Listen to WVPB on Your Smart Speaker
Smart speakers are a great way to listen to all your favorite news, music, and podcasts from WVPB and NPR. Smart speakers are ready to go off the shelf, but you can enable skills or apps to provide even greater control over your listening experience. Learn what to ask to play West Virginia Public Broadcasting on your smart speaker.
Amazon Alexa
| I want to... | Command | With NPR One Skill |
| Play WVPB Radio | Alexa, play West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Alexa, play NPR One |
| Play the Latest Newscast | First Activate the WVPB News Update skill. Then ask Alexa, What's in the News | |
| Play the Mountain Stage podcast | Alexa, play the Mountain Stage podcast | Alexa, ask NPR One to play Mountain Stage |
You can install the WVPB News Update skill here.
The NPR One skill is available here.
Sonos One with Alexa Voice Control
| I want to... | Command | With NPR One Skill | With WVPB News Update Skill |
| Play WVPB News and Radio | Alexa, play West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Not Supported | Alexa, what's in the news? |
| Alexa, what's my flash news briefing? | |||
| Play the Mountain Stage podcast | Alexa, play the Mountain Stage podcast | Not Supported | - |
Google Home
| I want to... | Command | With NPR One Enabled (?) |
| Play the WVPB Radio Stream | OK Google, play West Virginia Public Broadcasting | OK Google, talk to NPR One |
| Get the latest newscast | OK Google, play the latest news from NPR | - |
| Play the Mountain Stage podcast | OK Google, play the Mountain Stage podcast | - |
| Play the West Virginia Morning podcast | Ok Google, play the West Virginia Morning podcast. | - |
| Play the Inside Appalachia podcast | OK Google, play the Inside Appalachia podcast | - |
Apple Homepod
| I want to... | General Command |
| Play WVPB Radio | Hey Siri, play the radio station WVPB |
| Play a WVPB podcast | Hey Siri, play the Mountain Stage podcast |
| Hey Siri, play the Inside Appalachia podcast | |
| Hey Siri, play the West Virginia Morning podcast | |
| Get the latest NPR newscast | Hey Siri, play the latest news from NPR |
| Subscribe to a WVPB podcast | Hey Siri, subscribe to the Inside Appalachia podcast |
| Change the playing speed | Hey Siri, play this faster or Hey Siri, play this slower |