TuneIn Radio
I used to have WunderRadio where I’d listen to the horse racing at work but found it a little bulky and it would drop out regularly.. then I found this handy little app. Basically this application allows you to pick up the internet broadcast streams of countless radio stations across the world. Start off by bookmarking radio stations in your location by utilising it's GPS local search feature.
Included is the very handy ability to record the stream. I find this invaluable when I'm called away at work in the middle of an interview, I can just come back later and revisit it. Once you've recorded a file you can scroll through and fast forward to find the bit you want.
Some other streaming apps you find on the itunes store drop out constantly. This app is very stable. Infact i've never had it crash on me, and as you can see above I recorded over 2 hours of Ray Hadley's show this morning without interruption.
One feature that would have been good is the ability to easily transfer recorded files onto your computer, but this is impossible to do without some crafty handywork as the audio files are actually stored in 30 second clips. So if you're thinking about recording a song and transferring it to your music library, well that’s quite difficult. You'll need some hacking skillz to even find the files.
This one will take a massive chunk out of your monthly MB usage though, so I'd advise using it somewhere you can pick up wifi reception. It also chews through your battery - so leave your phone plugged in if you can.
Since it's not an apple native app, they've included a web browser so you don't have to leave the radio stream.. but you wont ever use this.
Overall this is one of my favourite apps. I've already used it to listen to live streams of AFL, NRL, College football and EPL games, as well as interstate radio whilst driving by plugging it into my cars line-in.
Cost: $2.49
I used to have WunderRadio where I’d listen to the horse racing at work but found it a little bulky and it would drop out regularly.. then I found this handy little app. Basically this application allows you to pick up the internet broadcast streams of countless radio stations across the world. Start off by bookmarking radio stations in your location by utilising it's GPS local search feature.
Included is the very handy ability to record the stream. I find this invaluable when I'm called away at work in the middle of an interview, I can just come back later and revisit it. Once you've recorded a file you can scroll through and fast forward to find the bit you want.
Some other streaming apps you find on the itunes store drop out constantly. This app is very stable. Infact i've never had it crash on me, and as you can see above I recorded over 2 hours of Ray Hadley's show this morning without interruption.
One feature that would have been good is the ability to easily transfer recorded files onto your computer, but this is impossible to do without some crafty handywork as the audio files are actually stored in 30 second clips. So if you're thinking about recording a song and transferring it to your music library, well that’s quite difficult. You'll need some hacking skillz to even find the files.
This one will take a massive chunk out of your monthly MB usage though, so I'd advise using it somewhere you can pick up wifi reception. It also chews through your battery - so leave your phone plugged in if you can.
Since it's not an apple native app, they've included a web browser so you don't have to leave the radio stream.. but you wont ever use this.
Overall this is one of my favourite apps. I've already used it to listen to live streams of AFL, NRL, College football and EPL games, as well as interstate radio whilst driving by plugging it into my cars line-in.
Cost: $2.49
