On the homepage, you’ll find all our national radio stations and your local station at the top. Scrolling across and selecting View all will let you browse and select any national or local station. Click on a live stream to start listening. You’ll be sent to a new page where the live stream will start to play.
Can I listen to the BBC News live?
You can listen live or listen again later in the BBC’s podcast service. The main part of the schedule is based on ‘Newsday’, ‘Newshour’ and ‘The Newsroom’. In addition, there is a selection of science programs, from ‘Health Check’ to ‘Science in Action’.
How can I listen to BBC for free?
TuneIn.com offers BBC World News for free across the globe for anyone looking for BBC live news and updates. To begin listening to BBC news live, click the play button below to start streaming.
Is listening to BBC Sounds free?
You can listen to or download most podcasts for free on the BBC Sounds app or from the BBC Sounds website on your computer.
Does BBC Sounds play live radio?
BBC Sounds is a walled garden streaming media and audio download service from the BBC that includes live radio broadcasts, audio on demand, and podcasts. The service is available on a wide range of devices, including mobile phones and tablets, personal computers, cars, and smart televisions.
How do I listen to BBC audio?
You can listen to live radio streams, on demand programmes, podcasts, audiobooks, music mixes and lots more! You can access BBC Sounds through our website at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds on your computer, laptop, phone or tablet device. There’s also a dedicated BBC Sounds app for mobile and tablet devices.
Why is BBC live not available?
For rights reasons, we occasionally can’t make live streams available on BBC iPlayer. When this happens, it’s most likely because we’re broadcasting a film or sporting event for which we don’t have the online rights.
Is BBC included with Amazon Prime?
BBC Select is a BBC streaming service available to stream on Amazon Prime Video Channels, the Apple TV app or The Roku Channel. You can try BBC Select for free for 7 days. After the free trial, the subscription price is just $4.99 per month.
What is the best app to listen to the BBC radio?
BBC Sounds: Radio and Podcasts is a free app for Android and iOS. The good news is that the app is not geo-restricted, so you should be able to download and use it even if you’re not in the UK. One of its best features is the option to download podcasts to listen to when you’re offline.
Is BBC Online Free?
BBC iPlayer is a free streaming service that offers live and catch up TV from all of BBC’s channels. This includes BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, cBBC, BBC News, and Radio 1.
What devices can I listen to BBC Sounds on?
The app is available on supported Amazon Fire, Android and iOS mobile and tablet devices.
For the full experience, install the BBC Sounds app
- Amazon Fire devices: Amazon Appstore.
- Android devices: Google Play Store.
- iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices: Apple App Store.
Can anyone listen to BBC Sounds?
While a TV licence is required to watch BBC content on BBC iPlayer, you don’t need a TV licence to listen to or download radio programmes from BBC Sounds.
How can I listen to BBC radio on my phone?
Android
- In the Google Play Store, search for ‘BBC Sounds’
- Once you’ve found the app, select Install and the app should begin to download.
- After you’ve downloaded it, select Open and this will bring you to the app which you can begin to use straight away.
Is BBC 5 Live on FM?
Uniquely to the BBC Radio network, it is the only station that is neither purely digital (such as 1Xtra, Radio 4 Extra and 6 Music) nor broadcast in analogue on FM.
Why can I not play BBC Sounds?
On-demand programmes are not available. However, if you’re having problems playing live streams or podcasts on your internet radio device, try the following steps: Restart the device. Position the device closer to your WiFi router for a stronger signal, or try changing the channel your WiFi router transmits on.
Is BBC on FM radio?
BBC World Service is the world’s leading international radio broadcaster. It provides impartial news, reports and analysis in English and 27 other languages. It is available to listen to in English on a variety of platforms across the world including online, satellite and cable, AM, FM, shortwave and digital radio.
Can I listen to BBC Radio on Spotify?
And our audio content is available on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer Radio as well as a range of third-party apps, including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Radioplayer and Acast as well as a multiple internet enabled smart speakers and radios.
Why won’t BBC Sounds play on my phone?
You could try disconnecting your device from the internet and reconnecting to see if that helps. If you’re using WiFi, resetting the network at the router can also make a difference. Using Amazon Fire or Android? Clear the cache on the app.
How do I download BBC audio?
How do I download on the BBC Sounds app?
- Tap on the individual episode you’d like to download.
- Select the Download option (if there is no download button, the programme may be available to stream only).
Is there an app to watch BBC live?
BBC iPlayer is available on compatible Amazon Fire, Android, and iOS mobile and tablet devices. Check our Can I use BBC iPlayer on my mobile or tablet? page to see if your device is supported to use the app or website.
Can I watch BBC live on Freeview?
With Freeview Play you’re already set up to watch on-demand content from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5 and UKTV Play, as well as live TV.