BBC radio on TuneIn going away March 22nd 2021

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controlav
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@John Bare you saying that if I select Tunein as my source for BBC stations that in actual fact Sonos just gets the URL and uses that direct?

That is exactly how TuneIn and Sonos work, yes.

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J

I use Sonos for BBC Radio 3 and 4.

Programmes have been interrupted this week with announcements saying access will no longer apply from 22 March.

Then today radio 3 has disappeared completely. Sonos say TuneIn is being replaced by RadioPlayer but that doesn’t seem to have happened yet☹️

Anyone have any ideas?

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Great news James, thank you for your prompt response.  I just hope it remains and the BBC does not block this feed.

controlav
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Great news James, thank you for your prompt response.  I just hope it remains and the BBC does not block this feed.


If you read their posts, the BBC will be retiring this feed. The issue is what alternative feed(s) will be available on Sonos, and how exactly.

Author of the leading independent Sonos app for Windows, the only Sonos app for Xbox, and a Sonos app for iOS
Z

I’m just trying RadioPlayer as the service to provide BBC Radio, so far after 2 hours no annoying message. Is this a temp solution so glad I didn’t pay extra for HD Sonos Radio.

M

Hi,

Really not happy. We lost Radio 4 as of 18th March 2021. No warning, nothing. It worked on the 17th.

It seems there is nothing I can do to restore this stream as my Play 1 does not support AirPlay. My wife is furious and got out the old analogue radio just to be able to listen to her favourite programmes.

I am in UK and pay the BBC a licence fee. What makes them think this is acceptable?

bockersjv
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Hi,

Really not happy. We lost Radio 4 as of 18th March 2021. No warning, nothing. It worked on the 17th.

It seems there is nothing I can do to restore this stream as my Play 1 does not support AirPlay. My wife is furious and got out the old analogue radio just to be able to listen to her favourite programmes.

I am in UK and pay the BBC a licence fee. What makes them think this is acceptable?

Really puzzled by this, I’m in the UK too.  I just opened Sonos and searched for BBC 4 under the stations tab and have several ways to listen to it as @James L. points out. All free and none needing airplay. 
 

Saved the station to favourites and instant easy access. 
 

Give it a try and let us know if this sorts your issue. 

A

I cannot find RadioPlayer listed under “Add Music Services”. Any ideas please?

N
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I cannot find RadioPlayer listed under “Add Music Services”. Any ideas please?

Perhaps you already have it selected which is why it no longer appears under Add Music Services.

Worth checking. 

A

Thanks for replying but I only have Sonos Radio and You Tube Music installed

M

I get a message saying:

“Unable to play ‘BBC Radio 4’ - the connection to TuneIn was lost.”

I am running the S2 Sonos app v13.0 on my iPad Air.

M

I can play BBC Radio 4 LW via TuneIn, but no BBC Radio 4. Odd.

On my PC I can’t access Radio 4 via TuneIn on the web - the search doesn’t find it. Even more odd.

I can play Radio 4 via Online Radio Box (web browser, Chrome) on my PC.

I am at a loss to understand what’s going on.

J

I get a message saying:

“Unable to play ‘BBC Radio 4’ - the connection to TuneIn was lost.”

I am running the S2 Sonos app v13.0 on my iPad Air.

This is probably unrelated to the issue on this thread.  What happens if you try to play a non-BBC station.

BBC radio 4 still fine on my system.

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Does this also fix the repeating issue when listening BBC Radio 2. The station jumps back 10 seconds or so, I have only recently experienced this issue

James L.
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Does this also fix the repeating issue when listening BBC Radio 2. The station jumps back 10 seconds or so, I have only recently experienced this issue

Hi @leedebs, no, that’s a separate issue from this one. You can follow the dedicated topic for that here:

 
 
 
 
 
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L
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Does this also fix the repeating issue when listening BBC Radio 2. The station jumps back 10 seconds or so, I have only recently experienced this issue

Hi @leedebs, no, that’s a separate issue from this one. You can follow the dedicated topic for that here:

 
 
 
 
 

ok thanks.

So we either live with BBC Radio 2 skipping backwards on Tunein but no message every hour or so telling us the service will be unavailable from 22nd March or we put up with the hourly message on BBC Radio via Radioplayer or Mytuner radio……..

James L.
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Does this also fix the repeating issue when listening BBC Radio 2. The station jumps back 10 seconds or so, I have only recently experienced this issue

Hi @leedebs, no, that’s a separate issue from this one. You can follow the dedicated topic for that here:

 
 
 
 
 

ok thanks.

So we either live with BBC Radio 2 skipping backwards on Tunein but no message every hour or so telling us the service will be unavailable from 22nd March or we put up with the hourly message on BBC Radio via Radioplayer or Mytuner radio……..

You shouldn’t be hearing the message nor experiencing skip-backs on the Radioplayer service. Can you test this and let me know if you do experience either of those?

 
 
 
 
 
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L
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Sorry no skip backs on Radioplayer just on Tunein, I will run it on Radioplayer to test again now to see if the message pops up hourly & let the board know

mikegunnill
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Just heard the same thing this morning and equally worried so would really appreciate some help.

Ditto about iPhone options not being applicable.

Within Services on Sonos iOS add Radioplayer. This then appears under Music & Content. Within Radioplayer find say BBC Radio 2, and add this to Sonos favourites. 

Mike Gunnill
N
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Just heard the same thing this morning and equally worried so would really appreciate some help.

Ditto about iPhone options not being applicable.

Within Services on Sonos iOS add Radioplayer. This then appears under Music & Content. Within Radioplayer find say BBC Radio 2, and add this to Sonos favourites. 

Thanks Mike, I have successfully managed to do that!

N

Hey everyone, one (hopefully final) update for you all.

 

Through our internal testing as well as feedback from community members I can confirm that after the 22nd of March 2021 you will still be able to listen to BBC live stations through the following services:

  • Sonos Radio
  • TuneIn
  • RadioPlayer

We’re not yet 100% certain as to how other services, such as MyTunerRadio, will handle the change or if they will continue to provide live BBC Radio after the cut-off date. Therefore, I recommend switching over to one of the services I’ve confirmed above before 22nd March to avoid any interruptions to your listening experience. 

We are aware of the issues with BBC stations repeating segments and skipping backwards on some services, but this is separate from the issue discussed in this thread. I encourage you to follow the other topic for this issue for any updates on that. 

 

If anyone has any questions related to the topic in this thread feel free to ask :slight_smile:

 
 
 
 
 

What is the current news on BBC local radio stations? I haven’t been able to get BBC Radio London for months (although I checked one day a couple of weeks ago and it was available then disappeared again). There is a continuous message saying “unable to play due to technical or contractual reasons”. The same seems to apply for all other local BBC stations but not the national ones, which play with no problems.

mikegunnill
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Just heard the same thing this morning and equally worried so would really appreciate some help.

Ditto about iPhone options not being applicable.

Within Services on Sonos iOS add Radioplayer. This then appears under Music & Content. Within Radioplayer find say BBC Radio 2, and add this to Sonos favourites. 

Thanks Mike, I have successfully managed to do that!

Thats good, a simple work around. Hopefully the stations will remain on Realplayer!

Stay safe

Mike Gunnill
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That’s encouraging.  I was a bit concerned as I use Sonos primarily to listen to BBC Radio and I’m on Sonos 1 with 4 Zone Players

N
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What is the current news on BBC local radio stations? I haven’t been able to get BBC Radio London for months (although I checked one day a couple of weeks ago and it was available then disappeared again). There is a continuous message saying “unable to play due to technical or contractual reasons”. The same seems to apply for all other local BBC stations but not the national ones, which play with no problems.


Which streaming service(s) have you tried? Some are currently offline due to the Paralympic coverage. 

N

Thanks for the reply. I found another thread on BBC local radio after I had replied. I was using TuneIn but had tried Sonos Radio and My Tuner. Following advice on the other thread I now have full service on Radioplayer. Many thanks again.

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