WAVE file and meta data info

These are some links to information on the format of WAVE files including various types of "chunks" that can be part of a WAVE file. Of particular interest to broadcasters are the BEXT and CART chunks that store broadcast related meta data.

• visual description of WAVE file format

• brief WAVE file overview

• informal CART chunk technical summary

• example reader implementation in PowerShell

• audio file analyzer in PHP (useful for browsing WAVE Files with CART Chunk "bext" details)

All links were valid as of 2021-03-21.