Radio app w/alarm for phone

[LDC]

I used to use the Radioplayer app and wake up to the calming/enraging noise of R4 as an alarm, but it stopped being able to get this a while ago. The BBC Sounds app doesn't have an alarm feature (or didn't last time I tried), is there something that does?

I just want a radio player app that enables me to set a radio station as an alarm. Is there such a thing, surely there must be?!

 

[skyscraper101]

Not sure what phone you have but if it’s an iPhone then a shortcut can achieve this with BBC sounds…

Can I use the iOS Shortcuts app to wake up to BBC Sounds? | BBC Sounds

With iOS 13.1 and above, you can use Apple's Shortcuts app to set your favourite BBC radio station to play via BBC Sounds when you switch off your alarm in the morning. The iOS alarm is guaranteed to go off and wake you up with the sound you set in the Alarm app, even if the BBC Sounds app...

www.bbc.co.uk

I actually have a shortcut just to get to Radio 4 with one click rather than two.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

The Sleep as Android app has this function

Can't remember if this is baked into the OS or if you have to buy/download - or if it's free

 

[LDC]

Android on some Redmi phone.

 

[LDC]

The Sleep as Android app has this function

Can't remember if this is baked into the OS or if you have to buy/download - or if it's free

Is that some sleep tracker thing though? I just want a simple radio app not something monitoring my sleep!

 

[Throbbing Angel]

The Sleep as Android app has this function

Can't remember if this is baked into the OS or if you have to buy/download - or if it's free

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[Throbbing Angel]

Is that some sleep tracker thing though? I just want a simple radio app not something monitoring my sleep!

I think that's what is it designed for but I don't think you have to use that function - I'll post some shots of the alarm and radio stations when I get my phone in a while

 

[skyscraper101]

You could also get an echo dot these days for less than £13 on eBay. I have one and use it regularly to wake up to the radio.

 

[LDC]

You could also get an echo dot these days for under £15 on eBay. I have one and use it regularly to wake up to the radio.

No, I pig headedly refuse to go down that route!

 

[Elpenor]

Buy a radio alarm clock

 

[LDC]

Buy a radio alarm clock

TBH I was going to do that, even looked today, but thought I'd give the app one more look.

It seemed hard to find a small decent DAB radio alarm that wasn't £100 though, and it's something else to knock off the bedside table as well!

 

[Throbbing Angel]

There is a + at the top of the list of stations that lets you add your own stations as long as you know the stations streaming URL - no idea if this works.
Just tried searching for BBC Radio 6 and it didn't find it.

 

[Elpenor]

TBH I was going to do that, even looked today, but thought I'd give the app one more look.

It seemed hard to find a small decent DAB radio alarm that wasn't £100 though, and it's something else to knock off the bedside table as well!

Ah, I got a Sony dream machine alarm clock for £5 at a charity shop. That’s analogue but will be good until at least 2030

 

[skyscraper101]

Ah, I got a Sony dream machine alarm clock for £5 at a charity shop. That’s analogue but will be good until at least 2030

I have an analogue radio alarm too, just to make sure I’ve got FM and medium wave radio if the internet goes down. And for the nice comforting red digits telling me the time in the middle of the night .

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Buy a lovely teasmaid which has a built in radio alarm so you can have a brew when you wake up.

 

[skyscraper101]

There is a + at the top of the list of stations that lets you add your own stations as long as you know the stations streaming URL - no idea if this works.
Just tried searching for BBC Radio 6 and it didn't find it.

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There's a bunch of URLs here if that's any use. No idea if they'll work but it has radio 4, 6, etc

Internet radio player URLs - Garfnet

Internet Radio Player URLs work directly in your browser and open in a new tab. Alternatively, copy them for use in an internet radio app of your choice.

garfnet.org.uk