topic Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini in Speakers and Displays

My mini nest radio reception keeps cutting out

REvans6659 — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:12:30 GMT

My mini nest speaker keeps cutting out. (I have 3 in different rooms) I have rebooted all and turned router off and on. What should I do next?

Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

o0luis0o — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:23:50 GMT

For the last few weeks I've been unable to stream any BBC radio stations through my Nest mini.

I'll ask it to play BBC Radio 2, it will start playing then stop before either repeating the same last 20 seconds over and over, play part of of an earlier show from hours before or just stop completely.

If I cast the station from the BBC Sounds app, either iOS or Android, it does the same thing. It seems that only when the Nest mini is involved there's an issue as playing by the BBC Sounds app without casting the audio is fine.

I've restarted the Nest mini as well as factory resetting it but there's no change. The Nest mini is about 6ft away from the router and all other devices on the home network are having no issues.

Other radio stations appear to play fine, it's just BBC that seems to have issues.

Anyone else having issues or any suggestions on how to get it working?

Location: UK

System firmware version: 526062

Cast firmware: 202511191643RC07

Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

o0luis0o — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:16:12 GMT

Unfortunately there's no Radio option under Services in the Google Home app and Music only has Spotify, YouTube etc.

There doesn't appear to be any updates in Google Home and the other suggestion about saying "Play BBC Radio 2 from BBC Sounds" ends the same way.

Looks like I'll need to wait for a fix from Google/BBC. At least I know that it's not just me.

Thanks for your suggestions though

Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

Tarpii — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:05:56 GMT

I also have this issue, other stations do not have this issue, I guess I'll be listening too commercial radio a bit more often. I have reported the issue to the BBC using the BBC sounds app.

Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

stimlet — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:38:20 GMT

me too, my nest mini pair is all over the place only on the BBC, LBC is fine all the time. if I ask it to play on my home group with other speakers it works fine.

Voice command not obeying Connection request

MNW — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:34:27 GMT

Having problems with voice comnand, connecting me to another radio station in another country. Rebooted, switched off power, hubby even tried, redid voice...cant get back to my radio station no matter what...its missinterpreting my commands. Is it this Gemini system? As recently switched and even having issues in my car re voice commands. Even went on Google support but got cut off as there was an 'emergency' after 10mins or so, seemed weird....Any ideas how I can fix this? Can I go back to Google Assist?

Re: Voice command not obeying Connection request

SmartHomeH-TAGS — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:25:43 GMT

Is Google attempting to use the Radio app instead of TuneIn?

I sometimes have this problem with Google Assistant and Alexa.

It could be a bug with Google and TuneIn.

Try another radio station in your home town.

Re: Voice command not obeying Connection request

MNW — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:16:07 GMT

Hi and thank you for your reply and suggestion.

I dont use TuneIn as this does not have ABC News Radio, Radio App does and I have been using this for months now until a few days ago. I also use Google Assistant not Alexa.

I did try another radio station and same deal but it went to some unknown radio station. Toronto Radio seems to be Googles favourite at the moment but not mine.

Cannot stream radio station

Scott1964 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:04:06 GMT

Hi, 97.1 the Wave has changed to Listnr. Since this has happened I can no longer stream this station. Any help / information on how I can stream this station will be greatly appreciated.

Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

GJECBVP — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:07:21 GMT

Yes, happening with me too but only in the past few days. Listening to BBC Radio 5 live and it stops and starts often repeating the same bit of radio. So frustrating.

Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

Roo3005 — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:23:09 GMT

Same here, thought it'd just be me. Hopefully someone is monitoring this forum to raise it

Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

Grahamfish — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:22:46 GMT

Same here! Just started today. BBC Radio 4, which I have been listening to on my Nest speaker for years, now pays for about 30 seconds, then stops for 30 seconds and sometimes restarts playing for another 30 seconds on a more or less continuous cycle. It has also sometimes gone into a loop where it plays the same 5 second segment over and over. This has never happened before. Rebooted the speaker, but it changed nothing. So after years of trouble free playing no reliable BBC radio. Shame...

Home mini not streaming siriusxm

JayTi — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:51:47 GMT

I am still unable to stream SiriusXM so whatever issue isn't resolved. I reported my info through the device a few minutes ago. It tries to funnel everything through YouTube music even though Sirius is listed as active for radio. Please advise.

Re: Home mini not streaming siriusxm

JayTi — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:56:49 GMT

Never mind. I unplugged it and plugged it back in and it's responding normally. I guess it glitched on the latest Gemini nonsense.

Re: Home mini not streaming siriusxm

JayTi — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:02:44 GMT

I take back the never mind. It worked once and then stopped working again. Everything is on YouTube music

Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

Dimebar74 — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:38:58 GMT

Same here. Only issue on Google speaker with BBC radio stations

Re: Voice command not obeying Connection request

virnab — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:02:40 GMT

Hi MNW,

Thank you for reaching out to our community! I understand that your voice commands have been misinterpreted lately; specifically, when you try to listen to your preferred radio station, you’re being connected to the wrong one. I appreciate you providing important details, such as your recent switch to the Gemini for Home voice assistant, and thank you for the troubleshooting efforts you've already taken before contacting us. I’m sorry to hear about the trouble you had with Google support earlier; that certainly sounds like a strange experience, and I'm ready to help you with this concern.

Thank you SmartHomeH-TAGS for jumping into this thread to assist.

To help me look into this further, please clarify a few details:

Can you provide me with the case number that was assigned to you by the Google support team?
Which specific radio station are you trying to play, and what is the exact phrase you use to ask for it?
Does this happen on a specific Google Nest speaker or display, or is it occurring across all your devices?
Are you having the same issue when you use other commands?
Are you using an Android or iPhone smartphone?
Is your smartphone’s operating system updated?
Which app are you using to stream your radio service?
Have you verified if there has been a recent update to the radio station's setup or availability?
Is your radio station a premium service, or is it a local radio station?
What country are you located in?

In the meantime, I recommend trying the following steps to play the radio station you are requesting:

Make sure to set up your time zone and location correctly in your Google Home app. Please follow the instructions in this Google Help Center article: Change your home and work locations in the Google Home app.
Ask for the station in a different way. For example, if the name didn't work, try the call sign or frequency.
Add more specific information to your request, such as "on [radio service]."
When you use the frequency, add the name of a nearby city. For example, "Hey Google, play 101.9 FM Houston."

Please reply with the requested information and let me know how it goes after you try these recommendations.

Best regards,

Virna

Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

Parkerd75 — Fri, 01 May 2026 05:41:18 GMT

Same here

Re: Unable to play BBC radio on Nest Mini

Lenster — Fri, 01 May 2026 06:58:36 GMT

Same here

Re: My mini nest radio reception keeps cutting out

Jaycee56 — Fri, 01 May 2026 08:39:33 GMT

I came here to say the same. Two speakers in separate rooms both decided to keep cutting out. Also followed instructions to reboot. Bit of a coincidence??