Is there anyway to listen to BBC radio on the iPhone?

stevetgn · stevetgn #1 (**permalink**)

09-07-2008, 12:31 PM

I want to listen to BBC radio 5 Live on my iPhone as it's the best UK sports & news channel out there. Is there anyway of doing this?

Thanks in advance

Steve

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

09-07-2008, 01:05 PM

Try navigating to the iplayer site on WiFi

Apparently you should be able to stream some content, not sure about radio

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

THere used to be a link to BETA BBC iPlayer for iPhone, but you will have to see if the beta is still running

stevetgn · stevetgn #3 (**permalink**)

09-07-2008, 01:42 PM

Nah. I can stream TV from iplayer but no radio

mrplow · mrplow #4 (**permalink**)

09-07-2008, 02:17 PM

Radio is available on the 'full blown' iPlayer now but unfortunately because the BBC use realplayer as their broadcast standard for radio it's not available on iPhone ..... sadly

stevetgn · stevetgn #5 (**permalink**)

09-07-2008, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrplow

Radio is available on the 'full blown' iPlayer now but unfortunately because the BBC use realplayer as their broadcast standard for radio it's not available on iPhone ..... sadly

mmm shame.

Thanks anyway

zongamin · zongamin #6 (**permalink**)

09-09-2008, 04:34 PM

Not Radio but....

Go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/ip#_home on your iphone and you can stream bbc podcasts directly to your iphone. Works brilliantly.

stevetgn · stevetgn #7 (**permalink**)

09-10-2008, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zongamin

Not Radio but....

Go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/ip#_home on your iphone and you can stream bbc podcasts directly to your iphone. Works brilliantly.

Agreed,
Not exactly what I wanted i.e. live radio but a great suggestions all the same... Thanks!

GeoffreyS · GeoffreyS #8 (**permalink**)

09-10-2008, 07:33 AM

Yes, impressive and useful.

Could anyone advise me on how to 'resume' after navigating away from the page to do something else - or is that kind of multitasking asking too much?

woo · woo #9 (**permalink**)

09-11-2008, 09:50 PM

ooTunes will let you listen to bbc 5 live (and lots of other stations). It's $20, kinda a pain to setup, but if you're outside the UK it's the only option for live bbc.

swedeygirl · swedeygirl #10 (**permalink**)

09-12-2008, 09:22 AM

If it's on shoutcast, you can use FlyCast. You can run it in the background so you can use other apps & it has a web browser built into it. It's free in the app store.

woo · woo #11 (**permalink**)

09-12-2008, 10:52 AM

Unfortunately, the BBC is not on shoutcast. FlyCast sounds interesting... but I'm pretty sure running in the background is against apple's SDK rules, so if it DOES do that, it will be interesting to see if it is pulled from the store.

Quote:

Originally Posted by swedeygirl

If it's on shoutcast, you can use FlyCast. You can run it in the background so you can use other apps & it has a web browser built into it. It's free in the app store.

andyk_47 · andyk_47 #12 (**permalink**)

02-22-2009, 01:48 PM

Hi
I recently managed to listen to radio five on my iphone.
Install fstream the free app.
then go to favourites > edit > add new webradio
url is
BBC Radio 5 live
format Ram
And i set bitrate to 128
Cheers

steve16 · steve16 #13 (**permalink**)

02-23-2009, 02:34 PM

..at WunderRadio in the Apps store. Costs a couple of £££ but works really well and has most programmes.

Ginger Pilot · Ginger Pilot #14 (**permalink**)

02-24-2009, 09:18 AM

Try the FStream App, it's free and I managed to get Radio 2 to work. Needs Wifi though.

Check out BBC Radio iPhone Streams

Cheers

GP

GreenWings · GreenWings #15 (**permalink**)

02-25-2009, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginger Pilot

Try the FStream App, it's free and I managed to get Radio 2 to work. Needs Wifi though.

Check out BBC Radio iPhone Streams

Cheers

GP

No it doesnt. FStream will work over 3G, I listen to the football commentary on Radio 5 Live whilst at games that way.

rgds

GW

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Member Since: Apr 01, 2007 Location: UK Posts: 91 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.33Ghz iPhone 3G 16GB	02-24-2009, 09:18 AM Try the FStream App, it's free and I managed to get Radio 2 to work. Needs Wifi though. Check out BBC Radio iPhone Streams Cheers GP bLOODY cAPS lOCK!
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stevetgn #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 28, 2007 Posts: 81 Mac Specs: 8 core Mac Pro, 21.5" iMac, 13" Macbook Pro, iPhone 4	09-07-2008, 12:31 PM I want to listen to BBC radio 5 Live on my iPhone as it's the best UK sports & news channel out there. Is there anyway of doing this? Thanks in advance Steve
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louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,656 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	09-07-2008, 01:05 PM Try navigating to the iplayer site on WiFi Apparently you should be able to stream some content, not sure about radio http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ THere used to be a link to BETA BBC iPlayer for iPhone, but you will have to see if the beta is still running
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zongamin #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 17, 2007 Posts: 105 Mac Specs: iMac 2.66 Ghz - 4Gig Ram - iPod 60gig Black - iPhone 3GS Black 32gig	09-09-2008, 04:34 PM Not Radio but.... Go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/ip#_home on your iphone and you can stream bbc podcasts directly to your iphone. Works brilliantly.
	QUOTE Thanks

GeoffreyS #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 01, 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 16 Mac Specs: iMac 2.4ghz / Lion; MBPro 2009; iPhone 4S; iPad 2	09-10-2008, 07:33 AM Yes, impressive and useful. Could anyone advise me on how to 'resume' after navigating away from the page to do something else - or is that kind of multitasking asking too much?
	QUOTE Thanks

woo #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 11, 2008 Posts: 2	09-11-2008, 09:50 PM ooTunes will let you listen to bbc 5 live (and lots of other stations). It's $20, kinda a pain to setup, but if you're outside the UK it's the only option for live bbc.
	QUOTE Thanks

swedeygirl #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 31, 2008 Posts: 3	09-12-2008, 09:22 AM If it's on shoutcast, you can use FlyCast. You can run it in the background so you can use other apps & it has a web browser built into it. It's free in the app store.
	QUOTE Thanks

andyk_47 #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 21, 2009 Posts: 3	02-22-2009, 01:48 PM Hi I recently managed to listen to radio five on my iphone. Install fstream the free app. then go to favourites > edit > add new webradio url is BBC Radio 5 live format Ram And i set bitrate to 128 Cheers
	QUOTE Thanks

steve16 #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 02, 2008 Location: London Posts: 45	02-23-2009, 02:34 PM ..at WunderRadio in the Apps store. Costs a couple of £££ but works really well and has most programmes.
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