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Q: my daughter has the older apple tv. Today iTunes Radio disappeared. Is there a reason for that?

Does iTunes Radio still exist on Apple TV? My daughter has been listening to it and enjoying it for a long time. Today she signed up for a free trial of Apple Music and suddenly iTunes Radio is gone. Why?

Posted on Jan 29, 2016 7:43 AM

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Q: my daughter has the older apple tv. Today iTunes Radio disappeared. Is there a reason for that?

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  • by mbenz1962,

    mbenz1962 mbenz1962 Jan 30, 2016 6:42 AM in response to ReikiRev
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    Jan 30, 2016 6:42 AM in response to ReikiRev

    Apple has ended ad-supported iTunes Radio as of 1/29/16 in favor of rolling this into Apple Music. It was not widely publicized by Apple, but an email was sent out to Apple Music subscribers a few weeks ago and this has been discussed on various internet blogs and news sources. The radio feature works if you subscribe to Apple Music; however the stand alone feature called iTunes Radio is now gone. In fact, if you have a Gen 3 AppleTV, the icon was removed automatically yesterday morning. The only ad-supported music feature left is the Beats1 station. What isn't clear is what will happen with iTunes Match since one heavily touted feature was the ability to enjoy iTunes Radio ad free.