How to Use VLC Media Player to Listen to Internet Radio

VLC media player is a cross-platform media player and streaming server. This how to will teach you the steps to use VLC media player to listen to internet radio. Open VLC. This is the most important step to do, well anything. ===...

Method 1 of 2:

Connecting Directly

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    Select the Media dropdown menu.
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    Select Open Network.
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    Enter the URL of the station in the address bar.
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    Select Play.
Method 2 of 2:

Browsing Stations

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    Select the Playlist drop down menu.
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    Go under Additional Sources. It should be followed by an arrow.
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    There will be a list of streams for all sorts of things, like internet TV. But in this case, we are searching for some internet radio to listen to, so select Shoutcast radio listings.
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    You should have clicked Show Playlist after this. A window shall appear with three folders: Playlist, Media Library, and Shoutcast Radio. Select Shoutcast Radio.
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    Go through the list of genres, double click the genre of your choice, and the first station of the genre should start playing. Then you can browse through all the stations on a certain genre.
Update 05 March 2020
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