RTL SDR FM Streamer

Turns your Realtek RTL2832 based DVB dongle into a FM radio receiver.

Discreption

RTL SDR FM Streamer is a small tool to stream FM radio by using a DVB-T dongle to a client e.g Kodi, VLC or mplayer.

The DVB-T dongle has to be based on the Realtek RTL2832U. See http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr for more RTL SDR details.

Usage

Default port: 2346

$ ./rtl_fm_streamer

Options

The options "-P" defines the port where the HTTP server is listen on.

e.g. port 12345

$ ./rtl_fm_streamer -P 12345

Streaming

To connect to the server you can use KODI, VLC or mplayer. Just connect to the URL
mono: "http://IP:port/FrequencyInHerz"
mono: "http://IP:port/FrequencyInHerz/0"
stereo: "http://IP:port/FrequencyInHerz/1"

e.g. for 93.2 MHz: http://localhost:2346/93200000

To use this tool in KODI simply create a *.strm file e.g. "FM_93_2.strm"

http://localhost:2346/93200000

Limitations

• Server accepts only one client

Known Problems

• Occasional segmentation fault after disconnect of a client

Support

Write me an e-mail: Albrecht [email protected]