Amazon Alexa gives access to 350 radio stations in India partnering with TuneIn and myTuner to offer local Indian and radio stations from across the world. Listeners can tune in to live broadcast of 17 All India Radio stations in 14 Indian languages including All India Radio – Vividh Bharati, FM Gold, and Tamil. Amazon has also partnered with TuneIn and myTuner offering radio stations from across the world including BBC Radio 2, ESPN Radio and BBC Radio 5 Live. The announcement comes a day before World Radio Day held on 13th February 2019 to celebrate radio as a medium to improve international cooperation between broadcasters, promote access to information and promote freedom of expression.
The Alexa skills for TuneIn can be obtained by going to the Alexa app or the Alexa Skills Store official website. The latest change comes alongside the ability stream music from services such as Amazon Prime Music, Gaana, Saavn, and Hungama Music. Once you have the skills enabled in your Alexa app, you simply need to say “Alexa, play” or “Alexa, open” followed by the name of your favourite radio skill. You can also call specific stations such as “Alexa, open All India Radio Bangla” or “Alexa, play Radio City Tamil” to play music from the available radio stations.
TuneIn is enabled in the Alexa app by default, therefore just say, “Alexa, play BBC Radio 2 live from TuneIn” or “Alexa, open ESPN Radio.” You can also say, “Alexa, what radio stations do you have” to hear a list of all the radio stations available in your Alexa app.
