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LG launches free streaming audio service on smart TVs

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The new LG Channel 3.0 experience on a smart TV. (Courtesy photo)
The new LG Channel 3.0 experience on a smart TV. (Courtesy photo)

Global electronics maker LG has partnered with Radioline to introduce a new free, ad-supported streaming audio service on its smart television sets.

The service, called LG Radio Plus (stylized as LG Radio+), is available on LG’s smart TVs in the United States and South Korea. LG Radio Plus ofers a curated selection of live stations and podcasts from CNN, Fox News Radio, NPR and Spotify, including “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the company said.

LG says the radio service is accessible through the TV’s Magic Remote or by searching for LG Radio Plus in the LG Content Store.

The launch of LG Radio Plus comes about a year after Edison Research found that nearly 7 percent of all time spent with audio takes place on Internet-connected TV sets, including smart TVs and older sets with streaming video devices.

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Matthew Keys is the award-winning founder and editor of TheDesk.net, an authoritative voice on broadcast and streaming TV, media and tech. With over ten years of experience, he's a recognized expert in broadcast, streaming, and digital media, with work featured in publications such as StreamTV Insider and Digital Content Next, and past roles at Thomson Reuters and Disney-ABC Television Group.
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