<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
was	O
an	O
Internet	O
radio	O
service	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
that	O
let	O
users	O
listen	O
to	O
automatically	O
generated	O
playlists	O
based	O
on	O
direct	O
input	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
collected	O
data	O
on	O
music	O
preferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Music	O
app	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
and	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
(	O
2nd	O
generation	O
and	O
newer	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
11.1	O
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
(	O
10.7	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
;	O
it	O
requires	O
Mac	O
OS	O
10.7.5	O
or	O
newer	O
to	O
run	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8.4	I-Operating_System
and	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
12.2	O
,	O
nearly	O
all	O
functions	O
of	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
have	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
henceforth	O
called	O
just	O
Radio	O
or	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
Radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
effective	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
stations	O
,	O
barring	O
Beats	O
1	O
,	O
will	O
only	O
be	O
accessible	O
by	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
was	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
,	O
most	O
functions	O
of	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
had	O
become	O
available	O
in	O
100	O
countries	O
,	O
although	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
itself	O
remained	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Australia	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
effective	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
stations	O
,	O
barring	O
Beats	O
1	O
,	O
will	O
only	O
be	O
accessible	O
by	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
channel	O
was	O
automatically	O
removed	O
from	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
devices	O
(	O
3rd	O
Generation	O
and	O
earlier	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
ad-supported	O
service	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
users	O
,	O
featuring	O
Siri	B-Application
integration	O
on	O
iOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
skip	O
tracks	O
,	O
customize	O
stations	O
,	O
and	O
purchase	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
track	O
skips	O
was	O
limited	O
like	O
Pandora	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
's	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Match	O
subscribers	O
could	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
ad-free	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
has	O
pre-loaded	O
stations	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
playlist	O
of	O
trending	O
songs	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Beats	O
Music	O
CEO	O
Ian	O
Rogers	O
also	O
becoming	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
ad-supported	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
service	O
,	O
Business	O
Insider	O
later	O
reported	O
that	O
Apple	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
merge	O
the	O
two	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
rumors	O
and	O
anticipation	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
music	O
subscription	O
service	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Apple	O
's	O
June	O
2015	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
Beats	O
Music	O
was	O
later	O
discontinued	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
subscribers	O
being	O
migrated	O
to	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
