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We need a MythRadio (MythTV DVR, but for radio) (libretechni.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by nonserf@libretechni.ca to c/dabradio@feddit.uk

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cross-posted from: https://libretechni.ca/post/321504

MythTV is a great tool for browsing broadcast TV schedules and scheduling recordings. It’s a shame so many people have suckered for cloud streaming services, which have a subscription cost and yet they collect data on you regardless. Broadcast TV lately has almost no commercial interruptions and of course no tracking. It’s gratis as well. If they bring in commercials, MythTV can auto-detect them and remove them.

FM and DAB radio signals include EPG. So the scheduling metadata is out there. But apparently no consumer receivers make use of it. They just show album art.

There are no jazz stations where I live. Only a few stations which sometimes play jazz. It’s a shame the EPG is not being exploited. Broadcast radio would be so much better if we could browse a MythTV schedule and select programs to record.

I suppose it’s not just a software problem. There are FM tuner USB sticks (not great). Nothing for DAB. And nothing comparable to the SiliconDust designs, which are tuners that connect to ethernet.

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[–] Emsquared@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There have been a few attempt to realise a better use for the EPG like the Pure Evoke-3 radio that had epg and recording (I even remember the Psion Wavefinder from the early 2000s that used software on a Windows pc and let you schedule recordings) but sadly the nearest we got to any usable nin-internet radio recording option with epg has been via Freeview, Freesat or Sky satellite boxes but that wouldn't necessarily get you access to all the stations on DAB.

[–] nonserf@libretechni.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Those are probably things I should look into. Considering those free-to-air networks are TV networks, MythTV would likely work for them. But then I have no idea the absence of video would cause any issues, considering a Satellite tuner device for a PC might just receive TV signals.