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    Post File Extension .PLS for CBC Radio Stations

    I find I am not able to tune into or record CBC Radio stations. I suspect it is because the stations want to send me a file with a .PLS extension but there is no program assigned to that extension on my Windows 7.

    Does anyone know how I can fix this, please??

    Many thanks, much appreciated!! ..Bill..

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    Default Re: File Extension .PLS for CBC Radio Stations

    Please add the shows through the Media Guide. They are set up correctly for you and will record in a manner you can use your players with.

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    Default Re: File Extension .PLS for CBC Radio Stations

    Quote Originally Posted by billlee View Post
    the stations want to send me a file with a .PLS extension but there is no program assigned to that extension on my Windows 7.
    Just open it with a text editor...a PLS file is just a text file containing a playlist - it includes the "real" link to the stream. Here's an example:

    Code:
    [playlist]
    numberofentries=2
    File1=http://141.75.245.238:8000/db0fhn.mp3
    File2=http://141.75.245.238:8000/db0fhn-low.mp3
    For this example stream, enter one of the streams in Replay A/V and you're done. Here's one from a Canadian college station (CKXU):

    Code:
    [playlist]
    numberofentries=1
    File1=http://174.36.206.217:8715
    Title1=CKXU-FM 88.3 Radio Society Stream
    Length1=-1
    version=2
    Enter http://174.36.206.217:8715 in Replay A/V (or any other streaming player, like Windows Media Player) and *poof* - music and talk.

    The Media Guide might be convenient for some people (never used it, myself), but it doesn't teach you how to read PLS or M3U files, nor can it possibly be maintained with every URI users might want to record. This isn't magic, it's really pretty simple once you learn how these things work - you can easily manually update a changed stream URI long before the Media Guide can be updated.

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