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ITunes Radio
Pricing modelFree (ad-supported)
iTunes Match (ad-free)
AvailabilityUnited States, Australia

iTunes Radio is an Internet radio service by Apple Inc. Announced at the 2013 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 10, 2013, the service launched on September 18, 2013, the same day as iOS 7.[1] It is available across devices, including being integrated into the Music app on portable iOS devices and Apple TV (2nd generation and newer) as well as iTunes on OS X (10.7 Lion; it requires Mac OS 10.7.5 or newer to run) and Windows.[2] iTunes Radio is currently only available in the United States and Australia.[3]

Service

iTunes Radio is a free, ad-supported service available to all iTunes users, featuring Siri integration on iOS. Users are able to skip tracks, customize stations, and purchase the station's songs from the iTunes Store.[2] Users can also search through their history of previous songs.[4] The number of track skips is limited like Pandora Radio's service.[4] iTunes Match subscribers will be able to use an ad-free version of the service.[5] The service has pre-loaded stations, including a playlist of trending songs on Twitter.[4] The service also generates a radio station based on input like a single artist with songs by them and others similar.[4] The service's selection is expected to learn the user's preferences from input whether the user likes or dislikes the track.[4]

As of January 2015, iTunes Radio is only available in the United States and Australia. Apple has announced plans to offer the service in other countries at a later date.[6][7] The service will only be available for iTunes, iOS, and Apple TV platforms.[4] In October 2013, Bloomberg reported that Apple plans to expand the service to the UK, Canada and New Zealand by early 2014. A spokesman declined to comment.[8]

History

Apple announced the Internet radio service at its June 10, 2013 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote speech.[9] The service launched in the United States on September 18, 2013,[1] the same day as the release of iOS 7,[9] and in Australia on February 11, 2014.[3] Reports of a streaming music service from Apple circulated for weeks before the announcement.[4]

Apple Music

Main article: Apple Music

During the WWDC 2015 conference, Apple revealed Apple Music, a new subscription music streaming service. Aside from on-demand content streaming, Apple Music caters recommendations to its members and allows users to connect with artists via an integrated social platform.[10] The new brand also encompasses the internet radio service previously known as iTunes Radio. It has been renamed to simply Radio, part of Apple Music, or Apple Music Radio.[11] Also part of the Radio service is Beats 1, a live worldwide radio stream which was introduced along with Apple Music. All radio stations, including Beats 1 and the service previously known as iTunes Radio, are available to non-subscribers with advertisements and skip limitations. Subscribers may skip songs indefinitely and do not receive advertisements.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Steele, Billy (September 10, 2013). "iTunes Radio launches September 18th alongside the release of iOS 7". Engadget. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Apple WWDC 2013: everything you need to know". The Verge. Vox Media. June 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Apple makes Australia the second country to get iTunes Radio". The Australian. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Baldwin, Roberto (June 10, 2013). "Apple Dials in iTunes Radio, a New Streaming Music Service". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Pepitone, Julianne (June 10, 2013). "Apple unveils iOS 7 in biggest update ever". CNNMoney.com. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "Apple - iTunes Radio - Hear where your music takes you". Apple Inc. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  7. ^ Etherington, Darrell; Dillet, Romain (June 10, 2013). "Apple Unveils iTunes Radio, A Streaming Music Service With The Full Power Of The iTunes Library". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ^ Andy Fixmer, “Apple Said to Expand ITunes Radio to U.K. Before Pandora", ‘’Bloomberg Technology ‘’, October 8, 2013
  9. ^ a b Hamburger, Ellis (June 10, 2013). "Apple announces iTunes Radio, a streaming music service to compete with Pandora". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Popper, Ben; Singleton, Micah (June 8, 2015). "Apple announces its streaming music service, Apple Music". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Apple - Music - Radio". Apple Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  12. ^ Raymundo, Oscar. Macworld http://www.macworld.com/article/2943314/beats-1-vs-itunes-radio-the-good-the-bad-and-the-noisey.html. Retrieved July 2, 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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