Internet Radio And Bbc Transmissions

[SteveD]

I live in Belgium and like to listen to BBC Radio 4 which is available on Long Wave. In order to also listen to Radio 2 and Radio 3, some years ago I bought an Internet radio (Lenco IR-1650) and all worked well until the beginning of 2015 when BBC transmissions were no longer available for the reasons given here:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2015/mar/05/new-internet-radio-listen-bbc-stations

The Lenco IR-1650 is clearly one of the radios not able to receive the new standard of BBC broadcasts.

I would now like to get a new Internet radio but the technical description in the Guardian article and other similar ones is over my head.

My question is, can anyone suggest one or more reasonably-priced Internet radios which you can assure me will receive BBC broadcasts outside the UK in the current transmission standard?

Alternatively, if you live outside the UK and have an Internet radio on which you currently listen to BBC, what is the make and model of the radio?

Thanks in advance for any help and further comments.

[homedeeth]

Can you not listen on iplayer? If you have a computer

[SteveD]

Possibly, but not all iPlayer content is available outside the UK. In any case, that involves switching on the computer, going to iPlayer and selecting the station. All I want to do, in the kitchen for example, is to switch on the radio and press a button for a pre-set station.

I am looking for an Internet radio which will receive the transmission standard currently used by the BBC. I don't want to go out and buy one just to find that it won't receive BBC radio for a technical reason which is beyond me.

[Buenchico]

Take a look at the radio in the link below. In particular, scroll down to the 'Customer Questions & Answers' section, where you'll see that a similar question to your own has been asked, with positive responses from other users:
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[SteveD]

I'll make a further post in case it may be useful for anybody else in my situation (living outside the UK and looking for an Internet radio capable of receiving BBC radio stations following the change of transmission standard last year).

I opted for the Ocean Digital WR-60 which I ordered from Amazon. It is similar to the WR-220 but has a colour display. It works just fine!

Before placing the order, I contacted Ocean Digital in Hong Kong via their website asking for confirmation that the WR-60 could receive BBC radio. I got a reply the next day which even included a little video showing the radio actually playing Radio 4. Good service and they now have a satisfied customer!