
“Plus, stream just about every song ever recorded, get handpicked recommendations, explore our experts’ take on the best new music.”Īpple announced that Beats 1 “will now be the premier free broadcast”. “Join Apple Music and get stations for every situation,” reads the message. Starting today, non-subscribers who attempt to access iTunes Radio on iOS or via iTunes for Mac or Windows are greeted with a “Get on Our Wavelength” prompts, asking them to subscribe to Apple Music in order to continue enjoying Apple’s selection of streaming radio stations.


Keeping true to its promise, ad-supported iTunes Radio, which launched in 2013, is no longer available for free and now requires an Apple Music subscription, leaving Beats 1 as the lone free-to-stream radio service on iTunes.
