How to Listen to tilderadio

You can listen to tilderadio directly in your browser at tilderadio.org, or by opening one of its direct stream URLs in any player that supports network streams. The site offers four stream formats — Ogg and MP3, each at 192k and 320k — so you can pick based on your player's codec support and your bandwidth.

Listening in the browser

The homepage includes a built-in player. According to the site, the player controls are:

• ▶ play — starts the stream
• 🔈 mute — toggles sound on and off
• vol — adjusts volume

The page also shows what's currently on air (for example, an AutoDJ track), the number of current listeners, and the track title. Below that, a recently played list shows the last several tracks with timestamps in UTC.

Using a direct stream URL

If you'd rather use your own player (VLC, mpv, or any app that accepts a network stream), point it at one of these URLs:

There is also a general entry point at https://tilderadio.org/listen, which the site lists alongside the format-specific URLs.

How to use one: copy the URL for the format you want, open your player's "Open network stream" (or equivalent) dialog, paste it, and start playback. Expected result: the stream begins playing the current broadcast. If nothing plays, try a different format — some players handle Ogg but not MP3 streams well, or vice versa.

Checking what's playing and what's next

The homepage surfaces three useful pieces of schedule information:

• Now playing — the current track or DJ set
• Recently played — a timestamped history of recent tracks
• Up next — upcoming shows with UTC times, plus a link to the full schedule

Because times are listed in UTC, convert to your local time zone if you want to catch a specific DJ.

Other ways to follow along

The site also lists:

• #tilderadio on Mastodon, for community posts
• A curl /now API, if you want to query the current track programmatically
• Ways to contribute: make a station ID, submit a jingle, or plan a one-off broadcast

tilderadio describes itself as "internet radio streamed by / for users of the tildeverse," so the programming comes from that community rather than a conventional broadcast schedule.

Quick troubleshooting

• Stream won't start in the browser: try a direct URL in a desktop player instead.
• Audio cuts out at 320k: drop to the 192k version of the same format.
• Player rejects the stream: switch between Ogg and MP3 — codec support varies by app.
• Unsure what you're hearing: check the "now playing" title on the homepage or the recently played list.