BBC World Service live
National - Online
BBC World Service live
National - Online
News
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About BBC World Service live
Technical details, frequency and station information
BBC World Service goes out to a UK-wide audience and leans on news to carry the listener through the day.
The internet stream removes the limits of transmitter range: you can listen from anywhere in the UK, or abroad, as long as you have a connection.
BBC World Service's live stream sits in the player on this page, free and ready to run on mobile, tablet or desktop.
Station details
Dial / FrequencyOnline (Online)
LocationNational
Géneros / Genres
News
Frequently asked questions about BBC World Service live
There is no step before listening to BBC World Service: open the page, press play and the sound starts. No account, no app.
You can listen on any connected device, with the station's news output — no radio set required.
BBC World Service focuses on news. If that is the sound you are after, it works well as background listening for a full day.
Yes. Because it goes out over the internet, BBC World Service can be heard from any country and on any device — phone, tablet or computer — with a single press of play.