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I know that there is a replacement XM Radio plugin in the works, but I have a VERY simple solution using free tools.
The XM Online stream is just a WMA stream that's protected by a username and password. MP can play the stream but can't supply the password. uXM is a small free app that can "tune" XM online stations by supplying the required authentication and then serving the streams through a port on the local PC. Devices capable of playing WMA streams should be able to access the audio by pointing back to the IP address and port# of the machine running uXM. On MP, we can play streams from any URL by entering in the Radio section as a Stream. Getting uXM and MP to play together nicely is very easy:
First, install uXM:
uXM Release Candidate 3 | Millard Software
Install it with all the default options, then start the program.
Enter your XM Radio username / password and then start the service.
Once connected, you will see a button called "URLs" on the right side of the uXM window. Click this, and a list of XM channels will be displayed. Select the first channel you would like in your XM lineup, and press the "clipboard" button.
Enter MediaPortal Configuration and go to the "Radio" section. Select the "Stations" tab and press the "Add" button.
Choose "Type" = "Stream," enter a descriptive name such as "XM 2 - XM Exclusive" and a Genre if desired, then paste the URL from uXM into the "URL" box. Press "OK."
If you use the newer TV Server rather than the old included TV Engine, you'll need to set up the streams in the "Radio" portion of the TV Server setup.
When you restart MP, you should see all your stations under "Radio" The streams from uXM are WMA, so they don't work on a lot of standalone devices without more work, but MP should be able to play them fine. They're working for me, anyway
Sirius support is probably possible with the uSirius app: http://www.millardsoftware.com/usirius but since I don't have an account, I can't say for sure.
Hope this helps everyone.
The XM Online stream is just a WMA stream that's protected by a username and password. MP can play the stream but can't supply the password. uXM is a small free app that can "tune" XM online stations by supplying the required authentication and then serving the streams through a port on the local PC. Devices capable of playing WMA streams should be able to access the audio by pointing back to the IP address and port# of the machine running uXM. On MP, we can play streams from any URL by entering in the Radio section as a Stream. Getting uXM and MP to play together nicely is very easy:
First, install uXM:
uXM Release Candidate 3 | Millard Software
Install it with all the default options, then start the program.
Enter your XM Radio username / password and then start the service.
Once connected, you will see a button called "URLs" on the right side of the uXM window. Click this, and a list of XM channels will be displayed. Select the first channel you would like in your XM lineup, and press the "clipboard" button.
Enter MediaPortal Configuration and go to the "Radio" section. Select the "Stations" tab and press the "Add" button.
Choose "Type" = "Stream," enter a descriptive name such as "XM 2 - XM Exclusive" and a Genre if desired, then paste the URL from uXM into the "URL" box. Press "OK."
If you use the newer TV Server rather than the old included TV Engine, you'll need to set up the streams in the "Radio" portion of the TV Server setup.
When you restart MP, you should see all your stations under "Radio" The streams from uXM are WMA, so they don't work on a lot of standalone devices without more work, but MP should be able to play them fine. They're working for me, anyway
Sirius support is probably possible with the uSirius app: http://www.millardsoftware.com/usirius but since I don't have an account, I can't say for sure.
Hope this helps everyone.