radio browser not working

[GedOfGont]

hi

when i try search a new station to add my list radio browser feature not working...i tried by tag, by name and by country searching (keywords : jazz, rock, 90s etc), it show loading screen for 1-2 seconds but after list nothing

thanks for effort

version : 11.0.0
installed with : homebrew

[SokoloffA]

Try opening the link http://de1.api.radio-browser.info/json/stations/bytag/rock?order=votes&reverse=true&limit=1000&hidebroken=true in your browser. Does it load quickly?
It doesn't open for me without a VPN.

[GedOfGont]

it load quickly a json file with 1000 line...ex:

0
changeuuid "cce60418-674d-45ae-b863-6fd6e277365b"
stationuuid "961949f3-0601-11e8-ae97-52543be04c81"
serveruuid null
name "Hit FM (UKraine) - 128kb/s"
url "http://195.95.206.17/HitFM"
url_resolved ""
homepage "http://www.hitfm.ua/"
favicon "https://www.hitfm.ua/static/img/fav-icon/apple-icon-120x120.png"
tags "dance,pop,rock"
country "Ukraine"
countrycode "UA"
iso_3166_2 ""
state "Kiev"
language "russian,ukrainian"
languagecodes ""
votes 55296
lastchangetime "2026-01-11 01:56:40"
lastchangetime_iso8601 "2026-01-11T01:56:40Z"
codec ""
bitrate 0
hls 0
lastcheckok 1
lastchecktime ""
lastchecktime_iso8601 null
lastcheckoktime ""
lastcheckoktime_iso8601 null
lastlocalchecktime ""
lastlocalchecktime_iso8601 null
clicktimestamp "2026-01-14 20:19:07"
clicktimestamp_iso8601 "2026-01-14T20:19:07Z"
clickcount 140
clicktrend -6
ssl_error 0
geo_lat null
geo_long null
geo_distance null
has_extended_info false

, i dont use vpn or dns server

[SokoloffA]

Their servers periodically go down. I will conduct additional tests and consider how to improve the reliability of the program.

[SokoloffA]

Is the program not working right now?

[SokoloffA]

Please send me the program logs - "Main menu" -> "Help" -> "Show logs".

[GedOfGont]

Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] Config device UID: nil
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] System default device ID: 96
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] Available audio devices:
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] * UID: 09D16479-0000-0000-1422-0104B53C2278
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] name: BenQ EW2790U
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] deviceID: 52
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] manufacturer: BNQ
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsInput: 0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsOutput: 1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateInput: 0.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateOutput: 48000.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player]
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] * UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:TXS-136D-20231018:USB Audio:20210726905926:2,1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] name: USB Audio
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] deviceID: 96
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] manufacturer: TXS-136D-20231018
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsInput: 1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsOutput: 1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateInput: 48000.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateOutput: 48000.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player]
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] * UID: BuiltInSpeakerDevice
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] name: Mac mini Speakers
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] deviceID: 90
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsInput: 0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsOutput: 1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateInput: 0.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateOutput: 48000.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [Player]
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Set playbackState to paused
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] Player status changed stoped for nil
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] Dir of stations: /Users/ged/Library/Application Support/com.github.SokoloffA.Radiola
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] Load stations from: /Users/ged/Library/Application Support/com.github.SokoloffA.Radiola//bookmarks.opml
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] Sync to sandbox file file:///Users/ged/Library/Containers/com.github.SokoloffA.Radiola/Data/Library/Application%20Support/com.github.SokoloffA.Radiola/bookmarks.opml%20.bak
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [5635] Notification auth error: %@ Error Domain=UNErrorDomain Code=1 "Notifications are not allowed for this application" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Notifications are not allowed for this application}
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:41 +0000 [259] Notifications denied
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:56 +0000 [5635] Fetch http://de1.api.radio-browser.info/json/stats?
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:42:57 +0000 [19715] Fetch http://de1.api.radio-browser.info/json/stations/bytag/jazz?order=votes&reverse=true&limit=1000&hidebroken=true
Warning: 2026-01-14 20:42:57 +0000 [19715] valueNotFound(Foundation.Date, Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [_CodingKey(stringValue: "Index 3", intValue: 3), CodingKeys(stringValue: "lastchecktime_iso8601", intValue: nil)], debugDescription: "Cannot get value of type Date -- found null value instead", underlyingError: nil))
Warning: 2026-01-14 20:42:57 +0000 [259] valueNotFound(Foundation.Date, Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [_CodingKey(stringValue: "Index 3", intValue: 3), CodingKeys(stringValue: "lastchecktime_iso8601", intValue: nil)], debugDescription: "Cannot get value of type Date -- found null value instead", underlyingError: nil))
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] Play http://sc3.radiocaroline.net:8030 http://sc3.radiocaroline.net:8030
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] Config device UID: nil
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] System default device ID: 96
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] Available audio devices:
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [119059] FFplayer load http://sc3.radiocaroline.net:8030
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] * UID: 09D16479-0000-0000-1422-0104B53C2278
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] name: BenQ EW2790U
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] deviceID: 52
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] manufacturer: BNQ
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsInput: 0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsOutput: 1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateInput: 0.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateOutput: 48000.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player]
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] * UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:TXS-136D-20231018:USB Audio:20210726905926:2,1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] name: USB Audio
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] deviceID: 96
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] manufacturer: TXS-136D-20231018
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsInput: 1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsOutput: 1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateInput: 48000.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateOutput: 48000.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player]
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] * UID: BuiltInSpeakerDevice
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] name: Mac mini Speakers
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] deviceID: 90
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsInput: 0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] streamsOutput: 1
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateInput: 0.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player] sampleRateOutput: 48000.0
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [Player]
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] Player status changed connecting for http://sc3.radiocaroline.net:8030
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title:
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: nil
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Set playbackState to playing
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:07 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Alice in Chains - Nutshell
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:43:08 +0000 [259] Player status changed playing for http://sc3.radiocaroline.net:8030
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:46:07 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Radio Caroline - www.radiocaroline.co.uk (20:45)
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:46:14 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:49:42 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Roger Daltrey - Giving it all Away
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:52:01 +0000 [115043] Fetch http://de1.api.radio-browser.info/json/stats?
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:52:01 +0000 [115475] Fetch http://de1.api.radio-browser.info/json/stations/byname/jazz?order=votes&reverse=true&limit=1000&hidebroken=true
Warning: 2026-01-14 20:52:01 +0000 [115475] valueNotFound(Foundation.Date, Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [_CodingKey(stringValue: "Index 6", intValue: 6), CodingKeys(stringValue: "lastchecktime_iso8601", intValue: nil)], debugDescription: "Cannot get value of type Date -- found null value instead", underlyingError: nil))
Warning: 2026-01-14 20:52:01 +0000 [259] valueNotFound(Foundation.Date, Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [_CodingKey(stringValue: "Index 6", intValue: 6), CodingKeys(stringValue: "lastchecktime_iso8601", intValue: nil)], debugDescription: "Cannot get value of type Date -- found null value instead", underlyingError: nil))
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:53:09 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Lifehouse - Blind
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:58:03 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Radio Caroline - www.radiocaroline.co.uk (20:57)
Debug: 2026-01-14 20:59:03 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Radio Caroline - www.radiocaroline.co.uk (20:58)
Debug: 2026-01-14 21:00:03 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Radio Caroline - www.radiocaroline.co.uk (20:59)
Debug: 2026-01-14 21:01:03 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Radio Caroline - www.radiocaroline.co.uk (21:00)
Debug: 2026-01-14 21:02:03 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Radio Caroline - www.radiocaroline.co.uk (21:01)
Debug: 2026-01-14 21:03:02 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Radio Caroline - www.radiocaroline.co.uk (21:02)
Debug: 2026-01-14 21:04:02 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Radio Caroline - www.radiocaroline.co.uk (21:03)
Debug: 2026-01-14 21:04:40 +0000 [259] [NowPlayingInfo] Update playing info to Artist:Radio Caroline, Title: Hard-Fi - Living for the Weekend
Debug: 2026-01-14 21:06:03 +0000 [141587] Fetch http://de1.api.radio-browser.info/json/stats?
Debug: 2026-01-14 21:06:04 +0000 [141587] Fetch http://de1.api.radio-browser.info/json/stations/bytag/jazz?order=votes&reverse=true&limit=1000&hidebroken=true
Warning: 2026-01-14 21:06:04 +0000 [141587] valueNotFound(Foundation.Date, Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [_CodingKey(stringValue: "Index 3", intValue: 3), CodingKeys(stringValue: "lastchecktime_iso8601", intValue: nil)], debugDescription: "Cannot get value of type Date -- found null value instead", underlyingError: nil))
Warning: 2026-01-14 21:06:04 +0000 [259] valueNotFound(Foundation.Date, Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [_CodingKey(stringValue: "Index 3", intValue: 3), CodingKeys(stringValue: "lastchecktime_iso8601", intValue: nil)], debugDescription: "Cannot get value of type Date -- found null value instead", underlyingError: nil))

[SokoloffA]

It seems to be a problem with the radio browser server. Everything is working fine for me now. But.
It seems they have reliability issues. Previously, a DNS query for all.api.radio-browser.info returned three servers, but now it only returns one. Accordingly, there is no redundancy.

Maybe someone knows of other radio station directories with a public API.

[SokoloffA]

Does anyone else have problems with Radio Browser?

[renglm]

Yes, me ... don't get any stations. No reaction at random searches.
3 running examples included, but nothing else:
Radio Caroline
http://sc3.radiocaroline.net:8030
Radio Caroline 319 Gold [ Hits from '60-'70 ]
http://www.rcgoldserver.eu:8192
Radio Caroline 259 Gold [ Happy Rock & Album Station ]
http://www.rcgoldserver.eu:8253

NO – I have to correct me: Doesn't play anymore!

[SokoloffA]

Judging by the mention of Radio Caroline, you're a bit confused with the interface.
There are 3 points

• My stations - your personal stations, you add them yourself through the buttons below. Search only searches among them. As an example, "Radio Caroline" is added.
• By tag, By name & By country - search for stations in the catalog https://www.radio-browser.info. You can search, listen, and add a station to "My Stations" if you like it.
• History - a list of the last songs you listened to. If you didn't see the song title and artist during playback, you can view them here.

[spike9172]

Same issue today for me. Using radio browser and no results whether looking by tag, name or country. Appreciate if you could look into it or just confirm if it is a problem with radio-browser. Thanks!

[SokoloffA]

I improved handling of special characters in search queries. But the "BBC" search is clearly unrelated.
I improved JSON handling. That could have had an impact to "BBS" search.

And yet, during my tests, I observed that one second it would be sent, and then a second later I'd get the error "The request timed out."

I have just pushed these fixes into a fresh development build. You can safely download and test the new dev-version.

[spike9172]

It worked! Initially no results but then after a few attempts I got some hits. Will keep testing and let you know if I run into issues but THANK YOU for now :)