Westwood One - WWOTX - TNAP 7 Streaming Edits

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WWOTX is a radio channel currently on 4043V, 10128SR at 105w C band. This mux scans a singe radio channel, but actually contains positions for at least 91 audio tracks. The 91 stations in this mux were originally three separate services that got merged into one giant program listing. Each group still runs on its own internal clock (called PTS — Presentation Time Stamp). The three groups have timestamps so far apart they look like they were recorded on different days.

When a player opens the stream and tries to synchronize everything to one timeline, it finds timestamps that contradict each other. Strict players call this "corrupt" and refuse to continue. More tolerant players (like desktop VLC) shrug, pick the first clock they trust, and run with it. This is but one issue with trying to successfully stream this mux. Another issue is the size: Recording WWOTX on the fta receiver results in a file of abut 45 MB per minute!

Many players, including some built into phones and browsers, have an internal limit on how many streams they will index from a single file. That limit is often 32. For example, Your target station (WWOTX) is stream number 33. The player lists 32 tracks, shows you the menu, and your station simply isn't on it. Not broken, just invisible...

Now let's try to understand a possible failure as an example:
The stream you're sending is currently:
PAT (0x0000) → points to PMT at 0x002a
PMT (0x002a) → claims 91 audio PIDs exist
PCR (0x4b1) → arrives
Audio(0x4b2) → arrives
Next....89 other PIDs listed in PMT never arrive → phone hangs

The proper fix requires rewriting the PMT, then generating a new PMT section on the fly that only lists 0x4b2. That's non-trivial (it needs TS section generation). In other words, "We aint doing it!"

I enjoy streaming to the point that I built a Wireguard plugin so I can stream from satellite to almost anywhere I have Internet connection. To do this requires a static ip from your Internet service provider as most Internet services do not have a static ip. Then small adjustments have to be made to the Internet router. And there are others that enjoy streaming over their LAN, to the garage or other parts of the house.

The enigma2 code was manipulated beginning 04-18-2026 to allow streaming (and recording) of the WWOTX radio mux. These edits have only been tested on Octagon SF8008 Supreme (AVL tuner/demod).

Here is how it works (Radio channels only. Video untouched):
Stream/record locks to whatever audio PID the receiver has selected. Change the station on the receiver, the next stream starts on the new station. For example, let's say I want to stream position 33 (202). I set the receiver to play position 33 either using the smartphone webif or the receiver itself. Then I set the ivideo player on the smartphone to stream 33. No other video positions are available. Basically what we do is fitter everything except the audio track the receiver is playing.

Currently I have found only one audio player that will work on the smartphone. It is XPlayer Video Player. I suspect others will work, but they will be few and far between. This mux was designed to not be streamed by fta receivers.

WWOTX-20260418114728.webp
 
Good description. Not that I understand it all. But I do understand the complexity of making it work. My next C-band dish move (manual) will be to 105W to try this all out with TNAP7 on my Edision Mio+. I know in previous TNAP images that WWOTX has worked fine.
 
There are at least 91. if more exist then my SF8008 receiver does not know about them. DvbSnoop currently shows 118.
The enigma2 fix will work the same. Doesn't matter if there is a thousand of them. The receiver "seeing " them is another matter.
 
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