nowplaying.py

Watches a text file with now playing data from radio automation software using inotify, then sends it (and/or generic branding slogans) to an Icecast stream and/or an RDS encoder.

Dependencies

• inotify_simple
• requests
• websockets (for experimental Azuracast support)
• Exscript (for telnet support, only needed for RDS encoders)

Compatibility

Automation

Software	Supported	Details
Rivendell	✅	Extensively tested with 3.x. Should work on 2.x and 4.x as well.
SAM Broadcaster	✅	Daily use with version 4.8.
Azuracast	❓	EXPERIMENTAL and untested.

RDS encoders

Inovonics

Model	Supported	Details
Novia 272	✅
Model 732	✅
Aaron 655	✅
Model 730	❓	Untested.
Model 720	❓	May work with a telnet-serial bridge. Untested.
Model 713	❓	Untested.
Model 712	❓	May work with a telnet-serial bridge. Untested.
Model 711	❓	May work with a telnet-serial bridge. Untested.
Aaron 650	⛔	No support for dynamic RDS, except when rebroadcasting RDS received from parent station.
INOmini 703	⛔	No support for dynamic RDS.
INOmini 402	⛔	Only rebroadcasts RDS recieved from parent station.
Model 710	⛔	Only supports parallel port access from a DOS computer. I suppose support could someday be added, but ... who would need it?
Model 702	⛔	No support for dynamic RDS.
Model 701	⛔	No support for dynamic RDS.

DEVA

NOTE: Support for DEVA encoders is EXPERIMENTAL. DEVA's online demos do not forward the necessary port to allow for testing. I have attempted a "best guess" implementation based on the product manuals, but your mileage will vary. (And will probably be zero, truthfully.)

Model	Supported	Details
SmartGen 6.0	❓	Untested.
SmartGen 5.0	❓	Untested.
SmartGen 4.1	❓	Untested.
SmartGen Mini	❓	Untested.
SmartGen 3.1	⛔	No support for "on-the-fly" dynamic RDS.
SmartGen Micro	⛔	No support for "on-the-fly" dynamic RDS.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

MIT