Adding radio custom URLs in TuneIn (new) now that the legacy version is gone in the new controller | Sonos Community (2024)

• starflyergold

• Contributor I
• 5 replies

Now that legacy TuneIn is gone from the new (buggy) iOS controller and all my custom radio stations (in my case from Digitally Imported di.fm) were gone and there is no information on the Sonos site I luckily found a way to get them back. However it involves recreating them which can be labour intensive depending on how many you have. You will also need the IOS version of TuneIn for this to work. No premium sign up required.

Here are the instructions from TuneIn https://help.tunein.com/en/support/solutions/articles/151000172377-what-is-a-custom-url-and-how-can-i-add-it-to-sonos-

The Custom URL feature allows you to listen to a private streaming URL, most likely not in the TuneIn directory, using the TuneIn and Sonos app.

To add a custom URL to your Sonos:

1. Ensure that TuneIn (new) is added on your Sonos app
2. Log into the iOS or Android TuneIn app using the same TuneIn credentials you use on Sonos
3. On the TuneIn app, navigate to Library
4. Tap on customURL and enter the desired stream URL
5. While listening to that stream, tap the favorite (heart) icon on the now playing screen
6. Select “favorite station”
7. Enter a name for the custom stream
8. Return to TuneIn (new) on your Sonos app, and you should now see that station in your favorites gallery there.

So far this works fine on my system.

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• thecaretakerUK

• Lyricist III
• 5 replies
• 18 days ago 9 May 2024

It is a right pain, but thank you. It works. And with the Windows Desktop App I was able to rename the Sonos Favourites.

It really shouldn’t be this difficult.

• starflyergold

• Author
• Contributor I
• 5 replies
• 16 days ago11 May 2024

• thecaretakerUK

• Lyricist III
• 5 replies
• 16 days ago11 May 2024

I can confirm the stations also show up on the Android (Samsung S10+) new Sonos App by doing this.

I had to write out all the station URLs and ftp it to my phone. I could then copy/paste each one into the Tunein App and add it to my favourites on that App. I then had to open the new Sonos App, load the Tunein service, play the station and then you get the option under the 3 dots to add to Sonos Favourites. Having the Windows Sonos App on my PC, I would see the URL appear in the Sonos Favourites list. I then right clicked on it and chose ‘rename’. I could then enter the station name which shows up on the Windows desktop App and the Sonos Android App.

I just hope they don’t remove the option in the next update 🤔

• RogerCC

• Lyricist I
• 2 replies
• 14 days ago13 May 2024

I too have been adding custom URLs this way, but what a pain it is! I had about 50favourite custom stations and it has taken nearly a whole day to add them into my Sonos system by this method. I can’t understandwhy Sonos can’t add the facility to adda custom station straight into the Sonos system. Why do we have to go through TuneIn at all?

On a slightly different topic why are there no images for any favourites, network drive music files, radio stations, etc, etc? I hope this is added back eventually.

• Cousin-Eddie

• Lyricist II
• 3 replies
• 12 days ago15 May 2024

• Isegrimm

• Contributor I
• 7 replies
• 12 days ago15 May 2024

• hmaks

• Lyricist II
• 4 replies
• 11 days ago16 May 2024

+23

• controlav

• Maestro
• 6814 replies
• 11 days ago16 May 2024

The stations are still there, you can use them from the Desktop app or some third party apps.

Author of the leading independent Sonos app for Windows, the only Sonos app for Xbox, and a Sonos app for iOS

• Dmitry

• Contributor I
• 2 replies
• 6 days ago22 May 2024

• AcidBurnBE

• 3 replies
• 5 days ago22 May 2024

Thank you @starflyergold
Found this workaround on TuneIn and it work for me.

Well it's not really a workaround, it's the same system as before but the way to do it is much longer.
I can’t live without my DI channel on Sonos Speaker :p

• EMaz

• Lyricist I
• 1 reply
• 3 days ago25 May 2024

This is mindbogglingly frustrating. The whole reason I had added some custom radio stations was to avoid TuneIn because I got totally sick and tired of the advertisem*nts and then annoying “TuneIn” chime at the beginning. As I do this for stations that TuneIn has in its repertory, the advertisem*nts come back. Ugh!

Is there a workaround that does not involve TuneIn?

• HerbieGooner

• Lyricist I
• 1 reply
• 2 days ago25 May 2024

The TuneIn iOS app doesn’t accept my custom url for a premium station so I can’t add it to Sonos. Their support says it’s a known problem which seems to only impact the iOS app.

Doesn’t help that my MacBook which had the Sonos app on it gave up the ghost so I can’t try through that route.

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• Lyricist I
• 2 replies
• 2 days ago25 May 2024

Thank youstarflyergold for the detailed instructions, but it doesn’t work for me: On iOS TuneIn I can see my new(manually added URL-based) radio station, but in the (updated)iOS Sonos app, no (nor on the TuneIn website). I get some really annoying defaults “From the Mind of Garth Brooks”, “Featured Collections” from MLB and Boss radio, etc. etc.

Really driving me mad!

• AcidBurnBE

• 3 replies
• 1 day ago26 May 2024

Don’t worry, we just use TuneIn as a way to custom URL.

There is no advertisem*nts or chime with this method.

• JimHunt

• Lyricist I
• 1 reply
• 1 day ago26 May 2024

Thanks. But how do I find the custom URL (in my case for DI.FM) ? I can’t find it anywhere !

• AcidBurnBE

• 3 replies
• 1 day ago26 May 2024

here:https://www.di.fm/settings
UnderHARDWARE PLAYER SETTINGS
You select your channel and quality, then you copy paste what in the box under playlist and you past it in TuneIN BUT maybe it's only for premium (what I’m) Don’t know if you have access to that in the free version of DI.