Is your station ready for hybrid radio?

What is being checked

• i
  info: KIRO-FM - TACOMA, WA

  From the NRSC list: 97.30 MHz, PI code 26E8, FCC facility 33682.
• i
  info: RadioDNS lookup name

  09730.26e8.2a0.fm.radiodns.org (frequency 97.30 MHz, PI 26E8, country code 2a0)

1. RadioDNS registration

• ✓
  pass: Registered

  09730.26e8.2a0.fm.radiodns.org points to the station's authoritative domain: kirofm.radiodns.bonneville.com

2. Service discovery (SRV records)

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  info: _radiospi._tcp.kirofm.radiodns.bonneville.com: not published
• ✓
  pass: _radioepg._tcp.kirofm.radiodns.bonneville.com published

  priority 1, weight 1, port 80 -> kirofm.radiodns.bonneville.com
• !
  warn: Only the older _radioepg record is published

  What to do: Add _radiospi._tcp.kirofm.radiodns.bonneville.com on port 443 as well, so receivers that use HTTPS can find the SI file.
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  info: _radiovis._tcp: not published

  Slideshow/visuals (STOMP) - optional, only needed for a live slideshow service.
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  info: _radiopush._tcp: not published

  Slideshow/visuals (Server-Sent Events) - optional, only needed for a live slideshow service.
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  info: _radiovis-http._tcp: not published

  Slideshow/visuals (HTTP) - optional, only needed for a live slideshow service.

3. Service Information file (SI.xml)

• ✓
  pass: HTTP endpoint http://kirofm.radiodns.bonneville.com/radiodns/spi/3.1/SI.xml answered

  185 ms, 5,073 bytes
• ✓
  pass: Content type is text/xml

  Accepted. (RadioDNS's own guide shows application/xml.)
• ✓
  pass: SI file can be cached (1 hours)
• !
  warn: The file does not strictly follow the official SI schema (3.1)

  line 62: Element 'bearer': This element is not expected.

  What to do: Many receivers are forgiving, but strict ones may ignore a file that does not match the schema. RadioDNS's SI tool (si.radiodns.org) can rebuild a correct file.

Guides: Make an SI file accessible (PDF) · Build an SI file with RadioDNS's tool

4. Your station in the file

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  info: 1 service in the file
• ✓
  pass: Station found: KIRO Newsradio

  Matched on bearer fm:2a0.26e8.09730
• ✓
  pass: Short name: KIRO FM
• ✓
  pass: Medium name: KIRO Newsradio
• ✓
  pass: Long name: KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM
• ✓
  pass: Short description present

  Northwest. News.
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  info: No long description

  Optional (up to 1200 characters).
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  info: No keywords

  Optional.
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  info: No links

  Optional: a website or contact link.
• ✓
  pass: The <radiodns> element matches the registration

  fqdn kirofm.radiodns.bonneville.com, service identifier kirofm

5. Logos

• ✓
  pass: All five standard logo sizes are listed
• !
  warn: Logos are cached for only 900 seconds

  What to do: Use at least an hour; RadioDNS suggests about 24 hours for the SI file and longer for logos.
• ✕
  fail: 2 of 6 logos have problems

  See the table below.

  What to do: Every logo URL must return a real PNG or JPEG of the declared size.

Preview	Declared	Actual	Size	Result
	32x32	32x32	589 B	OK http://cdn.bonneville.cloud/i/KIRO-FM/square_32x32.jpg
	112x32	112x17	754 B	real size differs from the declared 112x32 http://cdn.bonneville.cloud/i/KIRO-FM/custom_112x32.jpg
	128x128	128x128	3,158 B	OK http://cdn.bonneville.cloud/i/KIRO-FM/square_128x128.jpg
	320x240	320x49	2,740 B	real size differs from the declared 320x240 http://cdn.bonneville.cloud/i/KIRO-FM/custom_320x240.jpg
	600x600	600x600	24,940 B	OK http://cdn.bonneville.cloud/i/KIRO-FM/square_600x600.jpg
	1200x1200	1200x1200	57,737 B	58 kB (under 50 kB recommended) http://cdn.bonneville.cloud/i/KIRO-FM/square_1200x1200.jpg

6. Transmitters and streams

• !
  warn: Stream OK: https://bonneville.cdnstream1.com/2643_48.aac?aw_0_1st.playerid=RadioDNS

  audio/aacp, 47 kbps, offset 60000 ms
  The file says audio/mpeg but the stream answers audio/aacp.
  The file says 48 kbps but the stream reports 47 kbps.
• ✓
  pass: Stream OK: https://bonneville.cdnstream1.com/2643_64.mp3?aw_0_1st.playerid=RadioDNS

  audio/mpeg, 64 kbps, offset 60000 ms
• ✓
  pass: FM bearer fm:2a0.26E8.09730

  cost 90