![]() ![]() In order to access Sonos Radio, you’ll have to launch it with the Sonos app. If you normally ask Alexa or Google Assistant to listen to a certain radio station, it’s still going to default you to either TuneIn or iHeartRadio (or whichever default service you have set up). Will I be able to control Sonos Radio with my voice? This means that if you own Sonos speakers, but want to listen to the radio streaming service outside the home, say while on run or in the car, you’re not able to. No, Sonos Radio can only be listened to on Sonos speakers. This is admittedly the least exciting of Sonos’s new original content - plus it’ll have ads - but it’ll act as another way for people to stay within the Sonos app.Ĭan I listen to Sonos Radio on my headphones? Outside my house? There will be 30 different stations at launch, and they’ll be very similar to other curated genre playlists that you’d find on Spotify, Apple Music or Pandora, but they’ll be curated by Sonos instead. Sonos Stations are curated music stations based on genre.You’ll be able to find curated playlists by Thom Yorke of Radiohead (premiers at launch), Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes and David Byrne of Talking Heads, with additional artist stations expected to be added regularly. Ad-Free Artist Stations are song playlists that have been curated by different musicians, artists and DJs based on their own influences and obsessions.It’s an ad-free station where you can listen to “new, well-known or rediscovered music, behind-the-scenes stories, as well as guest artist radio hours from the likes of Angel Olsen, JPEGMAFIA, Phoebe Bridgers, Jeff Parker (Tortoise), Vagabon, and more.” These artist-hosted radio hours will be released every Wednesday, and they’ll share some cool original stories. Sonos Sound System is the main reason why most people should listen to Sonos Radio (in my opinion). ![]() Sonos is creating three different types of original content and most of it leverages the company’s relationships with famous musicians and personalities. What kind of original content can I listen to? More interesting, Sonos is creating original content for the first time in its history and this original content will be accessible exclusively within Sonos Radio. First, it’s acting as a centralized location to find local and global radio stations so that you can listen to them on your Sonos speakers. For new customers, Sonos Radio will be the new default radio service from the moment they set-up. ![]() TuneIn will still be available in the Sonos app as a stand-alone service. You can think of Sonos Radio as just a repackaging of the music and radio streaming services that you were already using, but they’re just going to be located in a new centralized location within the Sonos app. Sonos Radio might not drastically change the way you listen to the radio on your Sonos speakers - it’s just going to give you more options, but only if you want them. Most notably, how will this affect me? How will Sonos Radio affect you? If you’re one of those people who frequently listens to the radio on your Sonos speakers, you might have a couple of questions. Radio might seem like a surprising move for Sonos, the industry leader in Wi-Fi speakers, but according to the company, nearly half of all listening time on Sonos speakers is spent listening to the radio. Sonos owners will be able to access Sonos Radio within their Sonos app as soon as today, which is when the free update is rolling out. This includes stations from TuneIn and iHeartRadio, as well as local NPR, sports, news and other music stations. The industry leader in Wi-Fi speakers just announced a new ad-supported radio service, called Sonos Radio, that gives Sonos speaker owners free and unrestricted access to more than 60,000 digital radio stations. Sonos is going big into radio - yes, radio. ![]()
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