BBC Radio 4 Widget

Hi
I am located in Seattle WA USA. I have set up a wireless network using AirPort Express. I can listen to BBC radio 4 on the computer by means of the BBC4 widget. I can stream (CD & iTunes) music over the wireless network however, I can not stream BBC radio 4 over the network using the BBC4 widget. Anybody have an idea as to what I am doing wrong?
Thanks
Dan
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I believe that iTunes is the only program that can currently stream using AirTunes over AirPort Express. Instead of using the widget you would need to be receiving the BBC stream with iTunes to get what you want to work.

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