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Public Radio app for iPhone and iPad


4.5 ( 3615 ratings )
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Developer: Intersect World, LLC
0.99 USD
Current version: 6.0, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 18 May 2009
App size: 3.3 Mb

You asked for it! Background Play is now available in version 3.0 together with other "collaborative" features: Twitter, Facebook, browsing the stations website for current programming schedules. All without leaving your audio player.

Listen to over 360 public radio stations!

Now with Twitter and Facebook support: tell your friends what public radio station youre listening to, "live", without stopping your audio to invoke an external Twitter or Facebook client!

Includes all Public Radio stations broadcasting online in MP3 format. Public Radio is the favorite application to listen to your local NPR station. Public Radio allows users to select from nearby audio streams by US State and station call letters, or add your own favorite audio stream.

You can also pick from your favorites or your recently played public stations. You can even share with your friends iTunes and Radio links to a station stream using your iPhone or iPod Touch Mail application. And you can also post your favorite links directly to Twitter or Facebook.

Supports nightly dynamic update of the public stations database.

Pros and cons of Public Radio app for iPhone and iPad

Public Radio app good for

Just got it and found a radio station that plays in my hometown. Which means I can officially listen to a program without searching and by my phone!! Makes me happy
I am always a fan of Public Radio,1.99 is really worth, plus I could share great stations with my friends on Facebook & Twitters.:)
Great selection of jazz and classical station all over the US. I love it.
This is one of my favorite apps. Background audio is great. the stations database is huge. I highly recommend this app.
I have found Public Radio to be the best news shore: most unbiased,. Looks nice, have yet to see it crash, easy to navigate, Honest and intelligent reporting from all sources. Must have.

Some bad moments

This app is great because I can listen to my local radio station everyday
Now you think paying this kind of money you can serf the net and play games while listening to the radio. It is not worth the money at all!!! Could have got five stars I really hope that you up dated soon!
I bought this app thinking I would be able to at least add any radio station that has a presence on the web. You can get NPR from any state a hundred times over but what is the point? I really wanted to hear WJOX sport radio that they said would play from wunder radio. I guess I should have paid a little more for freedom to choose.
Says it is playing but alas, no sound comes out. It is only for streaming anyway; it is not worth paying for.
Bought this today and havent been able to get it to work steadily without it freezing. Rubbish! Dont waste your 99c.