Which interactions can I use with Alexa skills?
As well as the "play [station name]" invocation phrase used to turn on your skill, several other phrases are understood by Aiir's Alexa skills which you can use while listening to your station.
These all begin: "Alexa, ask [station name]..."
On Air
If you use one of these phrases, Alexa will respond with information about the song playing, or the programme currently on air.
Your station must have a complete schedule in Programme Info and current Now Playing info set up in the Stations app for these phrases to work.
- what's on?
- what's on now?
- what's on air now?
- what's this?
- who's this?
- who is this?
Show
If you use one of these phrases, Alexa will respond with information about the programme currently on air.
Your station must have a complete schedule in Programme Info for these phrases to work.
- what show is on?
- what show is on now?
- what show is this?
- who is presenting?
- who's this presenter?
- who's on air?
- who's on air now?
Now Playing
If you use one of these phrases, Alexa will respond with information about the song playing, if one is.
Your station must have current Now Playing info set up in the Stations app for these phrases to work.
- what is now playing?
- what's now playing?
- what's this song?
- what is this song?
- what are you playing?
- what's playing?
- who's singing?
- who is singing?
- what's the current song?
- what's currently playing?
- what song is this?