I have created a program that will download SHOUTcast radio stations and populate the necessary information so that the MediaMVP will pickup the stations. This application was originally posted on the SHS PVR Forums.

It's written entirely in C# using .NET 2.0, source code is included in the download. The EXE is in the "bin\Release" folder in the zip file.

The program has a user interface that allows you to set your options for the genres you want to download, the minimum desired bitrate, the minimum number of users, and where the Hauppage software is installed.

You can manually update by pressing the update button. If you run the application with "/update" switch, it will update silently with no user interface. I have mine set as a scheduled task to run on startup that automatically updates the listings on my PC. You can't set it in the Run folder of the registry because the computer may not be able to connect to the internet at the point that these items are processed.

Some things to note:
  • The application requires the .NET 2.0 runtime
  • Folders are created for each selected Genre under the Radio folder.
  • The application modifies the Users\Default\Temp\radi_favs.xml file that specifiies the radio station folders. There's a chance something might go wrong with this so I suggest you back it up before you start using this app.
  • The application clears out all files with an extension of "MVP" from the selected Radio folder and all subfolders - don't say I didn't warn you!

Feel free to take the code and do with it what you will. As one would expect, this software does not carry any warranties. It if does nasty things to your computer, I accept no liability.

That being said, I've tested it on a couple of computers and it appears to be doing all of the things it is supposed to. You can download the application and source here.

Comments are welcome, I'd love to hear if anyone else finds this useful or has other strategies to improve the application.

Many thanks to the admistrator of the SHS PVR Forums. This site has been an excellent resource for the MediaMVP player.