ABC listen: Radio & Podcasts

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

About this app

Download the free ABC listen app to take your favourite podcasts, radio & audiobooks with you on the go.

Stream live sport, choose your news, and explore music playlists anywhere, anytime, and all for free!

APP FEATURES

Live Radio on the Go:

• Instant access to all ABC local and national stations and radio programs, including ABC Radio National, ABC NEWS, ABC SPORT, ABC Kids listen, Double J, triple j and more.
• Tune in to live broadcasts and catch up on what you've missed
• See upcoming programs or recently played music and tracklists
• Limited internet coverage? Find the broadcast frequencies for local and national ABC Radio from anywhere in the country.
• Hear live, expert and ad-free ABC SPORT coverage of national and international games, including AFL, NRL, cricket, tennis and soccer.

Discover Podcasts & Audiobooks:

• Dive into a free podcast library with over 200 podcasts and radio programs available at your fingertips.
• Explore the free curated audiobook library, updated with new fiction, non-fiction and kids titles for readers of all ages.

Stay informed with Daily News and Sports:

• Stay up to date with essential news streams delivered in under 5 minutes.
• Go more in-depth with daily news briefings, covering local updates to global happenings

Tailored Music Playlists, Classic Albums and Live Shows:

• Music for every mood - explore curated playlists from popular stations like ABC Classic, ABC Country, ABC Jazz, Double J and triple j.
• Music for every occasion - soundtrack your day with Music for Your Warm Up, triple j House Party and Music To Sleep To playlists and more.
• Music, songs and children's entertainment for kids of all ages to help little ears sleep, learn and play.

Join the Conversation

• Tap directly into on-air conversations with Call or Text In buttons at your fingertips.

Life sounds better with ABC listen - download the free app today!

Ratings and reviews

It's pretty good overall and I haven't found many of the problems that others seem to have. But there are two very irritating things: Jump back in, and volume. I don't need to "jump back in" to a radio interview I listened to 90% of three years ago - let me easily remove it. And the volume of this app is so much lower than every other audio app I use. I need to crank to about 80% volume on my earbuds for Listen, which is about double what I need for music, youtube, or podcasts.

Concur with other reviews. Just now tried to listen to live program, expecting the app to open with all stations, as usual. But no, it wanted me to set up new things. Why??? Caved and went to sign in because apparently, after never signing in since app was installed a few years ago, suddenly, the app has signed me out. Made new password and then it asked for a PIN. What PIN? Never had one. So had to open it, finally, without an acct. Why fix what's not broken? Stop changing everything!!

I love the ABC's content and was excited about the new UI, but I'm really disappointed that casting audio is no longer available. This feature was part of our daily routine, especially playing ABC Kids' lullabies for years. The website mentions 'technical limitations,' but I hope restoring this feature is on the roadmap. It would be helpful to understand more about the specific challenges preventing its inclusion. We really miss this functionality. For now I've switched to another streaming app.