public-broadcasting / bbc-sounds-community-edition-for-sonos

Alternative integration of BBC Sounds on Sonos for listeners outside the UK. Which brings back the classic Sonos control to listen to your favorite stations without the hassle of using third-party apps and cast technologies.

Caution

With the Sonos update announced for May 7, 2024, as reported by The Verge, this integration will become deprecated.

BBC Sounds (Community Edition) for Sonos

In December 2021 BBC Sounds launched in the Sonos app. Listeners with Sonos speakers in the UK are able to enjoy BBC radio, music mixes and podcasts, using the Sonos app.

Listerners outside the UK have to fall back on the TuneIn integration or Sonos Radio, which relys on TuneIn. The BBC streams available on TuneIn occasionally play an announcement indicating that the streams are outdated and will stop working in mid-2023. There is no way to have the streams updated to get rid of the message.

Besides the alternative of downloading the BBC sounds app for iOS/Android and transferring it to Sonos via AirPlay, Bluetooth or Line-In (based on the specs of the existing speakers), there are also options to manually add the desired radio station to Sonos.

BBC Sounds (Community Edition) bring back the classic Sonos control in order to listen to your favorite stations, without the hassle of using third-party apps and cast technologies.

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Content

• Installation
• Troubleshooting
• Frequently Asked Questions

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This project is not affiliated with the BBC Sounds or Sonos.

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bbc-sounds-community-edition-for-sonos's Issues

tips for installing on S1?

Was able to load the service on a system running S2 a while ago (although looks like somewhat recently BBC Sounds was made available outside the UK)? Thanks so much for plugging the gap! However, I have another system running the legacy S1. I'm able to install the service as you instruct, but it doesn't show up in the available Services for me to add. Any thoughts as to how to remedy, or why it won't show up? Thanks!

Check Network Connection error when adding BBC Sounds (C..E..)

Image above from Windows Sonos app

also got a similar message on my iPhone Sonos App

will triple check my settings
but please reply if there is a resolution

i am bereft at losing BBC on Sonos and looking forward to your solution.

EJM

Unable to browse music - there was a problem connecting

Cannot browse or play any feed at present

Unable to play any feed

Unable to play any feed as of 29/09/2023