How to listen to radio on Apple Watch

You can listen to radio on Apple Watch, including Apple Music 1 and five other stations, with no subscription needed.

By Kristina Terech - Staff Writer
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In the Music app on Apple Watch, you can find Radio. It features Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, Apple Music Country, Apple Music Club, Apple Música Uno, and Apple Music Chill.

These six stations offer the latest music from various genres and exclusive interviews, and you don’t need a subscription to enjoy them. You just need your Apple Watch near your iPhone or connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network.

Siri: You can also use Siri to listen to broadcast radio and curated stations by music experts. For example, ask Siri something like, “Play Apple Music 1” See Use Siri to listen to broadcast radio.

Listen to Apple Music radio

The Radio screen showing three Apple Music stations. The Now Playing button is at the top right. The Back button is at the top left.

To listen to Apple Music radio, your Apple Watch needs to be near your iPhone or connected to a Wi-Fi network. A cellular network works too, if your Apple Watch has a cellular plan.

  1. Open the Music app on your Apple Watch.
  2. From the Home screen, tap the Back button, tap Radio, and then tap an Apple Music station.

Listen to a featured or genre station

  1. Open the Music app on your Apple Watch.
  2. From the Home screen, tap the Back button and tap Radio. Turn the Digital Crown to scroll through stations and genres created by music experts.
  3. Tap a genre to see its stations. Tap a station to play it.

Explore radio options

When playing a radio station, you can see what’s playing next, add music to your library or a playlist, share songs and stations, mark what you do and don’t like, and go to an artist or album screen.

  1. Open the Music app on your Apple Watch.
  2. Tap Radio and tap a station to play it.
  3. Tap the More Options button, then choose an option.

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Kristina is a staff writer at GeeksChalk, and is interested in all things Apple. This includes its best products such as the iPad, iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and Apple Watch. When she's not tinkering with the latest Apple gear, you’ll find her watching movies, taking pictures and exploring the great outdoors.
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