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LukeP1971
Contributor I
September 10, 2026
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abc radio stations not playing on sonos 1 - sill playing on sonos 2 (other stations still playing ok on both)

Yesterday ABC Radio National stopped playing on Sonos 1. Did the standard checks… it will play on a standalone Sonos 2 speaker, and all other stations still play on both 1&2. I’ve tried using Sonos Radio and RadioApp (I know it was taken off TunedIn a while back).  when i try through SonosRadio nothing happens, when i try through RadioApp it gives the ‘unable to play/connection is lost’ message - but i can still play other radio stations.

    NigelAdelaide90Answer
    Lyricist I
    September 24, 2026

    Chatted with Sonos Support today about this issue. Initially confirmed ABC seems to have changed the stream they share with Sonos. 
    Then suggested trying myTuner Radio app to play the station. This worked perfectly so matter resolved!! Yay

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    spg
    Lyricist II
    September 27, 2026

    Thanks, that app works for some ABC stations (maybe most), unfortunately not however for ABC South East NSW, the app knows about the station but it doesn't play. S1 user here.

    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    September 28, 2026

    Since Sonos uses the same ‘player’ for all streams, and doesn’t differentiate between them, what did ABC suggest?

    Bruce
    spg
    Lyricist II
    October 14, 2026

    I don't know what's changed but our preferred station is working again via Radioapp. A couple of ABC help pages were updated 1 day ago, so my guess is they've changed something.

    NigelAdelaide90
    Lyricist I
    October 14, 2026

    Thanks for that update. I received a reply from ABC overnights as below:

    Thank you for your email.
     
    We’re pleased to let you know that the issue affecting listening to ABC on Sonos S1 devices has now been resolved.
     
    Thank you for your patience while we worked through this issue. We appreciate your understanding and apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you continue to experience any problems listening to ABC content on your Sonos S1 system, please don't hesitate to reach out to us and we'll be happy to assist.

    Regards

    Sophie
    ABC Audience Support
     

    so yes it seems they have corrected whatever issue they had created. All good! 😊 

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