Playing web radio stations on chromecasts

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Hi guys

At the moment I have a few chromecast audios running around the apartment that run a radio station when any of the hue lights are turned on in the morning. This already works like a charm but sadly I have only found a single Radio station ( http://mp3.ffh.de/radioffh/hqlivestream.mp3 ) that plays through home assistant. Others do not even through I can`t see any difference between them e.g.: ‘http://mp3.ffh.de/ffhchannels/hqtop40.mp3’. Does somebody know how I can find other radio stations that work properly or why one works while the other does not even throught they seem to have the same format?

Thanks in advance.

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There are plenty or radiostations that work great, only thing is it has to be a direct link.
I use a couple in my automations (all Dutch stations):

Radio 538:
http://vip-icecast.538.lw.triple-it.nl:80/RADIO538_MP3
Q-Music:
http://icecast-qmusic.cdp.triple-it.nl/Qmusic_nl_live_96.mp3
3FM:
http://icecast.omroep.nl/3fm-bb-mp3
100% NL:
http://stream.100p.nl/100pctnl.mp3
Veronica:
http://8543.live.streamtheworld.com/VERONICACMP3
Sky Radio:
http://8623.live.streamtheworld.com:80/SKYRADIOAAC_SC
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I also have some chromecast laying around. Can you share a sample automation script how you did it?

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Sure: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/chromecast-radio-with-station-and-player-selection/12732?u=bob_nl

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