How can I watch 5 Live Sports Extra?
You can listen to 5 live and 5 live Sports Extra on both our desktop and mobile sites. Go to either http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live or http://www.bbc.co.uk/5livesportsextra and click Listen.
Why can’t I get 5 Live Sports Extra on BBC Sounds?

Sports coverage can be subject to rights restrictions which means we are not always able to offer it live, on demand or outside the UK. For rights reasons, the BBC Radio 5 live sports extra station is not available from outside the UK.
Is The cricket on 5 Live?
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and Radio 4 LW have won radio commentary rights for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Test Match Special will broadcast live ball-by-ball commentary of the 2019 tournament, which is being played in England and Wales.
What Freeview channel is 5 Live sport on?
How to Watch: BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | Freeview |
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BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extraaccount_box | live_tv | 706 |
What has happened to Test Match Special?
For BBC Test Match Special is dead. Or at least, suspended for a bit over the autumn and winter. Instead commercial radio is back in the shape of TalkSport, which has outbid the BBC for rights to England’s autumn and winter Test tours to Sri Lanka and West Indies. And nothing now can ever come to any good.
What channel is Test Match Special on?
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Test Match Special
Genre | Sport (cricket) commentary |
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Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra BBC Radio 4 Longwave BBC Sounds |
Original release | 1957 – present |
Audio format | LW, MW, digital radio and digital television |
Can you listen to football on BBC Sounds?
BBC local stations will stream a dedicated goals programme online instead of a looped message telling listeners they cannot listen to live football commentary due to rights issues.
Can you get Test Match Special on DAB radio?
Test Match Special is available on digital radio. Digital radios carry the DAB logo and are available from most high street stores.
Is ABC radio broadcasting the cricket?
ABC Radio has broadcast Australian cricket for over 83 years. ABC Radio broadcasts all men’s and women’s home international cricket matches across a mix of analogue and digital radio in Australia, as well as covering the rebel Women’s Big Bash League, Prime Minister’s XI and Governor General’s XI matches.
How do I get Radio 5 Live sports extra in my car?
Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra on DAB Digital Radio You don’t need to know any numbers: just tune it in, by name. Your set is a DAB Digital Radio if it has a DAB logo on it somewhere, or if it receives BBC Radio 6 Music. You should find this station on there too, if you’re in the transmission area.
Can you get FreeSports on Freeview?
FreeSports is available on Freeview HD channel 64, Sky HD channel 422, Virgin HD 553, TalkTalk 64, BT Vision channel 64, Samsung TV Plus and also available on the FreeSports Player — www.freesportsplayer.tv.
Is Test Match Special still on long wave?
Fans of Test Match Special face being unable to tune in via Radio 4’s long wave service in the future after the BBC announced plans to make the station available only via digital radio or the internet.
Is the test match on BBC?
It broadcasts on BBC Radio 4 LW (long wave) and local MW (medium wave) frequencies, BBC Radio Five Sports Extra (digital) and via the internet to the United Kingdom and (where broadcasting rights permit) the rest of the world.
What wavelength is BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra?
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Salford | |
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Frequency | DAB: 12B Freeview: 706 Freesat: 706 Sky (UK only): 0144 Virgin Media: 908 Virgin Media Ireland: 928 |
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Format | Sport |
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Where can I listen to Test Match Special?
When Test Match Special is broadcasting you can listen via bbc.co.uk/cricket. Follow the links to hear commentary from the team online. You can also listen live online to TMS via the Five Live Sports Extra website.
What radio station is Test Match Special?
Test Match Special
Genre | Sport (cricket) commentary |
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Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra BBC Radio 4 Longwave BBC Sounds |
Original release | 1957 – present |
Audio format | LW, MW, digital radio and digital television |
What channel is TMS on?
How do I watch Freesport channels?
FreeSports. FreeSports is available on Freeview HD channel 64, Sky HD channel 422, Virgin HD 553, TalkTalk 64, BT Vision channel 64, Samsung TV Plus and also available on the FreeSports Player — www.freesportsplayer.tv.