BBC Radio Explorer

BBC Radio Explorer
Original author(s)Jason Williams
Developer(s)BBC
Initial release29 May 2014 (2014-05-29)[1]
Written inJavaScript, PHP[2]
PlatformWeb
Available inEnglish
TypeMedia player software
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/radio/explorer

Radio Explorer was an online radio and playlist streaming application from the BBC originally developed by Jason Williams and launched on 29 May 2014.[1][3][4][5] It later appeared on BBC Taster, the BBC's portal for ideas and experimental projects, in March 2015.[6][7]

Radio Explorer allowed the streaming of generated playlists based on searches, which would then play continuously. The service discontinued on 15 December 2016, the development effort and service was rolled into BBC Sounds.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Williams, Jason (22 April 2015). "Radio Explorer – What we've learned". Jason Williams. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference barlesque was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "BBC Radio Explorer". Radio 4 Blog. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ "BBC Radio Explorer: a new way to listen to radio". Amateur Radio News. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ^ James Cridland (30 May 2014). "BBC Radio Explorer: a new way to listen to radio". Media UK. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014.
  6. ^ "BBC Radio Explorer". BBC Taster. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. ^ "About Taster". BBC Taster. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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