What format is the audio stream?

AAC-LC at 192kbps via Icecast, with an MP3 fallback for legacy clients.

How do I listen in VLC?

Open the Icecast stream URL in VLC: the audio player on esr.li provides a direct link you can copy.

What's the difference between audio and video?

The audio stream (Icecast) has ~10s latency. The video stream (LLHLS) has ~2s latency and includes video, but you can use it for audio-only listening too.

Audio Stream

AAC (primary)

https://ice.ether.esr.li/esr-ch1.aac

MP3 (fallback)

https://ice.ether.esr.li/esr-ch1.mp3

Technical Details

Primary at /esr-ch1.aac - AAC-LC (libfdk_aac), 192 kbps
Fallback at /esr-ch1.mp3 - MP3

How to Use

East Side Radio's audio stream delivers high-quality AAC audio at 192kbps with an MP3 fallback for older devices. The stream uses Icecast and is compatible with most media players including VLC, Foobar2000, and Winamp. For the lowest latency, use the LLHLS stream which delivers audio within 2 seconds of broadcast.

Open esr.li and tap the audio player
For direct stream access, use the Icecast URL in your preferred media player
For lowest latency, use the video player (LLHLS, ~2s latency)

For extra info

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