Listen to radio on Apple Watch
In the Music app on Apple Watch, Radio is the home of Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, and Apple Music Country—three Apple Music stations that feature the latest music from a variety of genres as well as exclusive interviews. You can also listen to broadcast radio and featured stations crafted by music experts.
No subscription is required to listen to Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, or Apple Music Country.
Listen to Apple Music radio
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To listen to Apple Music radio, make sure your Apple Watch is near your iPhone or connected to a Wi-Fi network—or a cellular network, if you have an Apple Watch with cellular.
Open the Music app
on your Apple Watch.
From the Home screen, tap
, tap Radio, then tap Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, or Apple Music Country.
Listen to a featured or genre station
Open the Music app
on your Apple Watch.
From the Home screen, tap
, tap Radio, then turn the Digital Crown to scroll through stations and genres created by music experts.
Tap a genre to see its stations, then 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.
Open the Music app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap Radio, then tap a station to play it.
Tap
, then choose an option.
Listen to broadcast radio
You can listen to thousands of broadcast radio stations on your Apple Watch.
Siri: Say something like “Play Wild 94.9” or “Tune in to ESPN Radio.”
You can ask for stations by name, call sign, frequency, and nickname.
Note: You don’t need a subscription to Apple Music to listen to broadcast radio. Broadcast radio isn’t available in all countries or regions. Not all stations are available in all countries or regions.
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