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Asking Alexa or Google home to play Newstalk

  • 23-05-2025 03:35PM
    #1
    dball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭


    Ive tried play "Newstalk 106"
    "Newstalk"

    "Newstalk FM"

    "Newstalk 106FM"

    I cant get either the alexa or google device to play Newstalk - is there a trigger word they use or is it blocked ffs



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  • #2
    2smiggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,248 ✭✭✭✭2smiggy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058411132/asking-alexa-or-google-home-to-play-newstalk

    have the same problem !



  • #3
    steve_r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭steve_r


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058411132/asking-alexa-or-google-home-to-play-newstalk

    Had a google speaker, just moved to Alexa. We just use TodayFM so may not work for Newstalk but what we say is

    "Alexa/Ok Google, play TodayFM on TuneIn"



  • #4
    Allinall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,533 ✭✭✭Allinall


    Irelands Newstalk Radio” works for me.



  • #5
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,344 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    The only news they support now is Truth Social.



  • #6
    EchoIndia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭EchoIndia


    Try "Newstalk Radio". Always works for me, though having to listen to a stream of ads before the station actually comes on puts me off and I often just switch to a station that doesn't have this "feature".



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  • #7
    wildwillow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭wildwillow


    Newstalk FM works for me



  • #8
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 77,244 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Just tried, 'Alexa, play Newstalk' and it worked fine.



  • #9
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,654 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Newstalk FM usually works for me on Google.



  • #10
    FishOnABike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,021 ✭✭✭FishOnABike


    It has to be said in the 'correct' accent.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NMS2VnDveP8


  • #11
    vinnielo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭vinnielo


    Enable the RadioFeeds skill at lsn.to/alexa, then say "Alexa, play N.T.K. from RadioFeeds".

    There shouldn't be any annoying pre-roll adverts as far as I'm aware.



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  • #12
    Shpongler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 263 ✭✭Shpongler


    Does anyone else get the random fade outs? They have been going on for months now. Both on FM and Streaming. The audio will slowly fade out, then back to full volume.. How can they not notice it? Maybe I am just going mad haha



  • #13
    Antenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭Antenna


    Shpongler: "Does anyone else get the random fade outs?………….."

    yes, the audio would gradually fade down to nothing over approx 3 seconds then jump back up to full volume. I was wondering if it was an issue with just the FM transmitter I receive from, but obviously not if also affecting streaming,



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