Listen to radio 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.
Listen to Apple Music radio
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 Radio app
on your Apple Watch.
Turn the Digital Crown to scroll to the top of the screen.
Tap Stations, then tap Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, or Apple Music Country.
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Listen to a featured or genre station
You must be an Apple Music subscriber to listen to Apple Music Hits, Apple Music Country, and featured or genre stations.
Open the Radio app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap Stations, then turn the Digital Crown to scroll through stations and genres created by music experts.
Tap a genre to see its stations.
Tap a station to play it.
Listen to broadcast radio
You can listen to thousands of broadcast radio stations on your Apple Watch.
Ask 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.
Listen to radio over a cellular connection
To listen to radio over cellular, you must be using Apple Watch with cellular.
On your iPhone go to Settings > Music.
Tap Cellular Data, then turn on Streaming.
Add and rate songs
If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, you can add the currently playing song to your library as well as rate it.
Open the Radio app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap Stations, then tap a station.
Tap
, then tap Add to Library, Add to a Playlist, Love, or Suggest Less.
To view an artist’s page in the Music app, tap View Artist. To see the album a song comes from, tap View Album to open the album in the Music app .