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Free radio apps [message #80615]

Thu, 02 October 2014 15:46

audiophile88
Messages: 30
Registered: September 2014
Location: USA

Baron

I've been using Pandora for a while now and I like it other than the "Are you still listening?" prompt every hour (or however often it is). I know I could pay for a Pandora membership and get rid of that, but I'm really wondering if there are any *FREE* radio apps out there that don't do this. Anyone know?

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Re: Free radio apps [message #80632 is a reply to message #80615]

Mon, 06 October 2014 09:43

audioaudio90
Messages: 623
Registered: October 2010

Illuminati (1st Degree)

Have you tried I Heart Radio? I haven't actually downloaded the app myself since I generally just use their website, but maybe it'll be better for you.

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Re: Free radio apps [message #80633 is a reply to message #80632]

Mon, 06 October 2014 10:48

Wayne Parham
Messages: 18855
Registered: January 2001

Illuminati (33rd Degree)

I don't mind the message. I can understand why they would want to reach out and verify that the stream still needs to be active. I think what I mind more is the compression used. It would be great to find a streaming music provider that broadcast high quality content.

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Re: Free radio apps [message #80657 is a reply to message #80633]

Tue, 07 October 2014 09:15

Nymeria
Messages: 508
Registered: April 2011

Illuminati (1st Degree)

Are you referring to data or dynamic compression? I am not sure how they could get around data compression and not have major bandwidth issues.

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Re: Free radio apps [message #80659 is a reply to message #80657]

Tue, 07 October 2014 10:42

Wayne Parham
Messages: 18855
Registered: January 2001

Illuminati (33rd Degree)

I'm talking about dynamic compression mostly, but lossy data compression can be bad too. Some of the steaming content is really ugly on any system better than a phone.

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Re: Free radio apps [message #82186 is a reply to message #80615]

Fri, 11 March 2016 12:47

Finn
Messages: 87
Registered: January 2016

Viscount

I haven't tried it yet, but Windows is offering a free radio app called TuneIn Radio. It sounds pretty promising and allows you to listen to stations from all over the world. I think it's worth checking out.

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