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An RTL-SDR dongle turned into an FM and AM radio source for Music Assistant
A spare RTL-SDR dongle became a radio tuner that streams stations to Chromecast and Squeezelite speakers through Music Assistant, built with Claude Code.
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Built with Claude Code, this turns a cheap RTL-SDR USB dongle into a radio tuner that streams FM and AM stations to Chromecast or Squeezelite speakers. A FastAPI backend tunes the dongle and transcodes to MP3, a React web UI saves presets, and a custom Music Assistant provider makes the stations show up alongside other music, so Home Assistant automations can play them.
The maker wanted local radio that keeps working when the internet is down. He calls it a work in progress but says it has been working OK for him.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: Music Assistant - FM/AM radio streaming using a RTL-SDR and Chromecast/SlimprotoReddit poster: seano101Posted
The maker's post on r/homeassistant.
If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: Music Assistant - FM/AM radio streaming using a RTL-SDR and Chromecast/Slimproto (opens in a new tab)
- The code: github.comRepository account: SeanoNET
The project on GitHub.