Alexa to allow listeners to play commercial radio

The Amazon Alexa will now be able to provide listeners with AM, FM and DAB+ digital radio stations, with the launch of a RadioApp skill.

Announced at this year’s Radio Alive conference, the commercial radio industry has launched the skill, developed by All in Media (AIM), enabling listeners to request their preferred station by frequency, for example ‘Alexa, play Smooth FM’.

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