How to Convert Web Radio to MP3
As more people turn to the Web for their media needs, traditional radio stations are beginning to stream their broadcasts on the Internet. In addition to regular AM or FM radio stations, media enthusiasts are using services such as Live365.com, Mercora and UBroadcast to create their own live and prerecorded Internet radio shows. Many Web radio stations stream broadcasts live and do not offer any way to listen to them once they conclude. However, using some tools already included with Windows, you can record the broadcasts and save them to your computer. Once you save the broadcast, use free online tools to convert the recording to MP3 format.
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Instructions
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Record Web Broadcasts
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Click "Start," then "Control Panel." Click "Hardware and Sound," then "Sound." After the Sound window appears, click the "Recording" tab.
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Right-click the open white space in the "Recording" tab window, and then click "Show Disabled Devices." The Stereo Mix recording option appears in the list. Highlight the "Stereo Mix" option, and then click the "Set Default" button.
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Click the "Apply" button, then "OK." Close the "Sound" windows, then the "Control Panel" window.
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Select the "Start" button, then "All Programs." Open the "Accessories" program folder, and then click "Sound Recorder."
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Launch your Web browser and navigate to a page that is streaming a radio broadcast you want to record. Click the "Play" link or control on the page to start streaming the Web
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Click the "Microphone" icon on the taskbar to display the "Sound Recorder" window and make it active. Click the "Start Recording" button to start recording the Web radio broadcast.
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Press the "Stop Recording" button after the broadcasts concludes or you finish recording the portion you want to save as an MP3 file. The "Save As" window appears.
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Type a file name for the recording in the "File Name" field. Select a folder on your PC in which to save the file, and then click "Save." Windows saves the recording in the "WMA" format.
Convert File to MP3
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Browse to a site such as Online-Convert.com, ConvertFiles.com or Media.io.
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Click the "Upload," "Add File from Your Computer" or other similarly named button or link. Navigate to the WMA file you created with Sound Recorder. Highlight the file, and then click "Open." The site uploads the WMA file from your computer.
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Select MP3 as the output container or format for the new file. Click "Convert File," "Convert Now" or "Start" to begin the conversion process. Depending on the length of the broadcast recording, the conversion might take a few minutes or longer.
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Press the "Save" or "Download File" button, once the conversion finishes. Select the folder where you want to save the new MP3 file, and then click "Save" or "OK." Your Web browser downloads the new file and saves it the selected folder.
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