A No-Code Alexa Radio Skills Kit Console Arrives

Amazon has rolled out for general availability an Alexa Radio Skills Kit (RSK) console for radio broadcasters.

What does this mean? The RSK console provides radio stations “with an easier way of onboarding onto Alexa without needing to build and maintain a skill,” Amazon says.

All providers have to do is submit their station data, and Alexa Radio Skills Kit Console handles subsequent steps related to publishing and discovery, Amazon adds.

After a station is onboarded, it becomes available after a period of 72 hours on Alexa-enabled devices to customers. Customers can then ask Alexa to play a radio station by name, alternate name, call sign, or frequency (e.g., The Vibe, Vibe 102.7, KBBQ, 102.7 FM respectively).

To learn more about the Radio Skills Kit Console on the Alexa developer blog, click here.