BBC stations database file for Advanced Radio Player widget for KDE Plasma desktop
Considering that internet radio has become quite a hot topic on this site, I thought it might be useful to compile a database file for Yuri Saurov’s excellent and increasingly popular Advanced Radio Player widget for the KDE plasma desktop.
This list contains international streams for all the BBC national and local stations. It also includes a hundred or so other stations that some people might enjoy. It is based heavily on the stations listed Garfnet radio player. It is a JSON file, so you are free to edit it and add your own if you wish. Of course stations come and go all the time. But as of 2025-07-27 it all appears to be working correctly. You may download the file from:-
Depending on how your browser is configured, you may prefer to right-click on the above ling and select “Save Link As” or similar and save it to a known location on your hard drive.
How to install new database?
- Right-click on radio icon on the KDE Plasma taskbar.
- Select “Configure Advanced Radio Player“.
- In the popup that appears Click “Import” (as shown in the screengrab below).
- Browse and locate the “stations-json.arp” you downloaded earlier.
- Click “Open“.
- Click “Apply“.
