According to the latest quarterly RAJAR figures, 27% of us listen to the radio through a 'smart speaker' at least once a week. Around the world, there's a battle been Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, built into devices like the Echo Dot and Google Nest Mini.
Amazon Alexa systems seem to be ahead globally, with around 65-70%; Google Assistant gets around 20-25%.
So Google has a small but substantial share of the UK market, including the AV sytems of Tradingaswdr Towers. Since at least May 13th BBC Sounds has acknowledged a 'known issue'.
"We are aware of an issue where live BBC Radio streams aren't playing as expected on some Google speakers. The stream may cut out, or the audio may repeat or 'loop'. Google are investigating this issue. We will update this page when we know more."
There's no 'may' about the cut outs experienced here. Classic FM, Jazz FM all fine. It's been going on too long - Matt, sort it out.
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