iTunes Radio Features: Free Internet Radio Service by Apple Inc. Confirmed for Fall Launch; $24.99 Service Also Available

Apple introduced the iTunes Radio at the 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and this is what potential users need to know.

After heavy rumors, Apple announced the free Internet radio service featuring more than 200 stations and catalog from the iTunes Store. People will experience stations created by Apple and genre-focused personalized by the user.

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"iTunes Radio is an incredible way to listen to personalized radio stations which have been created just for you," said Apple's Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue. "It's the music you love most and the music you're going to love, and you can easily buy it from the iTunes Store with just one click."

Apple also announced that users can obtain access to "first listen" exclusives from top-selling artists and have the ability to download music. Other exclusives, according to Apple, include special events, from live streams from the iTunes Festival in London, pre-release stream of an album, and more.

Users can also create and customize stations based on what they want to hear, from artists, genres, songs, and more, perhaps similar to Pandora and Spotify.

Siri can be instrumental with the radio service too. Users can ask, for example, "Who plays this song?" or "Play Rock Radio" to having music stopped, paused, or skipped.

Coming this fall, iTunes Radio will be ad-supported but in return is free for everyone. For anyone who wants an ad-free service, Apple also introduced the iTunes Match for $24.99 a year. 

The iTunes Radio will be located from all of Apple's devices, from the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple TV, and even the PC.

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