My article: How to Speak Alexa

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I enjoy playing with Echo's streaming radio choices including news stations. I took a bunch of notes of what worked and how to talk Echo's language. I submitted my notes to April's Love My Echo site and she published them in a blog article.

How to Speak Alexa
http://lovemyecho.com/2015/07/06/guest-post-how-to-speak-alexa/

Here is the formula that I found worked best for me.

1. ask to PLAY - Alexa, play CNN.
if that does not get the desired result (may work but wrong station)
2. ask to play STATION - Alexa, play the station USA Today.
3. ask to play (name of show) ON (name of service) - Alexa, play BBC News Hour on TuneIn.

Using these steps I was able to play through Echo what I found on TuneIn and iHeart Radio.

In the article I've listed what worked for me including over 20 shows you can just ask to play by name.