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BBC Radio Streams
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 1
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_01505109/live/ww/bbc_radio_one/bbc_radio_one.isml/bbc_radio_one-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 1Xtra
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_92079267/live/ww/bbc_1xtra/bbc_1xtra.isml/bbc_1xtra-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 1Dance
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_62063831/live/ww/bbc_radio_one_dance/bbc_radio_one_dance.isml/bbc_radio_one_dance-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 1 Anthems (UK Only)
http://as-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net/pool_11351741/live/uk/bbc_radio_one_anthems/bbc_radio_one_anthems.isml/bbc_radio_one_anthems-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 2
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_74208725/live/ww/bbc_radio_two/bbc_radio_two.isml/bbc_radio_two-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 3
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_23461179/live/ww/bbc_radio_three/bbc_radio_three.isml/bbc_radio_three-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 3 Unwind (UK Only)
http://as-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net/pool_30624046/live/uk/bbc_radio_three_unwind/bbc_radio_three_unwind.isml/bbc_radio_three_unwind-audio%3d320000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 4
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_55057080/live/ww/bbc_radio_fourfm/bbc_radio_fourfm.isml/bbc_radio_fourfm-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 4 Extra
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_26173715/live/ww/bbc_radio_four_extra/bbc_radio_four_extra.isml/bbc_radio_four_extra-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 5 live
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_89021708/live/ww/bbc_radio_five_live/bbc_radio_five_live.isml/bbc_radio_five_live-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 6 Music
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_81827798/live/ww/bbc_6music/bbc_6music.isml/bbc_6music-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 5 Live sports extra (UK Only)
http://as-hls-uk-live.akamaized.net/pool_47700285/live/uk/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra.isml/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Asian Network
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_22108647/live/ww/bbc_asian_network/bbc_asian_network.isml/bbc_asian_network-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC World Service
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_87948813/live/ww/bbc_world_service/bbc_world_service.isml/bbc_world_service-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC CWR
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_79805333/live/ww/bbc_radio_coventry_warwickshire/bbc_radio_coventry_warwickshire.isml/bbc_radio_coventry_warwickshire-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC Essex
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_23657270/live/ww/bbc_radio_essex/bbc_radio_essex.isml/bbc_radio_essex-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC Hereford Worcester
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_80112859/live/ww/bbc_radio_hereford_worcester/bbc_radio_hereford_worcester.isml/bbc_radio_hereford_worcester-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Berkshire
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_64162474/live/ww/bbc_radio_berkshire/bbc_radio_berkshire.isml/bbc_radio_berkshire-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Bristol
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_41858929/live/ww/bbc_radio_bristol/bbc_radio_bristol.isml/bbc_radio_bristol-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cambridge
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_21074581/live/ww/bbc_radio_cambridge/bbc_radio_cambridge.isml/bbc_radio_cambridge-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cornwall
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_72477894/live/ww/bbc_radio_cornwall/bbc_radio_cornwall.isml/bbc_radio_cornwall-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cumbria
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_85294020/live/ww/bbc_radio_cumbria/bbc_radio_cumbria.isml/bbc_radio_cumbria-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cymru
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_24792333/live/ww/bbc_radio_cymru/bbc_radio_cymru.isml/bbc_radio_cymru-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cymru 2
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_98610936/live/ww/bbc_radio_cymru_2/bbc_radio_cymru_2.isml/bbc_radio_cymru_2-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Derby
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_63732303/live/ww/bbc_radio_derby/bbc_radio_derby.isml/bbc_radio_derby-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Devon
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_08856933/live/ww/bbc_radio_devon/bbc_radio_devon.isml/bbc_radio_devon-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Foyle
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_43178797/live/ww/bbc_radio_foyle/bbc_radio_foyle.isml/bbc_radio_foyle-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Gloucestershire
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_74607547/live/ww/bbc_radio_gloucestershire/bbc_radio_gloucestershire.isml/bbc_radio_gloucestershire-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Guernsey
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_65313722/live/ww/bbc_radio_guernsey/bbc_radio_guernsey.isml/bbc_radio_guernsey-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Humberside
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_43379345/live/ww/bbc_radio_humberside/bbc_radio_humberside.isml/bbc_radio_humberside-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Jersey
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_14000630/live/ww/bbc_radio_jersey/bbc_radio_jersey.isml/bbc_radio_jersey-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Kent
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_17754185/live/ww/bbc_radio_kent/bbc_radio_kent.isml/bbc_radio_kent-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Lancashire
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_98146551/live/ww/bbc_radio_lancashire/bbc_radio_lancashire.isml/bbc_radio_lancashire-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Leeds
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_50115440/live/ww/bbc_radio_leeds/bbc_radio_leeds.isml/bbc_radio_leeds-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Leicester
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_04542919/live/ww/bbc_radio_leicester/bbc_radio_leicester.isml/bbc_radio_leicester-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Lincolnshire
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_77667780/live/ww/bbc_radio_lincolnshire/bbc_radio_lincolnshire.isml/bbc_radio_lincolnshire-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio London
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_98137350/live/ww/bbc_london/bbc_london.isml/bbc_london-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Manchester
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_25317916/live/ww/bbc_radio_manchester/bbc_radio_manchester.isml/bbc_radio_manchester-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Merseyside
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_46699767/live/ww/bbc_radio_merseyside/bbc_radio_merseyside.isml/bbc_radio_merseyside-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio nan Gaidheal
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_01935182/live/ww/bbc_radio_nan_gaidheal/bbc_radio_nan_gaidheal.isml/bbc_radio_nan_gaidheal-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Newcastle
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_46887953/live/ww/bbc_radio_newcastle/bbc_radio_newcastle.isml/bbc_radio_newcastle-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Norfolk
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_61510571/live/ww/bbc_radio_norfolk/bbc_radio_norfolk.isml/bbc_radio_norfolk-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Northampton
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_73827654/live/ww/bbc_radio_northampton/bbc_radio_northampton.isml/bbc_radio_northampton-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Nottingham
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_96088503/live/ww/bbc_radio_nottingham/bbc_radio_nottingham.isml/bbc_radio_nottingham-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Orkney
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_50082558/live/ww/bbc_radio_orkney/bbc_radio_orkney.isml/bbc_radio_orkney-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Oxford
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_19212690/live/ww/bbc_radio_oxford/bbc_radio_oxford.isml/bbc_radio_oxford-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Scotland FM
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_43322914/live/ww/bbc_radio_scotland_fm/bbc_radio_scotland_fm.isml/bbc_radio_scotland_fm-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Scotland MW
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_59378121/live/ww/bbc_radio_scotland_mw/bbc_radio_scotland_mw.isml/bbc_radio_scotland_mw-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Sheffield
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_19967704/live/ww/bbc_radio_sheffield/bbc_radio_sheffield.isml/bbc_radio_sheffield-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Shropshire
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_83478576/live/ww/bbc_radio_shropshire/bbc_radio_shropshire.isml/bbc_radio_shropshire-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Solent
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_11685351/live/ww/bbc_radio_solent/bbc_radio_solent.isml/bbc_radio_solent-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Solent West Dorset
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_48517520/live/ww/bbc_radio_solent_west_dorset/bbc_radio_solent_west_dorset.isml/bbc_radio_solent_west_dorset-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Somerset Sound
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_00727706/live/ww/bbc_radio_somerset_sound/bbc_radio_somerset_sound.isml/bbc_radio_somerset_sound-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Stoke
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_34849862/live/ww/bbc_radio_stoke/bbc_radio_stoke.isml/bbc_radio_stoke-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Suffolk
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_18067288/live/ww/bbc_radio_suffolk/bbc_radio_suffolk.isml/bbc_radio_suffolk-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Surrey
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_27374427/live/ww/bbc_radio_surrey/bbc_radio_surrey.isml/bbc_radio_surrey-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Sussex
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_76643803/live/ww/bbc_radio_sussex/bbc_radio_sussex.isml/bbc_radio_sussex-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Tees
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_08918172/live/ww/bbc_tees/bbc_tees.isml/bbc_tees-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Ulster
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_31244774/live/ww/bbc_radio_ulster/bbc_radio_ulster.isml/bbc_radio_ulster-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Wales
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_97517794/live/ww/bbc_radio_wales_fm/bbc_radio_wales_fm.isml/bbc_radio_wales_fm-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Wiltshire
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_44240917/live/ww/bbc_radio_wiltshire/bbc_radio_wiltshire.isml/bbc_radio_wiltshire-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio WM
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_05353924/live/ww/bbc_wm/bbc_wm.isml/bbc_wm-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio York
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_90848428/live/ww/bbc_radio_york/bbc_radio_york.isml/bbc_radio_york-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Three Counties Radio
http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_69997923/live/ww/bbc_three_counties_radio/bbc_three_counties_radio.isml/bbc_three_counties_radio-audio%3d96000.norewind.m3u8
# The above streams are worldwide so sports commentary, etc may not be available. For UK restricted content,
# replace -ww- and /ww/ with -uk- and /uk/.
# Different bitrates are available by replacing 96000 :
# 48000 = 48k, 96000 = 96k
# UK only: 128000 = 128k, 320000 = 320k
# N.B. May not be compatible with some apps/devices
# These provide better compatibility with some devices/software.
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 1
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_one&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 1Xtra
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_1xtra&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 1Dance
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_one_dance&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 1 Anthems (UK Only)
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_one_anthems&bitrate=96000&uk=1
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 2
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_two&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 3
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_three&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 3 Unwind (UK Only)
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_three_unwind&bitrate=96000&uk=1
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 4
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_fourfm&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 4 LW
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_fourlw&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 4 Extra
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_four_extra&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 5 live
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_five_live&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 6 Music
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_6music&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio 5 Live sports extra (UK Only)
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra&bitrate=96000&uk=1
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Asian Network
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_asian_network&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC World Service
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_world_service&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC CWR
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_coventry_warwickshire&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC Essex
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_essex&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC Hereford Worcester
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_hereford_worcester&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Berkshire
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_berkshire&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Bristol
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_bristol&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cambridge
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cambridge&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cornwall
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cornwall&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cumbria
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cumbria&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cymru
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cymru&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Cymru 2
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cymru_2&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Derby
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_derby&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Devon
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_devon&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Foyle
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_foyle&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Gloucestershire
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_gloucestershire&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Guernsey
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_guernsey&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Humberside
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_humberside&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Jersey
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_jersey&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Kent
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_kent&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Lancashire
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_lancashire&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Leeds
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_leeds&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Leicester
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_leicester&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Lincolnshire
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_lincolnshire&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio London
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_london&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Manchester
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_manchester&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Merseyside
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_merseyside&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio nan Gaidheal
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_nan_gaidheal&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Newcastle
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_newcastle&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Norfolk
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_norfolk&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Northampton
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_northampton&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Nottingham
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_nottingham&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Orkney
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_orkney&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Oxford
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_oxford&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Scotland FM
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_scotland_fm&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Scotland MW
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_scotland_mw&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Sheffield
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_sheffield&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Shropshire
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_shropshire&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Solent
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_solent&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Solent West Dorset
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_solent_west_dorset&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Somerset Sound
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_somerset_sound&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Stoke
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_stoke&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Suffolk
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_suffolk&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Surrey
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_surrey&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Sussex
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_sussex&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Tees
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_tees&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Ulster
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_ulster&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Wales
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_wales_fm&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio Wiltshire
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_wiltshire&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio WM
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_wm&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Radio York
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_york&bitrate=96000
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - Three Counties Radio
http://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_three_counties_radio&bitrate=96000
# The above streams are worldwide so sports commentary, etc may not be available. For UK restricted content,
# add &uk=1 at the end.
# Different bitrates are available by replacing 96000 :
# 48000 = 48k, 96000 = 96k
# UK only: 128000 = 128k, 320000 = 320k
# BBC World Service mp3 streams
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC World Service
http://stream.live.vc.bbcmedia.co.uk/bbc_world_service
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,BBC - BBC World Service
http://wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/meta/live/shoutcast/mp3/eieuk.pls
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vitusson commented Feb 3, 2025

@jamescridland

a) It strikes me that it would be very simple to produce a browser extension, or even bookmarklet, to get this information out in a copy/pastable form

The Stream Detector extension is the right tool for this task
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hls-stream-detector/

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johnpenny commented Feb 4, 2025

radio.johnpenny.uk/tools/

Because we have access to the resource names, and also a structured link, you can just use a link builder and re-form the structured link if it changes. I scratched one together at the link above. If there are any names missing let me know.

[edit - adding useful link]
For future reference if the structured link does change again, refer to https://gist.github.com/bpsib/67089b959e4fa898af69fea59ad74bc3?permalink_comment_id=5419099#gistcomment-5419099
to see how to get the new one.

I tried lstn.lv, and initially I was happy. But then I kept getting Unauthorised errors and realised the playlists are protected by recaptcha that needs solving in a web browser. It seems to only whitelist IPs for minutes/hours without a live connection, which makes it useless for media players.

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hepto commented Feb 4, 2025

radio.johnpenny.uk/tools/

Because we have access to the resource names, and also a structured link, you can just use a link builder and re-form the structured link if it changes. I scratched one together at the link above. If there are any names missing let me know.

@johnpenny This is really cool! Thanks.

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radio.johnpenny.uk/tools/

FYI I'm using latest Firefox and this did not seem to work correctly ('Fetch Variant Playlist URLs' remained disabled.)
It did seem to work in Chrome though.

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radio.johnpenny.uk/tools/

FYI I'm using latest Firefox and this did not seem to work correctly ('Fetch Variant Playlist URLs' remained disabled.) It did seem to work in Chrome though.

Thanks for the heads up. I have fixed for Firefox support now (tested latest version on macos only). Can you let me know if you still have issues.

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Working for me with Firefox v.135.0

Glad to hear.

I just added options to the variant playlist builder allowing the user to change 'uk' to 'ww' and to change the bitrate.
It would be good to hear from non UK people regarding which bitrates and link variants work and which don't work.

radio.johnpenny.uk/tools/

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RobTCO commented Feb 5, 2025

Hi folks, I'm using the links for BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Wales fine, but BBC Radio Ulster stopped working sometime after January 18th, and I have tried all of the current ones without success, also tried BBC Radio Foyle. I get HTTP Error 410 Gone with ffplay. Any help available? Thanks!

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RobTCO commented Feb 6, 2025

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Try using /ww/ instead of /uk/ in the above urls

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Newbiggen commented Feb 6, 2025 via email

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@johnpenny

In my now deleted Jan 27th 2025 comment, I had posted below .m3u8 "template":

TEMPLATE

[protocol]://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/[key]/audio/simulcast/hls/[location]/[mediaset-mode]/[cdn]/[radio-station-id].m3u8

[protocol]: http || https
[key]: 3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B 
[location]: uk || nonuk
[mediaset-mode]: audio_syndication_high_sbr_v1 (320/96) || audio_syndication_med_sbr_v1 (128/96) || cellular_main_sd_abr_v2 (48/48)
[cdn](over http): ak (Akamai) || cf (Cloudfront)
[cdn](over https): aks || cfs
[radio-station-id]: bbc_radio_two, etc.

NB: The [key] value may change in the future on a sudden BBC whim...

E.g. for overseas access to BBC Radio Lincolnshire over plain HTTP and the Ak CDN:

http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/hls/nonuk/audio_syndication_med_sbr_v1/ak/bbc_radio_lincolnshire.m3u8

I can't code a webpage service like the one you did though, so thanks anyway πŸ‘ ...

My "template" allows one to manually compose an .m3u8 link of interest, e.g. @RobTCO would, hopefully, end up with (for BBC Radio Foyle):

http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/hls/nonuk/audio_syndication_med_sbr_v1/ak/bbc_radio_foyle.m3u8

or

http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/hls/nonuk/audio_syndication_med_sbr_v1/cf/bbc_radio_foyle.m3u8

which can then yield (via redirection) CDN-based URIs:

http://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_43178797/live/ww/bbc_radio_foyle/bbc_radio_foyle.isml/bbc_radio_foyle-audio=96000.norewind.m3u8

or

http://as-hls-ww.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk/pool_43178797/live/ww/bbc_radio_foyle/bbc_radio_foyle.isml/bbc_radio_foyle-audio=96000.norewind.m3u8

Kind regards πŸ˜„ .

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@Vangelis66 nice breakdown, cheers. Sorry I missed your post.

Definitely things to think about regarding making gathering these links as easy as possible. I was using the string builder to construct playlists for a project, but I do see from reading this thread more that loads of people just want to find working variant links, so an options based link builder may be the way to go. I will play around.

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Do we know the strict rules on the non UK service, i.e. which quality levels work, etc? I don't really know what configuration to use for a user selecting 'non UK'.

I added some URL queries to automatically run the tool, and a base URL options section:

https://radio.johnpenny.uk/tools/?generate=true&fetch=true
https://radio.johnpenny.uk/tools/?generate=true&fetch=true&location=nonuk

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How to make use of lstn.lv links

  1. Go to https://garfnet.org.uk/download/radio/bbc-radio.txt and copy the URL for the station of your choice. E.g., for BBC Radio 1Dance, the URL is 'https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_one_dance&bitrate=320000'.

  2. Paste the URL into your browser and press Enter. When asked, save the file as '.m3u8'.

  3. Open the saved file in any plain text editor. Notice that the URL (the only line without the '#' preceding it) doesn't contain 'lstn.lv' now, but leads to 'https://as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net/pool_[pool_number]' instead.

  4. Replace 'http://' with 'https://'. Save and close.

  5. Now open this file in any audio player which supports internet streams (e.g. IINA for macOS). Enjoy.

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Vangelis66 commented Feb 8, 2025

Do we know the strict rules on the non UK service, i.e. which quality levels work, etc?
I don't really know what configuration to use for a user selecting 'non UK'.

@johnpenny , thanks for your kind words πŸ˜„ ; as I had indicated in my "template" post, the a.files.bbci.co.uk-based playlists are geo-sensitive in themselves and, upon redirection, will yield the BBC-provisioned audio bitrates automatically; the deciding factor is, apart from the [location] string, the [mediaset-mode] string; for uk and UK IPs, using one between audio_syndication_high_sbr_v1 and audio_syndication_med_sbr_v1 will toggle you between 320k (highest for the UK) and 128k (second-highest); for nonuk and overseas IPs, BOTH will deliver 96k (the highest value the BBC have designated for "non-paying" int'l audiences).

When manipulating directly the CDN-based playlists, it is important to remember that the BBC sanctioned values for "overseas" audio bitrates are ONLY:
*-audio=96000.norewind.m3u8 & *-audio=48000.norewind.m3u8 ...

PS: The 96k/48k variants are of the HE-AACv1 profile, not fully compatible with some older H/W; I don't believe bandwidth is so costly (for the BBC 😜 ) this day and age, but they could've upped bitrates to 320k/192k/128k (AAC-LC) and 64k (HE-AACv1) for the UK and 128k (AAC-LC) / 64k (HE-AACv1) for overseas...

Replace 'http://' with 'https://'

Delivering media (video and/or audio) over HTTPS is, IMHO, an overkill that causes significant overheads and undue CPU (read: electricity) cycles/consumption on the client side; not to mention that in the case of specialised H/W (e.g. Internet Radios, etc.) you have to constantly keep its Cert Store up to date, so as to always establish the secure connections without issues... Just my 2p...

Cheers.

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@Vangelis66 thanks! I have made changes and notes based on your insights.

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R101G commented Feb 9, 2025

@johnpenny
Many thanks to you!

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I added better URL checking and simplified the QS:

https://radio.johnpenny.uk/tools/?uk
https://radio.johnpenny.uk/tools/?ww

This is probably all I am going to do on this, although I may get around to fixing a couple of bugs, and will try to edit if the base URL scheme changes.

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It seems that the BBC is getting ready to remove BBC Sounds internationally; and that may have a knock-on effect with the BBC's domestic music stations. I suspect this will, eventually, affect streams here. https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bbc-sounds-going-away-internationally/

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duracell80 commented Feb 13, 2025

As the BBC may read this Gist at some point if not already ... As an expat that has obviously paid the license fee and support public broadcasting ... I would pay a subscription to keep access to Sounds.

It's a connection to home and with PBS and NPR under attack in the US, we should be wary of access issues and geo fencing and isolation.

Keep up the awesome work to track these URL's it's very much appreciated as a listener.

I might add from following all that is happening, bandwidth doesn't seem to be the problem for the BBC, they want listener data and data is money and as funding goes down on both sides of the Atlantic for public broadcasting they're likely to start withdrawing behind paywalls.

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@duracell80 As soon as the BBC earns money from the international streams of Radio 1, 2, 6music etc, then they need to pay full music rights for them, which really isn't an option. They only have music rights for the UK, and the loophole is that as long as they don't market the streams abroad, and as long as they don't earn money from them, the music companies turn a blind eye. So (just like iPlayer), your plan isn't a thing they could do.

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duracell80 commented Feb 13, 2025

Yeah not sure what the appeal of the music stations is internationally, I'm sure there is appeal to some but personally I support artists directly via physical media and paid downloads on services like Bandcamp. That's some bizarre kind of Black Mirror episode, "due to rights restrictions we're not allowed to let you listen to Ghost Town by The Specials, click here to listen on an alternate platform".

If I'm being banned from listening to local radio while 99.9% of my family are at home, as an expat with UK voting rights that affect my family at home that really sucks. At least for now we keep Radio 4.

And the sad thing is if some enterprising folks with SDR's hooked up to icecast start offering pirate streams (of the obviously superior FM broadcasts) in towns up and down the UK, they'll have to spend money chasing down a problem they caused in the first place and now it's a bigger problem because you got IPTV sipping up sports and you add onto that pirate streams of local BBC commentary.

The snake eating its tail.

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@duracell80 Just get a VPS in London and run an SNI proxy on it to tunnel DNS requests to content you wish to geo unlock. There's a tonne of SmartDNS providers out there that have already done this for you. There is no chance - ever - that BBC streams will be locked out to those with technical skills and UK IP availability.

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(genuine apologies to bpsib and to others if I veer OT πŸ˜‰ ...)

It seems that the BBC is getting ready to remove BBC Sounds internationally;
and that may have a knock-on effect with the BBC's domestic music stations.

Feb 13th 2025 is/was World-Radio-Day and, at least in my country, much time was spent on FM radio today on the importance of the medium itself in this era of "screen/video"-dominated culture; how very ironic that this latest sad news 😒 about BBC Radio becoming (eventually/soon-ish?) inaccessible overseas was communicated here...

Being an Anglophile from my early years, I remember myself in the mid-80s extending long copper wires in my bedroom to act as Short Wave antennae, to better receive the BBC World Service Radio; it's from where I mastered audible comprehension of British English and tried to improve my English accent...

When dial-up (PSTN), then expensive, Internet finally arrived in my household in 2006, I was the cause of elevated telephony bills because I insisted on listening to BBC Radio over the internet (in RealAudio, remember that?) at the then impressive bitrate of 32kbps, with constant buffering because the line could only manage 56kbps max...

Needless to say I have grown a true addiction to BBC Radio over the last 15yrs, with BBC Radio 1 when being younger and currently, mostly, with BBC Radio 2... The realisation all could soon be over has already made me feel anxious about this prospect... Being left with essentially only a subset of BBC Talk-Radio (R4+WS) isn't any kind of consolation for me (though I acknowledge R4 would still feel like home to UK expats), I'm not that interested in internal UK affairs (R4) and the World Service, well, despite its value, isn't my only source of getting the international news...

not sure what the appeal of the music stations is internationally,

FWIW, I can assure you they enjoy a great appeal among lovers of contemporary/older music, especially the ones (like myself) interested in the UK music scene as opposed to just what US has to offer... Any person professionally involved in international music (DJs, Radio Show presenters, etc.), especially in Europe, turns to the BBC for the latest music trends in pop/RnB/rock etc. ; also proof that the BRIT Awards are transmitted worldwide (on Youtube) in the last years, because there's ample overseas interest for UK-produced music...

Over on Sounds, their
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/help/questions/listening-outside-the-uk/international
help page doesn't yet make any hints about the impending doom; at the moment,
https://www.bbc.com/sounds => https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds
but for how much longer?
I very much enjoy late evening/early night BBC Radio 2 and a good percentage of the listeners there (that interact with the presenter) are either from the US (several hours behind GMT) or AU/NZ (several hours ahead of GMT); I believe, unlike us here, they're oblivious to the coming changes and will feel seriously let down by the BBC when that time comes...

@sectary-want-holly; Are you outside the UK by any chance? If yes, then I'm sure you'd be aware that the BBC are clamping down with extreme prejudice on every commercial service that offers any type of geolocation circumvention "solution", be it SmartDNS/VPS/VPN/proxy/etc., and UK datacentre IPs are the first to have been already blacklisted by them (so "getting a VPS in London" isn't a foolproof solution); the whole blacklisting process has been automated lately and when a UK IP, even residential, exhibits abnormally high traffic to BBC endpoints, it may get "banned"... Also, the BBC could ban your BBC account (already mandatory to access Sounds within the UK) from accessing UK-only media if they somehow "feel" you've lied about your true physical location inside your account details (has happened to people I know) ...

Some technical stuff:

A cursory look inside the new endpoint for BBC R4FM,

https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/live/bbc_radio_fourfm

has revealed it uses an API that yields new a.files.bbci.co.uk-based playlists (/manifests), which in turn redirect to new dedicated CDNs:

transferFormat="hls"
CDN=Akamai

http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/hls/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/akgc/bbc_radio_fourfm.m3u8

=>

http://as-hls-ww-gcomm-live.akamaized.net/pool_55057080/live/ww/bbc_radio_fourfm/bbc_radio_fourfm.isml/bbc_radio_fourfm-audio=d96000.norewind.m3u8

CDN=Cloudfront

http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/hls/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/cfgc/bbc_radio_fourfm.m3u8

=> 

http://as-hls-ww-gcomm.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk/pool_55057080/live/ww/bbc_radio_fourfm/bbc_radio_fourfm.isml/bbc_radio_fourfm-audio=96000.norewind.m3u8

... No prize won if you've guessed already what will happen once the as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net and as-hls-ww.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk domains are shut down 😒 πŸ‘Ž ...

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sectary-want-holly commented Feb 14, 2025

I am outside the UK. I am not aware that the Beeb is clamping down on geolocation circumvention, as the VPS I use for SNI in the UK remains working just fine, as do the two SmartDNS providers I use (which have extensive residential end points in the UK). Even crap like NordVPN Datacentre IPs are working just fine.

Also, 'blacklisting' - I hate this term. It's a relic. Please use something more appropriate.

Also, the BBC could ban your BBC account

Wouldn't care. Creation of accounts is easy peasy, but I don't use a BBC account. I have no need for one. You talk as if the Beeb prioritises this stuff? They don't. They a) don't have the budget b) don't have the best technical talent to do so.

No prize won if you've guessed already what will happen once the as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net and as-hls-ww.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk domains are shut down 😒 πŸ‘Ž ...

I wouldn't even notice. All my Beeb traffic routes over residential UK EndPoints (or my VPS). Works great, wherever I am. On Android I can automatically switch to a Private DNS address when on cellular, and iOS profiles allow for easy Private DNS usage.

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In the past, I have got my personal data from the BBC as a GDPR request. Their own logs show me accessing the BBC News website from a Brisbane IP address, and then, less than two minutes later, accessing the BBC iPlayer using a UK (VPN) IP address. This would be an obvious tell-tale of the use of a VPN, and trivial to ban. I'd suggest that, beyond obvious blocks of popular VPNs, they do not see it as a priority to block access, since the amount of people doing this is a tiny percentage of overall traffic.

I would not be concerned that the BBC will make it difficult to listen from overseas using a VPN or equivalent. Their priorities will be to ensure that "normal" users do not see BBC domestic radio being supported by advertising outside the UK, since this would cause significant concern to the BBC's music rights agreements. A user with a VPN - especially their own - is not an issue.

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I would not be concerned that the BBC will make it difficult to listen from overseas using a VPN or equivalent.

Completely agreed.

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I am not aware that the Beeb is clamping down on geolocation circumvention

Trust me, they are; 95% of the so called "VPN" extensions on CWS/AMO that have UK nodes (on datacentres) have had those nodes BL'ed (and by that I mean you get:

{
  "X-Country": "gb",
  "X-Ip_is_uk_combined": "no",
  "X-Ip_is_advertise_combined": "no"
}

upon visiting https://www.bbc.co.uk/userinfo ), some during the last three months ; and "they" no longer need to have "the best technical talent to do so", this is being managed probably by third party provided automation/tools/AI infra, etc. As for paid-for UK IP providers/services, it's always a "cat and mouse chase" with them and the BBC...

Also, 'blacklisting' - I hate this term. It's a relic. Please use something more appropriate.

Apologies, nothing was inferred there; I'm not a native speaker, what could be the politically-correct term these days to convey this?
Perhaps ACL (a technical term, Access-Control-List) ?

In any case, I fear further discussion on circumventing BBC's geo-fences is outside the scope of this gist...

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