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This is the format of the .ASX files on the BBC website for the Windows Media Player audio streams for BBC Radio 7:


A. High quality stream

File name: bbc7_hi.asx

Stream quality: 48 kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo

<ASX version="3.0">
<ABSTRACT>http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/</ABSTRACT>
<TITLE>BBC7</TITLE>
<AUTHOR>BBC</AUTHOR>
<COPYRIGHT>(c) British Broadcasting Corporation</COPYRIGHT>
<MoreInfo href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7" />
<Entry>
<ref href="mms://wmlive.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7/hi_s1" />
<ref href="mms://wmlive.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7/hi_s2" />
<MoreInfo href ="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/" />
<Abstract>BBC7</Abstract>
</Entry>
</ASX>


B. Low quality stream

File name: bbc7_lo.asx

Stream quality: 20 kbps, 32 kHz, mono

<ASX version="3.0">
<ABSTRACT>http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/</ABSTRACT>
<TITLE>BBC7</TITLE>
<AUTHOR>BBC</AUTHOR>
<COPYRIGHT>(c) British Broadcasting Corporation</COPYRIGHT>
<MoreInfo href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7" />
<Entry>
<ref href="mms://wmlive.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7/lo_s1" />
<ref href="mms://wmlive.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc7/lo_s2" />
<MoreInfo href ="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/" />
<Abstract>BBC7</Abstract>
</Entry>
</ASX>


C. High quality alternative stream

File name: BBCRadio7_hi_.asx

<asx version="3.0">
<entry>
<ref href="http://stream.servstream.com/ViewWeb/BBCRadio_music/Event/BBCRadio7_hi.asx"/>
<ref href="http://stream.servstream.com/ViewWeb/BBCRadio_music/Event/BBCRadio7_hi.asx"/>
</entry>
</asx>


D. Low quality alternative stream

File name: BBCRadio7_low.asx

<asx version="3.0">
<entry>
<ref href="http://stream.servstream.com/ViewWeb/BBCRadio_music/Event/BBCRadio7.asx"/>
<ref href="http://stream.servstream.com/ViewWeb/BBCRadio_music/Event/BBCRadio7.asx"/>
</entry>
</asx>


The URLs contained in these files can be copied and pasted into a stream recorder such as GetASFStream or SDP Multimedia in order to record the streams to your hard disk.

The files themselves can be easily re-created from the above details, for use with any WMA audio player or stream recorder.