Music App new restrictions

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Music App new restrictions

My favorite radio station (WFMU) that listen to everyday over here in Ireland no longer plays via siri and homepod. The problem seems to be that the default provider was recently switched to iHeart Radio from TuneIn.

Siri will not play the station on iHeart due to some regional restrictions it has. Now WFMU still can be accessed from TuneIn via the music app on iOS, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to get siri to play the station on TuneIn. I’ve tried every combination of commands.

Is there someway to get siri to open the station in TuneIn? Can i block iHeart? Why has it been moved?

any advice would be appreciated.

Posted on Jul 20, 2025 10:35 AM

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Answer 1

Urquhart1244

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Jul 20, 2025 12:03 PM in response to planky

They had some recent technical difficulties, so bear with them as they restore streaming services to their former glory.

Meanwhile, you should be able to stream using AirPlay from any supported device.

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planky Author

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Jul 20, 2025 12:36 PM in response to Urquhart1244

Hey thanks for the reply. I’m aware of their internal issues, however this seems to be related to the Apple Music app moving the station mapping to iHeart Radio from TuneIn.

I totally listen via airplay at the moment, so feel like I’m making a mountain out of a mole hill. Just nice to be able to leave the room and not have the stream drop. Also just curious whether there is some way to get Music to stream a radio station on TuneIn rather than iHeart.

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Urquhart1244

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Jul 20, 2025 01:03 PM in response to planky

Also just curious whether there is some way to get Music to stream a radio station on TuneIn rather than iHeart.

See: Add (or remove) a third-party music service to (from) HomePod - HomePod user guide - Apple Support

You can have either one or both.

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