Classic FM support?

[klop422]

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youtube-dl -v -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.classicfm.com/radio/aod/?episodeId=17fe8e48-2389-49ba-b4e2-bf835af59043
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-x', '--audio-format', 'mp3', 'https://www.classicfm.com/radio/aod/?episodeId=17fe8e48-2389-49ba-b4e2-bf835af59043']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.10.05
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.17134
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-87257-g8e17cd2, ffprobe N-87257-g8e17cd2
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] ?episodeId=17fe8e48-2389-49ba-b4e2-bf835af59043: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] ?episodeId=17fe8e48-2389-49ba-b4e2-bf835af59043: Downloading webpage
[generic] ?episodeId=17fe8e48-2389-49ba-b4e2-bf835af59043: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://www.classicfm.com/radio/aod/?episodeId=17fe8e48-2389-49ba-b4e2-bf835af59043
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp5xdqinp2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp5xdqinp2\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 507, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp5xdqinp2\build\youtube_dl\extractor\generic.py", line 3298, in _real_extract
youtube_dl.utils.UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: https://www.classicfm.com/radio/aod/?episodeId=17fe8e48-2389-49ba-b4e2-bf835af59043

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If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

• Single stream: https://www.classicfm.com/radio/aod/?episodeId=17fe8e48-2389-49ba-b4e2-bf835af59043
• Single stream (other example): https://www.classicfm.com/radio/aod/?episodeId=34bee1be-06d2-4ed1-a3e4-0ea32e3bca90

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Simply put, could support be added for Classic FM streams? The website allows you to listen to the live radio shows again for up to seven days (i.e. there's no copyright infringement involved on their part)
Note, the link won't work unless you're in the UK (or give a UK Postcode).
I've given only links for single streams because I don't believe they do playlists or any other kind of link.

[klop422]

A bump, and also giving more example links because they expire after a week:
https://www.classicfm.com/radio/player/
Any link under the 'listen again' tab on that page should work as an example.

[condemnedmeat]

Classicfm shows are trivial to download. You don't need youtube-dl.

Once on the page featuring the on demand show you want to listen to, right click on the page and inspect. Search - ctrl+f - for "m4a" or "dax", this yields an address, mixed in with other info. The address looks like this: http://catchup.hosting.thisisdax.com/f7df68b4-4cde-48f6-a0d0-639516754012/1583cec9-d92b-43f3-8f87-142d19b6f00d.m4a

Just paste it into the address bar and it'll give you the audio.