KZION broadcasts using Windows Media Audio and I receive a lot of emails from listeners who ask if they can listen to KZION using Winamp. The answer is yes. You can play any WMA stream using Winamp. This feature has been in Winamp for quite awhile, the problem has always been getting Winamp to read an .asx file. So, here are the steps to configure your Winamp to connect to WMA streams which use an .asx file.
First, be sure you have the latest Winamp, which as of this writing is 5.2. Also make sure you download the full version. You don’t need the Pro (paid) version but the next one down. After installing, go to Options - Preferences - Plugins - Input and click on the Windows Media Decoder 3.1. Close the Options box.
Next step is to go here and download the Playlist Loader plugin. Install the plugin and restart Winamp.
Finally go to kzion.com and select the listen link. If .asx files are still associated to Windows Media Player, right click on the listen link, select copy, and paste into the Winamp File - Play URL box.
There you go. Listen to KZION or any other WMA stream using Winamp. One side note. The buffering in Winamp is much greater than in Windows Media Player, and so the What’s Playing Now page on KZION will not sync very well when listening with Winamp.
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