Macdio for Apple TV

The living room is a radio room.

55,000+ stations on the best speakers in the house. Macdio for Apple TV is built native for the big screen, not scaled up from a phone.

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 55,000+ 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 controller support

PlayStation and Xbox controllers work out of the box, every key remappable. The Siri Remote can stay on the couch.

Big-screen Now Playing

Album artwork, live song identification and synced lyrics, designed for viewing from across the room.

Internet radio Now Playing screen on Apple TV in Macdio
Browsing 55,000+ radio stations on Apple TV
Live synced lyrics on the Apple TV big screen
Recently played radio stations on Apple TV
Listening stats for internet radio on Apple TV
Sleep timer in the Apple TV radio player
Adding a station to a list on Apple TV
iCloud sync of favorite stations on Apple TV

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, but a connected game controller is faster for browsing 55,000 stations: the sticks move through the grid, the shoulder buttons jump between tabs, and play, pause and skip are mapped to the face buttons. Any MFi or PlayStation or Xbox controller the Apple TV already knows about works with no setup.

What Top Shelf actually shows

When Macdio is in the top row of the home screen, the shelf above it fills with your own favourites 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.

Radio, made for television

Is there an internet radio app for Apple TV?
Yes. Macdio runs natively on tvOS and streams 55,000+ stations from around the world. Browse the radio guides for the how-to side, or search by country and genre and keep favorites in folders that sync from your other devices.
Can I use a game controller?
Yes. PlayStation and Xbox controllers are fully supported, with remappable keys for browsing, switching stations and playback. It is the most comfortable way to drive a TV app.
Does it show what song is playing?
Yes. The station's own data, live song identification and synced lyrics come together on a Now Playing screen designed for the big screen, with saved songs syncing to your Apple Music favorites if you turn that on. How that works without a microphone: what song is playing on the radio.
Do I need to buy it again for Apple TV?
No. One purchase covers Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch together. See Macdio for iPhone and Macdio for Mac.
Does the Apple TV have a built-in radio app?
tvOS ships with no internet radio app of its own. Apple Music covers subscription streaming, so live radio needs a dedicated app like Macdio.
Which Apple TV models does it work on?
Any Apple TV running tvOS 18 or later, which covers the Apple TV 4K and the Apple TV HD.
Is there a free radio app for Apple TV?
Macdio is a one-time purchase rather than a free app with ads or a monthly fee, and that single purchase also covers the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch versions.

Ready to tune in?

Get Macdio on the App Store and it appears on your Apple TV. No subscription, no ads, no tracking.