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Reciva Technology

Station-Lists

Reciva provide a list of Internet radio stations, that is constantly updated. Radios using Reciva technology, update the list that they hold, whenever new stations are added. Anyone can make requests via the Reciva web site to “add stations”. It may take a while for Reciva to add the station to their list, but generally, provided the radio supports the stream format – it will be added. Visit the Reciva web site at www.reciva.com The Number of Stations listed on the Reciva site is growing all the time and exceeds 6000. More than 100 times that of traditional DAB digital radio. In addition the Reciva Station-Lists provides access to over 20,000 listen again programmes, including the BBC. Using the Reciva radio browser, stations can be selected from a these comprehensive lists categorised by name, geography, genre and favourites.

Barracuda technology

Radios that have Reciva technology inside will almost certainly have a Barracuda Internet Radio Module inside. This link will give you a detailed specification about the Barracuda Module. Its worth noting that many of the Brand name customers make requests to have the software running on the Barracuda modules that they buy customised. So no two radios are quite the same.

Connecting a WiFi radio based on Reciva technology

Reciva based radios scan for WiFi networks, and provide a list of those available on the screen. If WEP or WPA security is not enabled on the network, simply select the network you wish to connect to and away you go. Most Reciva radios currently support WEP and WPA1 (not WPA2) security on WiFi. It is fairly straightforward to enter the security key via the radios controls, but please see the particular radios specifications via “more information” links on this page for details

Digital Media Player and Internet radio

Internet radios that use Reciva technology can play back music stored on your PC (typically MP3’s) provided that the PC is connected to the same WiFi network as the Radio, and provided that the music tracks are not protected with DRM.

DRM - Digital Rights Management

Reciva Radios do not currently support Digital Rights Management software. This means that generally Reciva based radios can play back tracks ripped from CD, but not tracks purchased online.

Stream format support

Radios that use Reciva technology support decode of MP3, Microsoft WMA, RealAudio, and depending on the product AAC. The RealAudio format is not widely supported, and is currently important as it is used for some of the BBC stations.

Live and On-demand

One of the advantages of Internet radio, is that Broadcasters can provide a “Listen Again” or “On-Demand” service, which enables users to listen to programmes that they have missed. For example the BBC provide On-Demand streams for all their programmes broadcast during the previous seven days. So if you missed your daily intake of “The Archers” you can listen to it the following day. Nearly all of the BBC’s On-Demand broadcasts use RealAudio.

Advanced Features

You can gain access to a number of Personalisation features by registering your radio on the Reciva web-site, such as access to Podcasts, access to audio streams not listed on the Reciva web-site etc. .