Hi Gena,

Not sure if it’s location-specific, but we get 4 Extra on channel 708.

Cheers,

Ed
On 3 Jan 2014, at 22:42, Georgina Joyce <g...@gena-j.me.uk> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Much appreciate your time in replying. Yes, I found them. But as you say, 
> it’s not easy. Radio 4 is in the News category, 4 Extra in comedy and radio 2 
> in adult contemporary. I was going to use my free view box but 4 extra isn’t 
> available.
> 
> Well at least it’s fun exploring all the opportunities available to us now.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Gena
> 
> 
> On 3 Jan 2014, at 17:05, Edward Green <ergreen1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Gena,
>> 
>> You can certainly get some BBC radio stations on the Apple TV, but I’m not 
>> convinced it’s the most straight forward way to listen to them.
>> 
>> Essentially, when you click on a category of radio station, you are 
>> presented with a list of stations in that category in alphabetical order.  
>> Many US stations start with numerals rather than a letter, so these will 
>> appear first.
>> 
>> The problem is that you have to know in which category the station you want 
>> to listen to will appear.  It’s easy for me as any BBC station I want will 
>> either be in sport or news, but I don’t know if their music stations appear 
>> across several categories.  I don’t believe it's possible to search for a 
>> radio station though I’d be happy to stand corrected.
>> 
>> If you only want national BBC stations, it’s probably far simpler to get 
>> those through Freeview/satellite/cable, assuming you have one of these 
>> services on your TV set in addition to your Apple TV.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Ed
>> On 2 Jan 2014, at 11:59, Georgina Joyce <g...@gena-j.me.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello All,
>>> 
>>> Just installed a TV and can’t find the BBC radio stations. It appears great 
>>> to have so much choice but how do you find what you want to listen to?
>>> 
>>> I selected radio and was presented with a whole list of music categories 
>>> and just got lost. Is there a TV podcast on AppleVis?
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Gena
>>> 
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