Real US Radio, 260+ Stations (Updated 12/16/20)

Overview

Radio stations from across the United States! Listen to great local radio from New York, Washington, Texas, California, Alabama, Ohio, Florida, & more. Includes national programs such as ESPN, CNN, and TED Talks. All-in-1 download available.

Introduction

Hello! Here are some radio stations formatted for American Truck Simulator.

16 Dec 2020: live_streams.sii download updated. 35 new stations have been added.

20 March 2020: Major overhaul of the list! Every stream has been tested. All dead streams have been removed from the list and the all-in-one. Over 40 new stations have been added to replace those I removed. Total stations is now over 230. All station names now follow the same format: call sign, brief branding or info (such as HD# or station affiliation), frequency, and location.

Download the latest version of the all-in-one live_streams.sii file here[drive.google.com] (includes stations requested in comments).

I bought ATS and found out the in-game radio was pathetic, there were less than 40 stations available (from “update from internet” in-game) when I made this guide. You may want to use this, because it adds a lot of U.S. based stations; there are also 5 Spanish broadcasts and a couple are bilingual French/English. If you want more non-English stations just ask.

Initially the list was just a few radio stations I listen to daily but now includes over 200 260 radio streams. I gathered all these streams from the internet using a little bit of detective work. If there is any genre for which you would like more options, please leave a comment and I’ll add more.

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How To Use

1. Download this live_streams.sii (Google Drive)[drive.google.com] file.
2. Place file in UsersYOUDocumentsAmerican Truck Simulator. Overwrite old file unless you have other custom links.
3. (optional) Open ATS and select radio. Click “update from internet” to add default stations.

1. Locate file live_streams.sii, located in UsersYOUDocumentsAmerican Truck Simulator.
2. Open with Notepad++ or similar program.
3. Add entries to the end of the list and change stream number to be unique for each line (if last entry was 234, new station is 235).
4. Save file and enjoy.

• Don’t worry to sort! The game will rearrange the list when you sort stations in-game, so don’t waste time.
• Don’t worry about first few lines of code (live_stream_def and number of streams). You can change them manually but ATS fixes if you forget. I didn’t even notice the first few times I edited.
• Request a specific station, genre, or location and I’ll try to add it.
• You can replace any existing entry (for example, non-working streams) without problem.
• ATS can be running when you edit live_streams.sii. Game will re-check file each time you click “radio” in-game.
• A couple stations do not broadcast 24/7. They’re not dead, just sleeping. If you do notice consistent problems with a specific station, let me know in the comments and it will be replaced.
• You can leave an entry blank; ATS will add dividers and set bitrate 0. Example:
  stream_data[X]: “” stream_data[X]: “|||0|0”

How To Read Links

Every link should be formatted like this:

• Number is unique stream id number, used by the game to organize the list.
• URL is direct link and can be tested in web browser.
• Name is in-game description of station.
• Genre can be changed for organizing preferences.
• Language is mostly English, see section IV for Spanish language streams.
• Bitrate is not guaranteed accurate but doesn’t really matter in-game.
• Favorite is boolean, 0 or 1.

Stations by Genre (I)

Stations by Genre (II)

Stations by Genre (III)

Stations by Genre (IV)