Radio stations will remain available outside UK

BBCThe BBC has mentioned its radio stations will proceed to be out there for folks outdoors the UK to hearken to dwell after BBC Sounds entry is restricted for worldwide listeners.BBC Sounds will shut for listeners outdoors the UK on 21 July 2025.Worldwide listeners will be capable to hearken to the BBC’s radio stations by means of hyperlinks on the station listing on-line, the BBC mentioned.This contains the BBC’s nationwide stations – BBC Radio 1, Radio 2, and Radio 3, 6Music, 1Xtra and Asian Community, Radio 4Xtra and 5Live – all of the stations in Scotland, Northern Eire and Wales and each native radio station in England.The BBC introduced in April that it had delayed blocking BBC Sounds app for audiences outdoors the UK.That delay got here after a choice made by the company meant listeners outdoors the UK would solely be capable to entry Radio 4 and the World Service by way of a brand new audio part on the BBC web site.Questions had been requested about what this may imply for listeners within the Republic of Eire who can be unable to make use of the web to entry Northern Eire-based stations BBC Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle.The BBC mentioned listening to BBC audio programming on non-BBC platforms wouldn’t be affected by the change.It additionally mentioned a spread of English, Welsh and Gaelic language podcasts had been out there on BBC.com/audio and third-party podcast providers. What’s BBC Sounds?BBC Sounds is the web residence of BBC radio.Individuals can hearken to dwell radio streams, on demand programmes, podcasts, audiobooks and music mixes.It may be accessed by way of the Sounds web site or its devoted app. Individuals also can hear on many sensible audio system and web radio units.The BBC mentioned UK customers who went on vacation outdoors the UK for a short while would nonetheless be capable to use the BBC Sounds app.A BBC spokesperson mentioned: “BBC Sounds will now be out there on the identical foundation as BBC iPlayer. “Each providers are restricted to a UK home viewers, reflecting rights and related concerns. “BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle will stay extra extensively out there by way of bbc.com.”