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# Radio Not Playing on Your Phone? Try These Checks

First try a second station. If it plays, the problem is likely specific to the original stream. If every station is silent, check your device, browser and connection before changing the station list.

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## Press Play and check the output

A browser may require you to press Play before it allows sound. Check the device's media volume, the player volume and whether Bluetooth has routed audio to another speaker or headphones. A station that is playing very quietly may be using a lower broadcast level. Increase volume cautiously, because the next station may be louder.

## Refresh and screen locking

Reloading a webpage ends the audio connection owned by that page. World Radio Now remembers a recent station in the current browser session and offers a resume control; restarting playback may require a tap. Lock-screen and background playback depend on the browser and phone's power management. For diagnosis, keep the page visible and the screen awake, then compare behavior after locking it.

## Check the connection

Try another website to see whether the network is working. If practical, compare Wi-Fi and mobile data: a work or school network may restrict streaming, while a weak mobile connection may repeatedly buffer. Changing between networks can interrupt an existing stream even when the webpage stays visible.

## When only one station fails

Broadcasters can change stream addresses, limit listeners, restrict regions or stop broadcasting. Listings come from a public directory and can become outdated. Try the broadcaster's own player, available through its official site, to distinguish a general outage from a directory-link problem. A listing in our directory is not a guarantee of availability in every country.

## Send a useful problem report

In Feedback, include the station name or its detail-page link, your device and browser, whether other stations work, and what happens after pressing Play. Country-level location is useful if you suspect a regional restriction. Do not include passwords, payment details or your exact address. These details help us reproduce the problem and improve the directory.

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