Global Player

Music Assistant has support for Global Player, bringing UK radio stations from Global Media into Music Assistant. Contributed and maintained by scarrington76

Global is one of the UK’s premier commercial radio broadcasters. Its platform, Global Player, offers live streams of well-known national and regional radio stations across music, news, and entertainment, including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, LBC, and Gold, along with their regional variations and brand spin-offs.

This source adds Global Player’s live stations to Music Assistant as radio stations.

CAUTION

This is an unofficial implementation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Global Media.

Features

Subscription FREE	Yes
Self-Hosted Local Media	No
Media Types Supported	Radio
Recommendations Supported	No
Lyrics Supported	No
Endless Mix	No
Artist Top Tracks Support	No
Similar Artists Support	No
Similar Tracks Support	No
Maximum Stream Quality	AAC 128kbps
Login Method	None

Configuration

No account or credentials are required. To add the provider, go to Settings → Music Sources → Add a music source → Global Player and click the save button.

Usage

Use the browse view (Browse → Global Player) or search to find stations to play or add to your library.

Known Issues / Notes

• Only live radio streams are supported. On-demand programmes, catch-up audio, and podcasts from Global Player are not currently available
• Seeking and pausing are not supported on live radio streams