BBC Radio 5

[how random]

I'm trying to listen to a premiership match through the UK Radio player gadget for the windows vista side bar, but when i try it says that it cant for contractual reasons although i am in the uk

I can listen to the matches on the radio player off their website, so is there any way to fix this so i can listen to the matches through the vista side bar gadget?

Thanks.

 

[Theguy]

I just tried as well, and yea, some contractual reasons. how very strange.. perhaps they are trying to stop people not from the UK listening to it?

 

[Scottland]

It's something to do with the Gadget (I had similar problems), http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/live/live.asx works fine.

 

[how random]

Thanks for that link it works

Does anyone know if there is a way to edit the gadget with this new link?

 

[Scottland]

Yeah, if you open:
"C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\BBCRadio.gadget\en-US"

And open the Settings HTML file (in notepad or whatever), the URL's are in there. I'm sure you can figure it out

 

[how random]

Thanks for that, but i dont suppose you know how to do it for the UK radio player?

I have had a look around in the folder for it but couldnt find anything that looks right.

 

[Scottland]

Dunno, I've never used that one. What files are in the directory?

 

[Scottland]

Just installed the UKRP plugin, I've not used it before but it's quite good

You could always add it as a custom station, failing that the station settings appear to be in the Stations.js (Java Script) file, which you can open in Notepad.

The offending code is located on line 76 I believe:

theStream[7] = "http://www.everythingeverything.co.uk/ukrp/stream.php?station=BBCRFiveL";
theLogo[7] = "BBCRFiveL";
theXML[7] = "B";
theName[7] = "BBC Five Live";

One would assume that if you change the URL to the one I posted earlier in the thread, it will work. But I don't really do Java

 

[how random]

I cant see anything to edit in the settings.html, however i just opened the Stations.js and changed the link in there. I am unable to see if this works though as the footie has finished, i will have to wait until next week now.

Edit: You have beaten me to it, thanks