Yes, the Apple TV can play internet radio, and Macdio is a native tvOS app built for it. Install it once, pick a station from 60,000+ worldwide, and the living room speakers do the rest. No subscription, no ads, and nothing to set up on the phone first.
Top Shelf favorites
Your stations sit in the Apple TV Top Shelf with their logos. Two clicks from TV-on to music-playing.
Game controllers too
A PlayStation or Xbox controller that Apple TV already knows moves around Macdio like the Siri Remote: stick or d-pad to move, A to choose, B to go back.
Big-screen Now Playing
Album artwork, live song identification and synced lyrics, designed for viewing from across the room.
How to listen to radio on your Apple TV
Install Macdio from the App Store on the Apple TV, or let it appear automatically if you already own it on the iPhone, since one purchase covers every Apple device. Open it and pick a station by country, genre or search, or press play on a favorite that has already synced over iCloud from your other devices. Your most-used stations then sit in the Top Shelf above the app icon, which turns tuning in into two clicks from the home screen.
Which Apple TV models
Macdio needs tvOS 18 or newer, which covers the Apple TV HD and every Apple TV 4K. The purchase is shared with iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, so if you already bought it on the phone, signing in on the TV is all that is left.
The remote, and a game controller if you have one
The Siri Remote drives everything. A game controller paired with the Apple TV works too, through Apple TV's own controller support: the stick or d-pad moves through the grid, A opens or plays, and B goes back. Macdio has no button mapping of its own on Apple TV; the remappable controller setup is on iPhone and iPad.
What Top Shelf actually shows
When Macdio is in the top row of the home screen, the shelf above it fills with your own favorites and the stations you played most recently, each with its real logo. Selecting one starts it playing without opening the app first, which for a radio is usually the only thing you wanted.
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