Listen to WHYY-FM on your iPhone and iPod Touch with the Public Radio Tuner iPhone application. WHYY-FM and many other public radio stations are all available to stream on your iPhone or iPod Touch when you install the free Public Radio Tuner application from the iTunes App Store.
Where it works:
The Public Radio Tuner application works on all iPhones and iPod Touches. However, some station streams with a high bitrate (128k or higher) will perform best when using a wifi or 3G connection. Streams that are 64k or lower will play with a wifi, 3G, or EDGE network connection.
How to get it:
From your iPhone or iPod Touch:
1. From your iPhone or iPod Touch, click the App Store icon.
2. From the App Store, click the Search feature.
3. Type "public radio" and click Search. Public Radio Tuner will appear in the search results.
4. Click Public Radio Tuner. A description of the Public Radio Tuner application displays.
5. Click the Free button. It changes to an Install button.
6. Click the Install button.
7. Wait for the Public Radio Tuner application to be installed.
8. Click the Public Radio Tuner icon from the iPhone or iPod Touch Home screen and listen!
From the iTunes Store:
1. Go to the App Store section of the iTunes Store.
2. Search for "public radio" and the Public Radio Tuner will appear in the search results.
3. Click the Get App button on the Public Radio Tuner application page.
4. After the application is finished downloading to your computer, sync your iPhone or iPod touch with your iTunes account to add the Public Radio Tuner application to your iPhone.
5. Click the Public Radio Tuner icon from the iPhone or iPod Touch Home screen and listen!
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Even if you're not near a radio, you can still stay connected to WHYY with your handheld device. NPR Mobile from WHYY is ready-formatted for web capable phones and PDAs and delivers specially-selected news and features in audio, text and image. Get local newscasts and stories from WHYY, NPR hourly news summaries, story of the day, the Wait Wait quiz and more from WHYY.
Just point your mobile browser to whyy.npr.org or dial 215.989.4879 from any phone and keep public radio at your fingertips - wherever you are.
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WHYY/NPR Mobile Web (beta) |
WHYY/NPR Mobile Voice (beta) |
| Description |
Access WHYY and NPR news and features via your phone's mobile web browser |
Access WHYY and NPR news and features via a phone call |
| Requirements |
Phone/PDA with a mobile web browser and subscription to a data plan through your carrier |
Any mobile device that can make phone calls (including land line phones) |
| Cost |
FREE - Neither WHYY nor NPR charge for this service. Data usage charges depend on the calling/data plan you have with your carrier, and listening to audio via click-to-call links uses voice/calling plan minutes. Any SMS charges are at your standard text messaging rate. |
FREE - Neither WHYY nor NPR charge for this service. Your carrier will count minutes used against your monthly voice/calling plan minutes. |
How to get it |
Point your mobile browser to whyy.npr.org or dial 215.989.4879 from any phone and keep public radio at your fingertips - wherever you are. |
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