BBC national and local radio DASH streams
Updated 2025-03-25 17:42 UTC
These DASH streams may work better than the HLS streams for some people. The conventional wisdom is that HLS is for Apple users and DASH is for Windows and Android. Of course, if you run a modern GNU/Linux operating system, and have installed all the necessary CODECs, then you may use either. In fact, on most devices regardless of their operating systems, you just need to install VLC, if you haven�t done so already.
BBC World Service
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_world_service.mpdBBC Radio 1Xtra
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_1xtra.mpdBBC Radio One Dance
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_one_dance.mpdBBC Radio Three
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_three.mpdBBC Radio Four FM
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_fourfm.mpdBBC Radio Four Extra
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_four_extra.mpdBBC Radio Five Live
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_five_live.mpdBBC Asian Network
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_asian_network.mpdBBC Radio Berkshire
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_berkshire.mpdBBC Radio Bristol
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_bristol.mpdBBC Radio Cambridge
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_cambridge.mpdBBC Radio Cornwall
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_cornwall.mpdBBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_coventry_warwickshire.mpdBBC Radio Cumbria
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_cumbria.mpdBBC Radio Cymru
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_cymru.mpdBBC Radio Cymru 2
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_cymru_2.mpdBBC Radio Derby
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_derby.mpdBBC Radio Devon
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_devon.mpdBBC Radio Essex
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_essex.mpdBBC Radio Foyle
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_foyle.mpdBBC Radio Gloucestershire
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_gloucestershire.mpdBBC Radio Guernsey
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_guernsey.mpdBBC Radio Hereford and Worcester
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_hereford_worcester.mpdBBC Radio Humberside
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_humberside.mpdBBC Radio Jersey
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_jersey.mpdBBC Radio Kent
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_kent.mpdBBC Radio Lancashire
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_lancashire.mpdBBC Radio Leeds
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_leeds.mpdBBC Radio Leicester
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_leicester.mpdBBC Radio Lincolnshire
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_lincolnshire.mpdBBC Radio London
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_london.mpdBBC Nan Gaidheal
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_nan_gaidheal.mpdBBC Radio Newcastle
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_newcastle.mpdBBC Radio Norfolk
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_norfolk.mpdBBC Radio Northampton
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_northampton.mpdBBC Radio Nottingham
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_nottingham.mpdBBC Radio Orkney
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_orkney.mpdBBC Radio Oxford
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_oxford.mpdBBC Radio Scotland FM
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_scotland_fm.mpdBBC Radio Scotland MW
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_scotland_mw.mpdBBC Radio Sheffield
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_sheffield.mpdBBC Radio Shetland
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_sheftland.mpdBBC Radio Shropshire
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_shropshire.mpdBBC Radio Solent
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_solent.mpdBBC Radio Solent West Dorset
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_solent_west_dorset.mpdBBC Radio Somerset Sound
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_somerset_sound.mpdBBC Radio Stoke
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_stoke.mpdBBC Radio Suffolk
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_suffolk.mpdBBC Radio Surrey
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_surrey.mpdBBC Radio Sussex
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_sussex.mpdBBC Radio Tees
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_tees.mpdBBC Radio Ulster
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_ulster.mpdBBC Radio Wales FM
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_wales_fm.mpdBBC Radio Wiltshire
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_wiltshire.mpdBBC Radio West Midlands
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_wm.mpdBBC Radio York https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_york.mpd
BBC Three Counties Radio
https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_three_counties_radio.mpd
About BBC DASH streams
DASH means Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP. Sometimes called MPEG-DASH. It is an adaptive bit-rate streaming technique that enables high quality streaming of media content over the Internet using conventional HTTP web servers. It is similar to Apple�s HLS (HTTP Live Streaming), MPEG-DASH works by chopping the content into a sequence of small segments, which are served over HTTP and stitched back together at the receiving end.
We decided to list these DASH streams here as a fall-back position for the next time the BBC decides to break its HLS streams again.
BBC national and local radio HLS streams
Updated 2025-03-25 15:07 UTC
These are the BBC�s HLS radio streams. If these do not work for you, then you may wish to try the alternative DASH streams. The conventional wisdom is that HLS is for Apple users and DASH is for Windows and Android. Of course, if you run a modern GNU/Linux operating system, and have installed all the necessary CODECs, then you may use either. In fact, on most devices regardless of their operating systems, you just need to install VLC, if you haven�t done so already.
BBC World Service
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_world_service%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC 1Xtra
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_1xtra%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio 1
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_one%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio 1 Dance
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_one_dance%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio 2
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_two%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio 3
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_three%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio 4 FM
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_fourfm%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio 4 Extra
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_four_extra%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio 5 live
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_five_live%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio 6 Music
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_6music%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Asian Network
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_asian_network%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Berkshire
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_berkshire%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Bristol
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_bristol%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Cambridge
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cambridge%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Cornwall
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cornwall%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_coventry_warwickshire%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Cumbria
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cumbria%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Cymru
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cymru%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Cymru 2
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_cymru_2%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Derby
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_derby%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Devon
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_devon%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Essex
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_essex%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Foyle
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_foyle%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC BBC Hereford Worcester
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_hereford_worcester%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Gloucestershire
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_gloucestershire%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Guernsey
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_guernsey%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Humberside
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_humberside%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Jersey
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_jersey%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Kent
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_kent%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Lancashire
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_lancashire%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Leeds
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_leeds%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Leicester
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_leicester%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Lincolnshire
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_lincolnshire%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio London
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_london%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Manchester
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_manchester%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Merseyside
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_merseyside%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_nan_gaidheal%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Newcastle
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_newcastle%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Norfolk
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_norfolk%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Northampton
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_northampton%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Nottingham
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_nottingham%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Orkney
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_orkney%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Oxford
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_oxford%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Scotland FM
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_scotland_fm%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Scotland MW
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_scotland_mw%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Sheffield
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_sheffield%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Shetland
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_shetland%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Shropshire
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_shropshire%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Solent
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_solent%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Solent West Dorset
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_solent_west_dorset%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Somerset Sound
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_somerset_sound%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Stoke
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_stoke%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Suffolk
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_suffolk%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Surrey
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_surrey%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Sussex
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_sussex%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Tees
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_tees%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Ulster
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_ulster%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Wales
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_wales_fm%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio Wiltshire
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_wiltshire%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC � Radio WM
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_wm/bbc_wm.isml%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Radio York
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_york%22&bitrate=320000%22BBC Three Counties Radio
https://lstn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_three_counties_radio%22&bitrate=320000%22
About BBC HLS Streams
The BBC�s http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/ shoutcast type radio streams were discontinued in 2023. Moreover all the old HLS streams have gone too. Seems Aunty Beeb wants folks to use its dreadful website instead. However its HLS streams are still available. These are the BBC�s high quality 320kb/s audio streams, using Apple�s proprietary HLS (hypertext transfer protocol live streaming) format. Basically this chops the stream into tiny files, and stitches them together again once they have got through various firewalls etc. These are particularly appropriate for mobile devices.
More about HLS streaming:-
https://www.dacast.com/blog/hls-streaming-protocol/