Where are the Radio Stations in iTunes Radio?

I have followed the instructions, and the "Internet" option does not appear anywhere. I am beyond frustrated!

RondaLucy wrote:

I have followed the instructions, and the "Internet" option does not appear anywhere.

Obviously you missed something.

iTunes prefs - General.

Tick Internet Radio.

Can you do this?

I too cannot see internet radio in iTunes. It used to appear in the sidebar below Music, Movies etc. I have checked the internwet radio option in settings general (see below - scroll down). I am on Mountain Lion with iTunes 11.1.5. If I go to my playlist for radio stations that I had made previously, my streams are listed but I cannot play them.

These streams will not play, but they work on the station's website.

thank you 🙂

Fred Davenport wrote:

Thx Joe,

Can I do this on my iPhone also?

No.

You cannot and never could listen to Internet Radio (not the same as the new iTunes Radio) using the Music app on iOS.

The closes thing I can find to what I THINK is the original poster's intention (and was mine as well) is to go to the new Radio tab while looking at your library music. Then click the ➕ and you'll get an option for Featured Stations, which has a bunch, but then the "album cover" list below will let you click on them and select a sub-selection. For example, World, African. Or Alternative, then 80s. It's FAR FAR from perfect, but there you go.

The challenge I had is that I wanted it to behave like Pandora, where I start with an artist and then add artists that expand the reach of the station. I find that having select an artist (like Acoustic Alchemy for a smooth jazz feel) limits the scope of the station too much for me. The "generalized" options they provide are similar too broad.

Heh, images of too-hot and too-cold porridge come to mind 🙂

Whoops, sorry I'm an idiot, forgot that I DID figure this out - click on the made-album, then tailor the Play More Of and Play Less Of buttons.

thanks

Follow these steps:

*Note* You will need to be logged into iTunes for this to work.

1. Go to iTunes Preferences/General/Show/Select: Internet Radio.

2. Then close iTunes and re-open it (this will refresh the changes you made)

3. Then go to iTunes/Music/Internet

Peace,

Don Douke

www.lightitupradio.com

Perkiset wrote:

The closes thing I can find to what I THINK is the original poster's intention (and was mine as well) is to go to the new Radio tab while looking at your library music.

No, this is not the original poster's intent at all.

Chris's illustration is correct. After opening Preferences, follow his number sequence. 1. Check Internet. 2. Click on Internet button on menu bar. Missing from the graphic is No. 3, which is viewing the list of folders of stations by category (e.g., Country, International, News/Talk, etc.). No. 4 is opening a category folder to reveal and choose the individual stations. You can then build one or more playlists comprising stations, which will show up under Music as if they were songs or albums, etc.

All of the other many solutions offered (e.g., "select Radio tab") invoke Apple iTunes "Radio," which is just a DJ mashup created by Apple. The "varieties" are marketing categories. Usually top-notch music, but not radio.

I Doubt this works for all radio stations but I can get my local radio station by searching for it when adding New Station

False

So you are saying false to a post that is from last year? I'll have to think about that for a while. I'll check back again in another year or so....

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, this works for me...

That is, considering the fact that many people (understandably) do not realise that "iTunes Radio" proper... is NOT the same thing as iTunes Internet radio 🙂

Cheers,

mm~