Jan 15 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O said it will soon start charging for iTunes Radio, its music-streaming service that competes with Pandora Media Inc P.N .

ITunes Radio, which was announced in 2013, will no longer be free from the end of January, Apple said in statement.

The ad-supported service, available only in the United States and Australia, will be folded into Apple Music, which costs $9.99 a month.

Beats 1, the global 24/7 radio station, will now be the free music option for listeners.

(Reporting by Anya George Tharakan in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler) ((anyageorge.tharakan@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1-646-223-8780; outside U.S. +91 80 6749 7118;; Reuters Messaging: Reuters Messaging: anyageorge.tharakan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))

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