Apple Music needs to be restarted frequently to play Radio channels

I listen to the radio (SBS Chill) on Apple Music when I am at work. I find that it often just stops playing but also that if I reopen my computer the next day (after it's been asleep all night) the radio station will often not connect again unless I restart Apple Music.

MacBook Air

Posted on Jan 28, 2025 04:57 PM

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Jan 28, 2025 05:06 PM in response to faeryjane

Wifi or wired connection?

If wifi, there is a chance you are losing bits in the bit train and are having trouble recovering.

You could be losing bits on a wired connection as well if the internet connection to that server is poor.

Can you lower the bit rate to perhaps better receive the music data packets.

I sometimes pick the highest fidelity (e.g. 128) of the radio station to find that I cannot connect to it very well.

Sometimes there are different encodings to pick from. You can try to change the type of encoding they are providing.

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