The new shortwave

January 22nd, 2009 → 2:39 pm @

The holidays brought an iPod docking radio to our house, and I’ve found it to be the perfect pairing for the Public Radio Tuner. It reminds me of when I was a kid and would stay up late with my shortwave radio trying to fine tune stations from far away lands. Today, all I need to do is pop my iPhone into the dock and launch the Public Radio Tuner, giving me a nationwide choice of public radio stations right at my fingertips. For the inauguration on Tuesday, I launched the stream for KIPO, Hawaii Public Radio to hear how they were covering their native son as he takes the oath of office. The Public Radio Tuner is great for listening to your local station while you’re on the go, but it’s also fun to sample stations from across the country. Have you tried out any new stations or reunited with old favorites using the Public Radio Tuner? Let us know your discoveries in the comments.


2 Comments → “The new shortwave”


  1. Bill Rugg

    4 years ago

    I agree with the previous comment.

    Would also be great if the stations URL was active.

    I love the tuner! Looking forward to the next release.

    Please include some real short wave stations such as BBC etc.

    Keep up the Great work.


  2. Dean Snyder

    4 years ago

    I have been using Public Radio Tuner for several weeks now and it has confirmed for me that Audio and in particular, radio, is the real revolution on the web. I do have one suggestion to the developers. It would be very good if the app ran in the background while working in other apps. Thank You, Excellent and life changing App