Is your station ready for hybrid radio?

What is being checked

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  info: RadioDNS lookup name

  10300.c69c.ce1.fm.radiodns.org (frequency 103.00 MHz, PI C69C, country code ce1)

1. RadioDNS registration

• ✓
  pass: Registered

  10300.c69c.ce1.fm.radiodns.org points to the station's authoritative domain: rdns.aiir.net

2. Service discovery (SRV records)

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  info: _radiospi._tcp.rdns.aiir.net: not published
• ✓
  pass: _radioepg._tcp.rdns.aiir.net published

  priority 0, weight 100, port 80 -> epg.aiir.net
• !
  warn: Only the older _radioepg record is published

  What to do: Add _radiospi._tcp.rdns.aiir.net on port 443 as well, so receivers that use HTTPS can find the SI file.
• i
  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://epg.aiir.net/radiodns/spi/3.1/SI.xml answered

  145 ms, 863,428 bytes
• ✓
  pass: Content type is application/xml
• ✓
  pass: SI file can be cached (1 hours)
• !
  warn: The file does not strictly follow the official SI schema (3.1)

  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
  line 2: Element 'mediaDescription': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( keywords, link, bearer, radiodns, geolocation, serviceGroupMember, ##other* ).
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  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: 537 services in the file
• ✓
  pass: Station found: Dales Radio

  Matched on bearer fm:ce1.c69c.10300
• ✓
  pass: Short name: DalesRad
• ✓
  pass: Medium name: Dales Radio
• ✓
  pass: Long name: Dales Radio
• ✓
  pass: Short description present

  Local Radio For the Yorkshire Dales
• ✓
  pass: Long description present

  Local Radio For the Yorkshire Dales
• ✓
  pass: Keywords present

  Dales Radio, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, Settle, Grassington, Giggleswick, Leyburn, Hawes, Ingleton, Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen Kirkby Lonsdale
• ✓
  pass: 3 links

  Dales Radio Website https://www.dalesradio.co
  Dales Radio Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/dalesradiouk
  Dales Radio on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dalesradio/
• ✓
  pass: The <radiodns> element matches the registration

  fqdn rdns.aiir.net, service identifier s3725

5. Logos

• !
  warn: Not all five standard logo sizes are listed

  Missing: 600x600

  What to do: RadioDNS asks for either no logos or at least the five standard sizes, so every receiver finds one that fits.
• ✓
  pass: Logos can be cached (1800 days)
• ✓
  pass: 5 logos downloaded and checked

Preview	Declared	Actual	Size	Result
	32x32	32x32	478 B	OK https://mmo.aiircdn.com/392/60b27b2e43710.png
	112x32	112x32	727 B	OK https://mmo.aiircdn.com/392/60b27b5285d62.png
	128x128	128x128	1,227 B	OK https://mmo.aiircdn.com/392/60b27b6b3b95e.png
	320x240	320x240	4,034 B	OK https://mmo.aiircdn.com/392/60b27b93df4d8.png
	300x300	300x300	11,134 B	OK https://mmo.aiircdn.com/392/60b26baf65b0c.png

6. Transmitters and streams

• !
  warn: Stream OK: https://dalesradio.radioca.st/stream

  audio/mpeg, 128 kbps, offset 0 ms
  The file says 160 kbps but the stream reports 128 kbps.
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  info: Other bearer: fm:ce1.c69c.10490

  Not checked by this tool.
• ✓
  pass: FM bearer fm:ce1.c69c.10300

  cost 1, offset 0 ms
• !
  warn: Stream OK: https://dalesaac.radioca.st/stream

  audio/mpeg, 96 kbps, offset 0 ms
  The file says audio/aacp but the stream answers audio/mpeg.
  The file says 48 kbps but the stream reports 96 kbps.