WFMU’s test page states:
This demo of our live mp3 stream seems to work well on Chrome (Mac/PC) and Safari (Mac). No flash is being used.
Firefox, which does not support mp3 natively, streams our ogg stream but it’s not quite there yet. Firefox users will need to hit the pause/play buttons to let the stream buffer a bit and then it should play fine. IE, you’re hopless [sic].
WFMU is the longest-running free-form radio station in the United States.
Mac Safari or Chrome browser users, try out their HTML test here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Joe J.” for the heads up.]
It’s not working for me, using Safari. And the page has a cute typo- “IE, you’re hopless.” Actually, I prefer to listen to internet radio and such through iTunes, although hijacking the audio stream is just as easy from a web page.
WFMU will let you play many ways, via dedicated free iPhone app, iTunes, or website via flash player. This test just flattens the web experience. I like.
re: hopless, mabye IE doesn’t get any beer.
Works perfectly for me, using Safari 4.0.5. It just worked. No idea why it wouldn’t work for someone else.
——RM
Not only can IE not jump, but it also has no hope.
Typing this from my work PC running a portable version of Chrome. It works. I hope AccuRadio dumps Flash and moves to HTML5 also.
Working great 4.0.5 in Safari! Thanks WFMU. Love this station, one of the last great college stations. Look at this…
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/04/the_odd_recomme.html
Maybe try a simple “reload”. It didn’t work for me the first time, then I just reloaded the page and it started.
I am reading MDN using NetNewsWire. The demonstration of streaming audio works for me.
It works in the UK too!
Just needed a reload and it runs well. At least ths takes me away from the elections for a time!
Sorry ……………. should have said I’m running Safari 4.0.5.
First time took Safari into beachball mode….MacBook Pro got very hot…after 5 min had to force quite. Tried again, everything just works…..
Tried Webkit, too. No joy. No idea what the problem is.
I used my iPhone’s Safari and when the page displayed, I clicked on the Play-Pause icon and it launched QT player and I’m listening to it now (over WiFi). Sounds great.
Works great right away with my Version 4.0.5.
Firefox can’t play MP3’s either? They sure are a bunch of tight ass twats considering they make Millions from using Google as their search engine a year?
Mozilla better watch out or Firefox will be the next IE.
It works with Safari on the iPad too!
Rocks with Opera 10.53 .\m/
Works on iPad, even plays from a minimized/hidden page.
If things are really open, mp3 is not, we should move to Ogg.
Working fine on Safari in iPod touch! Great workaround while the app still doesn’t work with multitasking.