TuneIn, the radio service that permits customers to livestream information, sports activities, music and podcasts, at this time rolled out its interactive map function, TuneIn Explorer, to iOS and Android units, giving cellular listeners the power to hearken to stations from throughout the globe.
TuneIn Explorer lets customers entry over 100,000 native AM/FM radio stations from almost each nation on the earth. The function has been obtainable on the net since mid-February, however now TuneIn is increasing it to cellular units.
To use the brand new function, customers click on on the “Radio” tab on the high of the TuneIn cellular app. They are then transported to a world map the place they’ll zoom in to discover a particular area or just sort a location or station into the search bar on the backside left-hand aspect.
There are additionally filters that customers can choose, which embody music genres like classical, rock and hip-hop, in addition to information, sports activities, speak and extra. You may search stations by language, whether or not you’re in search of English, French or Spanish-language stations.
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Since launching TuneIn Explorer final month, the corporate discovered that listeners who use the function hearken to twice as many stations as different listeners who don’t, CEO Richard Stern and SVP of product engineering Moksha Adyanthaya instructed TechCrunch. TuneIn has 75 million month-to-month energetic customers, based on the corporate.
“By offering TuneIn Explorer in a mobile format, our listeners have easier access to TuneIn’s vast collection of audio content in a unique and easy-to-navigate format,” Stern and Adyanthaya added.
The function will doubtless be helpful for customers who’re both homesick and wish to hear their hometown radio station or wanderlust-stricken listeners who wish to expertise new cultures.
TuneIn Explorer is free for all customers. However, if you need a “nearly ad-free” expertise, the corporate notes, then you possibly can subscribe to TuneIn Premium for $12.99/month and get unique entry to information and sports activities networks like CNN, Fox News Radio, CNBC, Bloomberg, MLB, NFL, NHL and extra.