- I asked Alexa to play tunein 'radio station', I have listened to this particular station via the echo numerous times. Since last week, it can no longer find the station. It understands me correctly as it states the name of the station it cannot find. The station is on tunein, I have checked and can listen to it on other devices via tunein.
- How wierd had a feeling this would happen. As from today Capital FM the all new hit station is playing wait for it xmas songs and omg yes you guessed it slade was one of them from 1970 something why is it every year we hear the same xmas songs it is really getting sad now if i hear band aid,Slade etc again i will go nuts.
BDubbs82
Fresh user
How To Play Radio Stations Online
You may have noticed recently that, when trying to play certain radio stations on your Sonos speakers, nothing happens. Either you ask Alexa to tune into a station and nothing plays, or you use the Sonos app to select a radio station and you see the play button immediately switch back to a stop button the moment you press it.
Amazon’s Alexa-enabled devices have been touted to be a multi-purpose audio devices, thanks to the powerful voice assistance. The devices are mostly used by the users for smart home functions, the primary aim of the speaker is to stream songs, audiobooks and podcasts from various sources.
Moreover, Alexa can also play live radio stations and all you need to do is enable the skills on the Alexa app through your smartphone. Here’s a guide on how you can enable live radio stations from several countries on Alexa.
It Will Not Play Radio Stations Free
How to enable live radio stations on Alexa
- Open Alexa application on your iPhone or Android smartphone
- Tap on the hamburger menu in the top-left corner for get the side menu
- From the menu options, tap on “Skills & Games”
- Now, select the “Categories” tab and under “Featured Categories” scroll down to “Music & Audio”
- In the top-right corner, tap on the Search button
- Look for “TuneIn Live” and tap on the enable button
- Once done, just say ‘Alexa, Open TuneIn Live’ and reply ‘yes’ when prompted
- Alternatively, you can also install skills such as “All India Radio” or “Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM”
To check out the list of Indian radio stations supported by TuneIn, click here.