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BBC 6 Indie Forever

United Kingdom United Kingdom Format 136kbps • AAC
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BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever, also referred to as 6 Music Indie Forever, is a national digital radio stream in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by the BBC and run as a spin-off from BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Country Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language Language Unknown
Stream status Stream status Ok
Homepage Homepage bbc.co.uk
Station name Station name
BBC 6 Indie Forever
Description Description
BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever, also referred to as 6 Music Indie Forever, is a national digital radio stream in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by the BBC and run as a spin-off from BBC Radio 6 Music.
Launch date Launch date
22 July 2026
Owner Owner
BBC
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22 July 2026

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Station ID 980637
Region United Kingdom, England
Branding BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
Owner BBC
Launched 22 July 2026
Website bbc.co.uk
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Last check 22 hours ago
Track seen 2 months ago
Stream host a.files.bbci.co.uk
Final host a.files.bbci.co.uk
HTTP status 200
Content type application/x-mpegurl
Server software AmazonS3
Latency 73 ms
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BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever, also referred to as 6 Music Indie Forever, is a national digital radio stream in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by the BBC and run as a spin-off from BBC Radio 6 Music. The stream is dedicated to indie rock, indie pop and classic indie music, and will broadcast exclusively on BBC Sounds.

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