Various streams of World FM are available, both direct from World FM’s own servers and on various streaming services. Audio widgets for our primary stream can be found in the right-hand sidebar of most pages on this website.
Streams direct from New Zealand:
Format | Bit rate or Quality setting | Mode | Comments | Direct Stream URL (Copy & paste into your prefered media player) | Widget |
AAC+ | 32 kb/s | Stereo | “Near-studio” quality suitable for most connections. Requires a media player with AAC+ support. | ||
96 kb/s | Stereo | “Studio” quality suitable for fast connections. Requires a media player with AAC+ support. | http://worldfm.nz:8882/worldfmhd.aac | ||
Ogg Vorbis | -1.6 (~34 kb/s) | Stereo | “FM Radio” quality for most connections. Requires a media player with Ogg support. | http://worldfm.nz:8882/worldfm.ogg | |
MP3 | 21 kb/s | Mono | “AM Radio” quality. Compatible with just about all media players and internet connection speeds. | http://worldfm.nz:8882/worldfm.mp3 | |
64 kb/s | Stereo | “AM Radio” quality, but in stereo. Compatible with just about all media players and internet connection speeds. (This stream is used by many internet radio devices to provide World FM). | |||
256 kb/s | Stereo | “Studio” quality. Compatible with just about all media players and fast connections. | http://worldfm.nz:8882/worldfmhd.mp3 |
All audio is custom processed for streaming using Thimeo Stereo Tool broadcast audio processing software.
We are also listed at the following directories, though not all are currently working due to problems with updating our details.
Xiph Directory:
http://dir.xiph.org/search?q=world+fm
Radio Garden:
https://radio.garden/listen/world-fm/YmexLgIZ
Get Me Radio!:
https://www.getmeradio.com/stations/worldfm-3990/