Radio Stations on Apple Watch

[djb2]

I have taken out an airtime plan for my Apple watch as I would like the opportunity to listen to the radio on my walks without having to take my iPhone with me. I set it up yesterday and it was all up and running pretty quick. I was able to make and receive calls on my watch but when I tried to listen to the "Radioplayer" app  I had no luck at all. The 4 radio stations i Like to listen to are BBC 5 Live, LBC, Talk Radio and Talk Sport. I have no interest in downloading music to my watch or listening to music stations just the radio stations i have listed. Does anybody else have this problem. I do not wish to take out any subscription services. On my iPhone i have no problem listening to "Radioplayer" if this is not possible I presume i would be able to cancel my Airtime plan that I took out yesterday. Any help/advice would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks

[MI5]

@djb2 

Try a different app such as TuneIn radio and see if it's a problem specific to Radioplayer.

If so, contact them for help.

In all honesty, if your data on watch is otherwise working, it's unlikely to be an issue with O2.

[djb2]

Thanks for your advice. I tried Tunein as you suggested but no luck. I think I'll cancel my Airtime plan on my watch and just go back to carrying my iPhone with me when I go for a walk because at least I know it works that way but many thanks for your help

[MI5]

@djb2 

Are you sure your data is working on watch when away from your phone?

Can you get the radio from the built in apple music app?

[djb2]

I've tried the Apple music app and a few music stations work but there's a lot of stations greyed out which i guess you have to pay for. I can't see the Talk radio stations that I like. It's no hardship to go back to carrying my iPhone with me, at least I know that works.

Thanks for trying

[MI5]

@djb2 

Just another thought.

• Settings > Music > Mobile / Mobile Data > enable Mobile Data and Streaming.
• Settings > Mobile / Mobile Data > turn on Radioplayer.

[djb2]

Hi

I'd already done that but I was still not able to get the Radio stations that I wanted. I have spoken to O2 and asked them to cancel the Apple Watch contract. The first lady I spoke to I had trouble understanding what she was saying and she put the phone down on me so I rang 202 again and spoke to a gentleman who said he would cancel it for me but that it could take up to 24 hours to do this, so fingers crossed it goes through ok. I wouldn't have thought it should have been so hard to cancel a contract that was less than 24 hours old but hopefully everything should sort itself out

Thank you for your help

[MI5]

Best of luck @djb2