[asterisk-users] Streaming MoH from iHeart radio?

[Dovid Bender]

If you have in musiconhold.conf cachertclasses=yes then it will only pull
one stream. Below is what you can try:


musiconhold.conf
[general]
cachertclasses=yes ; use 1 instance of moh class for all users who are
using it,
preferchannelclass=no ; Needed so that we use what's set in MusicOnHold()
and not the channel default

[default]
mode=files
directory=moh

[my_station]
mode=custom
application=/etc/asterisk/my_station.sh

my_station.sh
#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/ffmpeg  -i '<STREAM_URL_HERE>' -vn -ar 8000 -ac 1 -f s16le -


echo "[$(date +%F) $(date +%T)] $0" >> /tmp/streams_down #Log downed
streams.
sleep $(( ( RANDOM % 60 )  )) #This is extremely important as if it's not
here the repeat will lockup a core on the box




On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 5:34 PM, Glenn Geller (VDOPh) <ggeller at vdo-ph.com>
wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> Technically, it's possible. It takes a bit of work to extract the right
> stream links from the playlist file, and some services hide this from
> sight, best they can.
>
> We tried to do a similar thing, streaming smoothjazz.com radio through
> Askerisk, as MOH.
>
> What we found was that the way Asterisk works (or worked originally, when
> we tested), it tries to open a new socket for each MOH "session", and
> they'd see multiple sessions from our IP address, and eventually block the
> IP.
>

> What we did to alleviate this, was install a locally controlled Icecast
> server used as a "relay", which pulls 1 stream from them, and allows us to
> pull multiple streams (relays) from the server... never been blocked since.
>
> As far as the legality is concerned, technically ANY music for "public
> consumption" requires a performance license of some kind. However, as long
> as they'e not a huge company, and just using for hold music, or internal
> office music... should be fine.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
> *Glenn Geller*
>
> *VDO-Ph International*
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 8:02 AM Mike Diehl <mdiehlenator at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a user who would like to stream their favorite radio station from
>> iHeart radio for their music on hold.
>>
>> It this TECHNICALLY possible?  If so, any pointers would be appreciated.
>>
>> Is this LEGAL in the US?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Mike.
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