How to listen to internet radio in your car — no app, no subscription
Your car can already play internet radio — tens of thousands of live stations from all over the world — and you don't need to install an app or pay for a subscription to hear them. There are two ways in: the car's own web browser, or Bluetooth from your phone. Here's how both work, and which one fits your car.
Internet radio is just radio delivered over the internet instead of over the air. Any device with a browser and a connection can play it, and your car is no exception — either through its own screen or through your phone. The station list is the same either way: more than 30,000 free live stations, from pop and jazz to news, talk, and stations in Turkish, Arabic, French, and dozens of other languages.
Two ways to play internet radio in the car
Pick the route that matches your car. Both are free, and neither needs an account.
Car browser
Open jsm-radio.com in the car's web browser while parked, press play, then minimise the browser and drive. Works in cars with a browser — Tesla is the best-known example. The audio keeps playing once it's started.
Bluetooth from your phone
Play JSM Radio on your phone and send the sound to the car speakers over Bluetooth. Works in any car with Bluetooth — including cars whose screens can't open a browser at all, like BMW and Toyota, and cars running CarPlay or Android Auto.
Route 1: the car browser — park first, then drive
Park and open the browser
Car browsers are almost always parked-only: the browser opens while you're parked, not while you're driving. That's a safety rule, not a bug — set your station up before you set off.
Go to jsm-radio.com
Type the address once, then bookmark it in the car browser so it's one tap next time.
Pick a station or a preset
Choose by genre, search for a station by name, or tap one of your saved presets. Press play.
Minimise the browser and drive
On Tesla, the browser audio keeps playing when you minimise the browser — pause and play from the car's media miniplayer. The same parked-first pattern applies to other cars with a browser: open it parked, press play, then drive.
Change station? Park first
Browsing while driving isn't the idea. Pull over to change stations, or set up presets so a change is one tap.
Route 2: Bluetooth from your phone
Pair your phone once
Pair the phone with the car over Bluetooth, as you would for calls.
Play JSM Radio on the phone
Open jsm-radio.com on your phone and start a station.
Set the car source to Bluetooth
Switch the car's media source to Bluetooth and the phone's audio comes through the car speakers.
Drive — it keeps playing
Playback keeps going with the phone locked (keep Chrome open) and the steering-wheel controls work as media controls. Change stations only when parked.
This is the reliable route for almost every car: it works whether or not the car has a browser, and it works with CarPlay and Android Auto too, because the phone does the playing and the car just carries the sound.
Why there is no app to install
Car makers don't run third-party app stores for the car screen, so no independent radio app can be installed there. CarPlay and Android Auto don't allow web browsers either, so the site can't open through them — and there is no native JSM Radio app. The browser is the app: open the website, press play, and it plays. No download, no account, no subscription, no ads in the player.
Make it one tap: presets
The difference between a ten-second stop and a fumble while driving is presets. JSM Radio has six presets: tap one to play a saved station, hold it for two seconds to save what's playing. There are three banks — Me, Family, and Kids — so the whole car can have its own stations ready. Set them up while parked and the drive takes care of itself.
What you get in the car
- 30,000+ free internet radio stations — pop, rock, jazz, classical, news, talk, and more, in 31 languages.
- On-demand tracks from Audius — independent artists, full tracks, no account.
- One search for stations and tracks — search once and get live stations and tracks together.
- The radio globe — spin the world, tap a dot, hear a station from that exact place.
- A sleep timer that fades the music out — handy for a parked break or a long wait.
- No ads, no account, no dead links — only working, secure (HTTPS) streams are listed.
Frequently asked questions
Does the music keep playing while I drive?
Yes. On Tesla the browser audio keeps playing when you minimise the browser, and over Bluetooth it keeps playing in any car. What stops while driving is browsing — set your station before you set off, or pull over to change it.
Can I use CarPlay or Android Auto?
Not for the browser route — neither system allows a web browser, and there is no native JSM Radio app. Bluetooth audio from your phone is the route that works with CarPlay and Android Auto.
Do I need an account or a subscription?
No. There is no account to create and nothing to pay. Open jsm-radio.com, press play, and it plays — in the car, on your phone, or on your computer.
What if my car has no browser and no Bluetooth?
Then the car itself can't play web radio. Play it on your phone's speaker, or a portable speaker, instead — the site works on any phone or tablet with a browser.
Open JSM Radio — free, no account, no ads30,000+ live stations and on-demand tracks, on any screen.