ABC listen: Radio & Podcasts

4.4
11.7K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Teen
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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 RN, ABC NEWS, ABC SPORT, ABC Kids listen 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 ABC Radio from anywhere in the country.

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 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, sport and finance.
• Curate your news stream, spotlighting the topics, local reports and briefings that you most want to hear.

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.

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!
Updated on
Dec 7, 2023

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Audio and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
10.6K reviews
A Google user
August 21, 2022
It is disappointing that the last few versions of this very welcome and useful app have become impossible due to random and frequent stopping. It is not fixed by reinstallation. Hope that the new version 8 promised soon fixes it. UPDATE NOW TRIED V8. Same problem. Randomly stops. First time after 20min, then after several minutes, repeatedly. ABC PLEASE FIX IT - WE WANT IT - IT'S GREAT WHILE IT'S WORKING!
3 people found this review helpful
David h
March 20, 2024
I love the ABC. My home page on Google is the ABC. The news apps fantastic. I want to give this 5 stars as the content is brilliant. Every update seems to have another issue. Today i can't login or set up. Like other reviewers, I have to go through sign in and select my stations almost every time the app starts. Please fix this..........almost 4 years after the first review and it just seems to get worse
10 people found this review helpful
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
July 15, 2020
Hi David, I’m sorry to hear about your frustrations. There is a new release available that should fix the issue (6.1.461.1061). Please contact us via https://help.abc.net.au/ if issues persist.
Alex Lewis
March 4, 2024
Good app, that works reliably. Noted feature missing however. I use this app daily to get news and to fill the background while I work, and it works as advertised listening to live broadcasts or to pre recorded podcasts. For the main page, is missing a 'refresh' function that allows the user to access the latest headline recording. Currently you have to force Close the app and restart it in order to get the latest headlines. A refresh button would be helpful to refresh the homepage.
9 people found this review helpful