Feb 18 2012
How Do I Listen to Radio on my Smartphone
Posted by: CameraPhonesPlaza in Smartphone
Smartphone applications have pushed the limits further than everything. Now you can enjoy a variety of actions on your smartphone and you can download apps to make your life easier. Some of them help you lose weight, some to stay connected to your friends, enjoy media world, play games, plan your activities and schedule things and some let you stream online radio.
How do I listen to radio on my smartphone seems to be the question of some users. In order to listen to radio, every phone comes with such a function and you can access any local radio station available. It is easy and you just have to plug in your headsets and let the radio stream for your favorite stations. But in case you want something more than that, you can have some radio applications that will provide a better experience and will allow you to listen to the radio in many more locations.

Tunel Radio Pro does the job just fine and you get to choose from over 50.000 stations and 120.000 shows. The application offers a built-in alarm clock and allows you to pause and rewind, but also record the station. You can also view the station schedule and benefit of other top features from a really nice radio application. Stitcher Radio is a free and universal application and you can navigate through radio stations around the world, great if you want to listen to news and to music from all countries and genres. Wunder Radio has 50.000 stations to stream through and is compatible with several formats, so you can stream MP3 audio in the background as well. The interface is really attractive, has intelligent search and social network integration, making it a great radio application. Pandora is widely available for all operating systems out there and it is a personalized radio application. You can create your own stations from a song or playlist you like, you can send the station to your friends, bookmark songs and artists and if you have an iPhone, you can buy tracks from iTunes and get a really nice view in landscape mode. Shazam is also available for mostly all operating systems out there and it comes with something special as well. Ever been to a place, liked a song, got it stuck to your head, but never figure out who is playing it or the name of it? Well, Shazam helps you with this matter. When the song you like is playing, hold your smartphone near the speakers for a few seconds and you will be shown the album, the artist and the song title. It is loads of fun and very useful and also free. Slacker provides unlimited free music for your iPhone. It is user-friendly and has a very catchy interface. You can stream music from million of songs and you can also listen to over 100 expert radio stations and even custom your own. The download is free and the sound quality is clear and crisp, making it a solid competitor for Pandora.

For Android smartphone you can get Tuneln Radio, which allows you to stream over 50.000 stations around the world, it has an easy to use filter system, catchy interface and smooth playback. More than that, you can read a lot of information about artists and all for free. Finally, Last.fm is the best station to check for new entry artists, but you have to pay a fee for getting unlimited service and music listening.






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