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Tuning In to Your Favorite Streams

One of the most immersive features of Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS2) is the integrated in-game radio system. While the simulator provides a curated list of default stations, you can enhance your experience by adding custom URL streams. This allows you to listen to your preferred real-world music, talk shows, or news broadcasts while hauling cargo across the continent.

Difficulty

Beginner

Time

3 Minutes

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Technical Implementation

Custom radio streams are managed locally on your computer. Because this is a client-side feature, the server cannot force a specific station on all participants; however, you can synchronize your convoy by sharing your configuration files.

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1. Locating the Stream Registry

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Navigate to Local Files

On your Windows PC, navigate to your primary documents directory: Documents/Euro Truck Simulator 2/.
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Identify live_streams.sii

Locate the file named live_streams.sii. This is the database the game engine uses to populate the radio interface.
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Open for Editing

Right-click the file and open it with a text editor such as Notepad++ or VS Code.

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2. Formatting the Stream Data

To add a new station, you must insert a new entry into the stream_data list. The engine requires a specific pipe-separated syntax to parse the data correctly. Syntax Template: 
stream_data[X]: "STREAM_URL|STATION_NAME|GENRE|LANGUAGE|BITRATE"
Example Entry: stream_data[100]: "http://stream.example.com/radio.mp3|FREAKHOSTING FM|Gaming|English|128"

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Syntax Integrity

Ensure that each entry has a unique index number (the number inside the square brackets []). If two entries share the same index, only the first one will be recognized by the game engine.

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Community Synchronization

For communities that wish to listen to the same music during a large convoy, we recommend sharing your finalized live_streams.sii file via Discord or a community drive. Once your members replace their local file with your version, everyone will have access to the exact same station list.
The ETS2 engine primarily supports .mp3 and .aac streams. If you encounter a station that refuses to play, verify that the URL leads directly to an audio stream rather than a web-based player page.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | ETS2: Radio synchronized.