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Old 01-05-2005, 08:10 PM
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does an ipod have a radio?? if not, can u do this in itunes and add it to the ipod?

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Yes, you can add radio stations to iTunes. However, you cannot add the radio stations to the ???Radio??? source in the source list. You only have the ability to add radio stations into the ???Library??? source.

You can always make a Smart Playlist, though, and name it something such as ???My Radio Stations??? or a name of your choice. What this will do is organize all of your personal radio stations that are not listed in the "Radio" source and create easy access and some organization to your downloaded internet radio stations in iTunes. To find internet radio stations, here are a few links:

??? DDance.FM Digital Dance Radio
??? Macstreams/Rogue Amoeba
??? Live365.com
??? UK Radio Stations
??? Shoutcast

There are other sites, of course. When you go to these sites, you will see lists of internet radio stations. To get the station of your choice into iTunes, you will need to download either the .pls or .mp3 file from that station. Once the file has downloaded, find it on your computer and double-click it. This should open iTunes. If not, drag the file into iTunes Library and it will import into your library. Now, onto organizing and creating the Smart Playlist of your internet radio stations.

To create a Smart Playlist based on the internet radio stations you have downloaded, go to File > New Smart Playlist. A window will appear asking you for information. Make sure the ???Match the following condition:??? box is checked. From the first drop down menu, choose ???Kind.??? From the second drop down menu, choose ???is???. To the right of that is a blank field where you can enter in what kind of file you wish to have in this Smart Playlist. You will want to add ???MPEG audio stream??? (without quotes) in that field.

Lastly, check the box that says ???Live Updating??? which will update your Smart Playlist of radio stations when you add more stations to your library. Then whenever you want to listen to your favorite radio station, you can click on that Smart Playlist in the source list and you will see all the internet radio stations you have added to iTunes.

Enjoy the music!
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Old 01-06-2005, 12:47 AM
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im confused.....
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No, the above would work for listening to music in iTunes only. Radio stations are still streaming sources (audio that comes in across the Internet), as opposed to music files that live on your hard drive.

iTunes won't record radio stations, and since your iPod is not capable of connecting to the Internet, you wouldn't have anything to listen to.

I'm pretty sure that any radio station links that you have in iTunes simply won't appear on the iPod, even if they're in a playlist.
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ya, that's what i was thinking. It didn't make anysense cuz i knew this wasn't possible. However, the ipod definitely needs somesort of radio function, whether it be FM or sattelite
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