Posted on by Art Stone

iheartradio – first impressions

Since it appears to be the only way currently to get Clear Channel’s streams on the iPhone, I can’t ignore it, but they have a lot of opportunity to make this much better

  • Local means LOCAL – when I select Local Stations, I don’t want to see 30 channels of syndicated non-local crap
  • Standardize the format of the station description – it is very hard to find a specific news/talk stations – many entries don’t show a call sign, and few indicate the city where the station is located
  • Provide a way to sort the list or search for a specific station
  • Change the Cities list to be sorted by State, City…  an alpha list by cities is pretty useless – and again when you select a specific city, you get the 30 channels of non-radio crap
  • Streaming needs to work in the background

On my wish list is a way for a hyperlink in Safari to directly launch the iheartradio app and start the stream for that station.


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2 Replies to “iheartradio – first impressions”

  1. Nice app and almost exactly what is needed for iPod touch users with internet connection. I say “almost” because I know there are some things I listen to that are carried by this app, but I have to actually go online with a browser to search for how to find them!
    One thing I noticed was very obvious was Lex & Terry. Whoever put them in the list did an excellent job of making them very easy to find. Why can’t other shows follow this example or the app itself have a search built into it?
    All is not roses with Lex & Terry, though. After finding this, I was under the impression this would be a live stream of the current show, so I tuned them in on the real radio and on iheartradio to try it out. It seems this is not so. I get it now…but it should have been made clear what’s going on. No, it isn’t a “delay” that is notorious for live streams and radio broadcasts. This was completely different content than what was really live.
    This app has potential to be so much better. I really hope it will improve, but it is definately a really nice step in the right direction! Being able to tune in whatever style music you want to hear at the time is definately worth downloading this app for. Kudos to the programmers!

  2. How in the heck do you get an iheartradio station listed in streamingradioguide to open up and play? I don’t see a listen icon.

    Any help from you folks who know more about this technology than me will be greatly appreciated.

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