. ▁The ▁service ▁is ▁available ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁devices , ▁including ▁mobile ▁ph ones ▁and ▁table ts , ▁personal ▁computers , ▁cars , ▁and ▁smart ▁televis ions . ▁Media ▁delivered ▁to ▁UK - based ▁listen ers ▁does ▁not ▁feature ▁commercial ▁advert ising . ▁ ▁The ▁BBC ▁S ounds ▁website ▁replaced ▁the ▁i Player ▁Radio ▁service ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁An ▁initial ▁beta ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁S ounds ▁app ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁new ▁app ▁and ▁the ▁i Player ▁Radio ▁app ▁supported ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁i Player ▁Radio ▁app ▁was ▁finally ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁At ▁present ▁the ▁S ounds ▁apps ▁are ▁only ▁available ▁to ▁users ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁whilst ▁i Player ▁Radio ▁remains ▁available ▁to ▁international ▁users . ▁An ▁app ▁for ▁Con ne cted ▁TV ' s ▁will ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁▁ ▁BBC ▁S ounds ▁diff ers ▁from ▁i Player ▁Radio ▁by ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁original ▁pod cast ▁material ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁app , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁catch - up ▁listening ▁of ▁its ▁linear ▁radio ▁services . ▁One ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁Bey ond ▁Today ▁pod cast , ▁a ▁daily ▁online - only ▁pod cast ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Today ▁team , ▁expl oring ▁an ▁issue ▁in - depth ▁with ▁a ▁younger ▁audience ▁in ▁mind . ▁▁ ▁The ▁new ▁service ▁has ▁caused ▁controvers