How to Stream/ listen to International or local radio channels on smartphones(online radio)

Fm Radio stations(channels) are one of the oldest means of entertainment, In fact, radio has since been in existence from the unset, from local not so fancy(rectangular-shaped) radio gadgets to the just-click radio component of home theatre or woofer and the beautiful FM radio apps on most smartphones,

Radio is undoubtedly the best source for music and entertainment, if you want to be current with the latest music tracks then stick to your radio since most newly released songs are first played on the radio, even upcoming artist publicize their new singles on the radio, since radio services are relatively free almost everyone can afford to have one, thus having a wider user coverage, personally speaking radio especially the online radio is the best source for music, be it highlife, blues, reggae or hip-hop.

FM radio does not serve only the purpose of entertainment  but also for news,information, debate and general social discussions, no matter how advanced technology becomes, radio station will always be in vogue even adding more advanced features to keep up with the trend, one of the features is what we are to disclose on this post, during the era of Symbian smartphones radio was one of the most wanted features every  Java or Symbian phone user look out for before making a purchase, Nokia at a time added more features to the radio component, features like virtual radio, Internet radio and Fm transmitter,
the Fm transmitter feature turns your mobile phone into an Fm radio station, making it possible for you to host your own FM radio station play songs on it and probably ask your friends or neighbors to tune in it, via their radio gadget or radio enable mobile phones.
Internet/ online Radio features is what I like most, it’s one of the most enticing features because I got to stream and listen to over 10000 International radio stations from my small Nokia N85, these radio stations are categorized by regions, countries, cities, and languages, so it’s pretty easy to find any radio station then.

Sadly, such radio features are not internally integrated on the Android smartphone, so to enjoy such on Android one will need the aid of an external app, that will now take us to the topic of this article  “how to stream local an International radio stations on our Android smartphone(Online Radio)

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FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO STREAM RADIO STATIONS ON THE GO

Since this feature is not an internal feature on android we will need an external app, TuneIn radio app is best for the job

1. Head to Playstore for android or Appstore for IOS and download the TuneIn app, or download it directly from any of the links below
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2. click on skip ad to start the download
3. Launch the downloaded app, click on the lined option sign on the app then on browse to search for any local or international radio stations categorized by region, country, language, events, news, music and even find new awesome radio channels
   
4. Enjoy your stream and be cautious of your data, since some radio programs or music can be so interesting and addictive  
   

Some features of TuneIn Radio

• Ability to search radio channels in different categories
• Nice and user-friendly interface
• low data bandwidth consumption
• Ability to favorite channels/ stations
• community-based platform: one can create an account on the app, this gives you the socialization power to comment on radio programs, like or dislike music tracks played on a station

The TuneIn radio app is one of the best online radio app, the services are free, however, if you don’t like ads and wish to remove them from the app you might need to subscribe to their monthly or annual ad-free/ pro version of the app.
Another well know online radio app is “Simple Radio”, it also streams thousands of different radio channels from around the world,
you should check it out also.

Other ways to stream online radio channels Includes:

1. To either download the radio app for your favorite radio station if available: Some radio stations have their own online radio app build specially for them, you should enquire from them and possibly download them if available

2.Stream radio channels on the web: some of the web-based online radio includes
Online radio.org
Online radio.net
iheart online radio.com
etc

You can now listen to any Fm radio, contribute to and be part of any local or international radio programs with the aid of your smartphone, now you don’t even need to worry about missing your local radio programs if out of town since a simple click on your smartphone can get you on board.
Enjoy.

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