Is your station ready for hybrid radio?

What is being checked

• i
  info: RadioDNS lookup name

  10370.838c.8a0.fm.radiodns.org (frequency 103.70 MHz, PI 838C, country code 8a0)

1. RadioDNS registration

• ✓
  pass: Registered

  10370.838c.8a0.fm.radiodns.org points to the station's authoritative domain: rdns.iheart.com

2. Service discovery (SRV records)

• i
  info: _radiospi._tcp.rdns.iheart.com: not published
• ✓
  pass: _radioepg._tcp.rdns.iheart.com published

  priority 10, weight 50, port 80 -> epg.iheart.com
• !
  warn: Only the older _radioepg record is published

  What to do: Add _radiospi._tcp.rdns.iheart.com 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.
• i
  info: _radiopush._tcp: not published

  Slideshow/visuals (Server-Sent Events) - optional, only needed for a live slideshow service.
• i
  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.iheart.com/radiodns/spi/3.1/SI.xml answered

  510 ms, 1,408,477 bytes
• ✓
  pass: Content type is application/xml
• !
  warn: SI file has no caching headers

  What to do: Add Cache-Control: max-age (for example 86400 for 24 hours). Without it, receivers guess - and some ignore the content.
• !
  warn: The file does not strictly follow the official SI schema (3.1)

  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
  line 1: Element 'link', attribute 'role': The attribute 'role' is not allowed.
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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

• i
  info: 606 services in the file
• ✓
  pass: Station found: Star 104

  Matched on bearer fm:8a0.838c.10370
• ✓
  pass: Short name: Star 104
• ✓
  pass: Medium name: Star 104
• ✓
  pass: Long name: Star 104
• ✓
  pass: Short description present

  Erie's #1 Hit Music Station
• i
  info: No long description

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

  Optional.
• ✓
  pass: 3 links

  Install iHeartRadio https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clearchannel.iheartradio.controller
  Install iHeartRadio https://apps.apple.com/app/iheart-radio-podcasts-music/id290638154
  Launch iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/live/8293/?autoplay=true&sc=radiodns
• ✓
  pass: The <radiodns> element matches the registration

  fqdn rdns.iheart.com, service identifier 8293

5. Logos

• ✓
  pass: All five standard logo sizes are listed
• !
  warn: Logos are marked as not cacheable

  no-cache, max-age=21600, public

  What to do: RadioDNS advises allowing reasonable caching (for example 24 hours); receivers may ignore content that cannot be cached.
• !
  warn: 5 logos downloaded and checked

Preview	Declared	Actual	Size	Result
	32x32	32x32	2,218 B	OK https://i.iheart.com/v3/re/new_assets/5ce2b6634c1fa9208ff8b0d1?ops=contain(32,32)
	112x32	112x32	2,395 B	OK https://i.iheart.com/v3/re/new_assets/5ce2b6634c1fa9208ff8b0d1?ops=contain(112,32)
	128x128	128x128	11,822 B	OK https://i.iheart.com/v3/re/new_assets/5ce2b6634c1fa9208ff8b0d1?ops=contain(128,128)
	320x240	320x240	25,713 B	OK https://i.iheart.com/v3/re/new_assets/5ce2b6634c1fa9208ff8b0d1?ops=contain(320,240)
	600x600	600x600	66,008 B	66 kB (under 50 kB recommended) https://i.iheart.com/v3/re/new_assets/5ce2b6634c1fa9208ff8b0d1?ops=contain(600,600)

6. Transmitters and streams

• ✓
  pass: FM bearer fm:8a0.838c.10370

  cost 100
• i
  info: Other bearer: hd:292.0d6f4

  Not checked by this tool.
• !
  warn: Stream OK: http://stream.revma.ihrhls.com/zc8293?iheartradioversion=rds_1.1.0&clienttype=radio.dns&devicename=radio.dns&streamid=8293&terminalid=522&init_id=8169&fb_broadcast=false

  audio/aac
  The file says audio/aacp but the stream answers audio/aac.
  No offset set (optional): if the stream runs behind the broadcast, an offset in milliseconds lets receivers line the two up.
• !
  warn: Stream OK: https://stream.revma.ihrhls.com/zc8293?iheartradioversion=rds_1.1.0&clienttype=radio.dns&devicename=radio.dns&streamid=8293&terminalid=522&init_id=8169&fb_broadcast=false

  audio/aac
  The file says audio/aacp but the stream answers audio/aac.
  No offset set (optional): if the stream runs behind the broadcast, an offset in milliseconds lets receivers line the two up.