Writing in a blogpost earlier this month, James Purnell, the BBC’s radio and education director, said supporting older operating systems did not represent “good value for money for licence fee payers, given the relatively small number of users we have still using those older operating systems”. We urge the BBC at least to give more time for the transition.” While BBC Sounds has much to offer, the existing iPlayer radio app is important for a significant number of our members. Sadly, the BBC has sided with the technology industry and ignored its own audience.”Ī spokesperson for the consumer group Voice of the Listener and Viewer said: “We share concerns about the ending of the iPlayer radio app. “The BBC’s decision on the iPlayer radio and Sounds apps will leave hundreds of thousands without access to its services.

“As a former reporter on Radio 4’s You & Yours, I am aware of the resentment many people have to any industry’s pressure on consumers to constantly upgrade and replace costly devices despite them functioning perfectly well,” he said. Rod Macrae, a former BBC journalist, said he was saddened that the move would leave him and other loyal listeners unable to access the broadcaster’s services. “Going ahead with BBC Sounds, in spite of all the evidence that what we already have is better, is the perfect analogy for Brexit,” wrote another. The BBC Sounds app is a shockingly bad replacement, especially for speech radio content.- Peggy Woolley September 15, 2019 This is is the BBC's worst decision since they commissioned Mrs Brown's Boys.

The BBC iPlayer Radio app is being shut down over the next two weeks, beginning tomorrow.

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