[clug] Streaming ABC radio

[Robert Edwards]

For some weird reason, AM reception at my place has badly deteriorated
recently and I can't find the source of the interference. (a handheld
radio shows that the interference is all through the house and around
the external periphery, but fades away as I move away from the house,
so I am suspecting something in the 240V wiring).

Anyway, I would like to try listening to ABC local radio via "the
Internet".

Seems I have two choices: "Real Media" or "Windows Media" (good ol'
ABC giving their tax-payer funding audience a choice...)

Actually, turns out that ABC local radio in Canberra is only available
on "Win" (I think that means "Windows Media", as opposed to "Win TV")
(see http://www.abc.net.au/canberra/ ).

So, before I spend too much time re-discovering the wheel, what options
do I have to listen to ABC local radio's internet stream from Linux?

In particular, I am interested in a minimal command line interface, if
possible, so I can easily script it and run it on an embedded device
(eg. use a cron job for an alarm clock etc.).

Anyone got any suggestions?

Cheers,

Bob Edwards.