Nick

Hi

I'd like to listen to BBC radio stations online, but the BBC website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/) will only play most of the stations using Real media. I don't want to install Real media on my PC, but am happy to use WMP if necessary. Is there some other way I can listen to BBC radio via the Internet?

Hanslow

You might be able to use this but I'm not sure if it supports streaming or not or whether it will only play downloaded .rm files.

Nick

It works perfectly, thanks!

GaryK

RM sucks big time cannot believe the beeb opt for such a $hitty format, I refuse to install it they should at least have more than 1 choice.

Nick

The BBC claim that they can't afford to use WMP. I'm thinking that the actual reason is that Real Media probably pay them a commission.

Markus

Sorry? The BBC cannot afford something? Oh, poor hard done by Beeb! If they were slightly intelligent they'd offer it in a format that iTunes' Radio could accept.

Hanslow

Well I ain't installing any iTunes guff on my PC

Can't stand realmedia or quicktime either though

At least there are people who think along the same lines and produce standalone codecs that allow you to access the media without having numerous players

Markus

I don't actually know what format the iTunes radio stations are in, could be a proprietry format, but then again not, so some other player would play it.

QT would be fine for me, being a mac junkie, but anything other than RM would be fantastic.

Hanslow

I bet you can't use the realtime alternative on a mac either can you

Realmedia....great idea.....but their player sucks and is a nightmare to get rid of once it's infiltrated your machine...a bit like quicktime (on a PC that is)