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Alexa and BBC Sounds

MenloPete · 2023-05-21 20:57:27

Alexa no longer plays BBC domestic stations on Tune-in. This is a move by BBC to more accurately track who's listening, apparently. To get BBC radio, you need to use the BBC Sounds skill and log into a BBC account. So far so good... I created a BBC Sounds account and linked it to Alexa as prompted. However, since doing…

21-05-2023 09:57PM

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MenloPete

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Alexa no longer plays BBC domestic stations on Tune-in. This is a move by BBC to more accurately track who's listening, apparently.
To get BBC radio, you need to use the BBC Sounds skill and log into a BBC account. So far so good...
I created a BBC Sounds account and linked it to Alexa as prompted.
However, since doing that I can't open the BBC Sounds skill on my Echo Show - Alexa hears ABC Kids (I think) when I say BBC Sounds.
On my Phone app it works just fine.
Any thoughts on how to get it working properly.

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MenloPete

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So is it just me or does it work for anyone?

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#3 24-05-2023 07:51PM

MenloPete

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Well, thanks for all the help! Just for the record, the Echo Show had its language set to US English. Setting to UK English sorted it.

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