

Internet Radio Station Directories (chatgpt)

If you're looking for directories that list Internet radio stations, there are a few reliable websites and services where you can explore different stations by genre, location, or popularity. Here are some popular ones:

1. TuneIn

• Website: www.tunein.com

• Description: One of the most well-known platforms for streaming live radio from around the world. TuneIn offers both music and talk stations, and you can search by genre, location, or specific station.

• Features: Has a mobile app, podcasts, and news alongside radio streams.

2. Radio.com (now Audacy)

• Website: www.audacy.com

• Description: A comprehensive directory of live radio stations, offering everything from news to music, sports, and talk shows. The website's directory allows users to search by city, genre, or station.

• Features: Popular in the U.S. with a vast collection of stations.

3. Radio Garden

• Website: www.radio.garden

• Description: A unique and interactive radio directory that lets you explore live radio stations worldwide using an interactive globe. You can zoom into cities around the world to listen to local stations.

• Features: Geolocation-based, interactive interface.

4. Shoutcast

• Website: www.shoutcast.com

• Description: A popular platform for streaming and hosting internet radio stations. Shoutcast allows you to search for stations by genre, location, and other filters.

• Features: Provides a free directory of live stations.

5. Live365

• Website: https://live365.com/

• Description: A service offering thousands of live internet radio stations across many genres. It's a platform where many independent creators and broadcasters host their stations.

• Features: Broad genre diversity, from niche hobbies to mainstream music.

6. Radionomy

• Website: www.radionomy.com, now shoutcast

• Description: This platform lets users create their own internet radio stations, and it also offers a large directory of community-driven radio stations. You can search by genre and language.

• Features: Allows station creation, streaming, and discovery.

7. Internet Radio (dir)

• Website: https://www.internet-radio.com/

• Description: A simple, no-frills directory that categorizes stations by genre, country, and popularity. It’s easy to navigate and offers quick access to a wide range of stations.

• Features: Straightforward, easy-to-use interface.

8. iHeartRadio

• Website: https://www.iheart.com/

• Description: Offers a wide selection of live radio stations, podcasts, and on-demand content. You can discover radio stations by genre, city, and station.

• Features: Includes popular stations and exclusive podcasts.

9. Radio.co

• Website: https://www.radio.net/

• Description: While primarily a platform for hosting internet radio stations, Radio.co has a public directory where you can find a variety of stations that are broadcasting live.

• Features: Allows for station management and offers a directory of radio stations.

10. FMRadioFree

• Website: https://www.fmradiofree.com/

• Description: A directory of free FM radio stations, including both traditional FM and internet radio. It categorizes stations by genre and location.

• Features: Free streaming with easy access to stations.

These directories should give you plenty of options to explore a wide range of internet radio stations, whether you’re into specific genres or just curious about discovering stations from around the world.

Source: chatgpt

KDE Recorder and Pithos Pandora client for recording Internet Radio

I have been searching for a new recorder application for my Linux desktops. The KDE Recorder is a new find.  It is a Snap application available from the Snap Store. 
Linux Snap applications are self-contained software packages that run in a secure environment called a sandbox, allowing them to work across various Linux distributions. They are managed by a tool called snapd, which handles installation, updates, and removal of these applications automatically. Below is how to install Snap and the KDE Recorder. Enjoy.

Enable snaps on Debian and install Recorder

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.

Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd: 
sudo snap install snapd

Install Recorder
To install Recorder, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install krecorder

Source: https://snapcraft.io/install/krecorder/debian

The KDE Recorder can be found here:   https://snapcraft.io/krecorder

By combining a streaming recorder with Pithos- a Pandora client, you can record streaming Internet radio. Pithos is a native Pandora Radio client for Linux. It’s much more lightweight than the Pandora.com web client, and integrates with desktop features such as media keys, notifications, and the sound menu.

Pithos also has some built-in add-ons like a 10 Band Equalizer.























Pithos can be found in the Synaptic Package Manager or here in a Snap app:

https://pithos.github.io/

MAC OS Theme for XFCE

For those looking to theme their XFCE desktops like the famous MAC OS desktop, there are many options available. Below are my results using the Mojave-Light Theme and Mojave-CT-Eos Icon set. Wallpaper is MAC OS Sierra. The dock used is Plank with the cratos-lion theme. All of these can be found on XFCElook.org. I have posted links below. Enjoy.

MAC os Mohave Theme:
https://www.pling.com/s/XFCE/p/1275087/

MAC os Icon Theme:
https://github.com/zayronxio/Mojave-CT 
https://www.opendesktop.org/p/1305429/  (round)

MAC os Sierra Mountains Wallpaper:
https://wallpaperaccess.com/mac-4k

Plank cratos-lion theme:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/cratoslion/

More themes and icons can be found at:
https://www.xfce-look.org/browse/

KWave - A simple audio editor

 

Do you often make small edits to audio files or need to make voice recordings that are easy to clip and export? The conventional free choice for that type of work is Audacity, including on Linux. But Audacity has grown into a much more complex and, some might say, bloated app. Audacity has also had its share of controversies over the years.

One potential replacement is KWave. It's an app developed by the KDE team that's meant for simple audio editing. There are features for common edits like adding a low-pass filter, editing sample rates, fading, and normalizing volume. You can insert silence and noise, or record directly from your microphone. It supports WAV, MP3, OGG, OPUS, FLAC, and ASCII coded audio.

Like I said, it isn't as fully-featured as Audacity, so it won't accomodate everyone's needs. But if you're looking for something that's simple and easy to use, I recommend trying KWave.

KWave is widely available across Linux distros, so you can likely find it by searching your distro's software manager. You can get KWave from Flathub and on Snap Store.

You can also easily install it from the command line:

sudo apt install kwave #Debian and Ubuntu
sudo dnf install kwave #Fedora
sudo pacman -S kwave #Arch
sudo zypper install kwave #openSUSE


Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-february-6/

Customize Your Xfce Desktop Look Like MacOS Big Sur | Version 1.0

Notes from the video:

00:14 – Final Result Wallpaper : https://www.pling.com/p/1399346

03:17 - Install and Enable Themes https://www.pling.com/p/1403328/

04:45 - Install and Enable Icon Theme https://www.pling.com/p/1405756/

06:05 - Install and Enable Cursors https://www.pling.com/p/1355701/

alt : https://www.pling.com/p/1411743

07:10 - Configure Panel Install Vala-Appmenu

manjaro/arch : pamac build vala-panel-appmenu-common-git vala-panel-appmenu-registrar-git vala-panel-appmenu-xfce-git

sudo pacman -S appmenu-gtk-module

Execute this command after enable vala-appmenu: xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/ShellShowsMenubar -n -t bool -s true xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/ShellShowsAppmenu -n -t bool -s true Install Panther Launcher: pamac build panther-launcher-git

12:45 - Install and Configure Plank Manjaro/Arch :

sudo pacman -S plank Ubuntu/Debian : sudo apt install plank

15:03 - Install and Configure Launcher Manjaro/Arch :

sudo pacman -S synapse Ubuntu/Debian : sudo apt install synapse

17:13 - Configure Login and Lock Screen

sudo pacman -S lightdm-webkit2-greeter pamac build lightdm-webkit2-theme-glorious sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf 

Change this section : greeter-session=lightdm-webkit2-greeter sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm-webkit2-greeter.conf 

Change this section : webkit-theme = glorious

19:47 - Additional Settings sudo pacman -S nautilus Firefox Theme: https://github.com/vinceliuice/WhiteS...