ORF Radiothek

Music Assistant has support for ORF Radiothek which allows easy addition of their radio stations to Music Assistant. Contributed and maintained by DButter

ORF is Austria’s public broadcaster and the Radiothek is its audio platform. It carries the national and regional ORF stations live, along with programmes to catch up on after broadcast and official podcasts. Listening is free and no ORF account is involved, though some content may only be available to listeners in Austria.

Features

Subscription FREE	Yes (some content may be region-locked)
Self-Hosted Local Media	No
Media Types Supported	Radio, Podcasts
Recommendations Supported	No
Lyrics Supported	No
Endless Mix	No
Artist Top Tracks Support	No
Similar Artists Support	No
Similar Tracks Support	No
Maximum Stream Quality	AAC 320kbps
Login Method	None

Other

• ORF radio stations are available as well as additional private stations which are included in the ORF Radiothek lineup
• Official ORF podcasts are supported and this includes recently aired radio shows where available

Configuration

No configuration is required for most users as the default settings are typical. Changing protocols or quality should only be required on poor internet connections.

Settings

• Preferred ORF protocol. Default is hls. Options are hls or shoutcast
• ORF quality. Default is qxa. Options are hls: q1a/q2a/q3a/q4a/qxa ; shoutcast: q1a/q2a, where q1a is the lowest, q4a is the highest and qxa is dynamic.
• Include hidden stations. Default is false. When off this reduces clutter in the UI for lesser used stations
• Catch-up stream type. Default is progressive. Options are progressive or hls
• Catch-up stations (optional). A comma separated list where the options are bgl fm4 ktn noe oe1 oe3 ooe sbg stm tir vbg wie.

Known Issues / Notes

• Station logos are shown where available
• Metadata is populated via the API when possible