Is BBC Radio ever going to return to HomePod?

I downloaded the Receiver app to my iPhone. Then setup a shortcut called Radio BBC Radio 2 to play that station using Receiver. I can now say to my HomePod "Hey Siri Radio BBC Radio 2" and it plays it no problem.

Same for me, in Japan. I made a workaround; a Shortcut that opens the Music app, goes to Radio, selects BBC Radio 4 then directs it to my HomePod. I did the same for 4 Extra and 3. Works a treat!

Who knows? My best workaround so far has been to create a shortcut that opens the following URL in Safari on my iPhone, and then hands off playback to my HomePod.

http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/mediaset/http-icy-mp3-a/vpid/bbc_radio_fourlw/format/pls.pls

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To be honest I cannot recall exactly how I originally tracked down the URL, but I've just found this resource which might help you: http://www.suppertime.co.uk/blogmywiki/2015/04/updated-list-of-bbc-network-radio-urls/

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They are there because I found them. Promise! Try again.

What's needed is the possibility to open a stream URL directly on Homepod!

Tunein in the UK has become completely useless and obsolete without the BBC and all foreign stations.

That’s my problem too. I love BBC Radio 2, especially Jamie Cullum on Tuesday nights and having to beam it from iPlayer sucks.

Brilliant. I’ll try that—but please can you carefully outline the steps for us technophobic dinosaurs?

I couldn't find any BBC Radio station when I searched Music. :-(

OK, here goes:

Open Shortcuts on your iPad or iPhone.

Choose Music and when you see a box with Play Music, click on Music and choose Radio.

Find BBC Radio 4 or whichever station you need and select it.

That's the end of the first part.

Next, type Airplay into search and choose Set Playback Destination.

Click on the word after "Set playback destination to" (mine says iPad) and choose your HomePod location.

Rename the New Shortcut to whatever you like and that's it.The new shortcut will appear in My Shortcuts.

Click on it and the radio station will play in your HomePod.