LocalRadio Test Release v1.21-alpha
Pre-release
March 15, 2020 - LocalRadio Test Release v1.21-alpha
📻 LocalRadio is "Radio for Cord-Cutters" – a Software-Defined Radio app for your Mac and mobile devices. With an inexpensive RTL-SDR device plugged into the Mac's USB port, LocalRadio provides a casual listening experience for your favorite local FM broadcasts, free music, news, sports, weather, public safety and aviation scanner monitoring, etc.
This release provides two code-signed versions of LocalRadio -
LocalRadio.v1.21-alpha - for macOS 10.15 Catalina, and
LocalRadio v1.21-alpha-legacy - for macOS 10.11 El Capitan.
Choose one of those versions from the "Assets" section below based on your macOS installation. For best results, install LocalRadio in the /Applications folder.
The major change in this release is the replacement of Icecast with the LocalRadio StreamingServer. This change will simplify the configuration of the software and is more suitable for home-usage.
Several bug fixes are included in this release, including a fix for a database initialization error, and errors that occur when updating the database from a previous version of the app.
The HTTPS encryption feature has been removed from LocalRadio, due to compatibility problems with WebKit's audio element with self-signed certificates.
LocalRadio requires an inexpensive RTL-SDR USB device for radio reception. Many compatible RTL-SDR devices are available from online sellers. We recommend the RTL-SDR v3 device, available at Amazon.com.
LocalRadio is intended for personal home use on your local area network and WiFi. If you wish to listen to LocalRadio while away from home, we suggest installing a NetGear NightHawk router with a built-in OpenVPN server. You can then install the OpenVPN client software on your iPhone and other mobile devices, which will provide a private, encrypted connection to LocalRadio from anywhere.
This software not been independently tested, and should be treated as "pre-release software". You might want to wait until the initial bug reports are addressed and documentation is available.
The project home page is at https://github.com/dsward2/LocalRadio