New WBUR iPhone App

Posted: July 23rd, 2010 | Author: Josh from Public Radio Player | Filed under: More iPhone Apps, Stations and Programs | 2 Comments »

We like to keep you up to date on the growing world of public radio mobile tools. WBUR , in Boston, has a great new iPhone app and it has a Public Radio Player connection. The PRX development team, the folks behind the Player and This American Life’s iPhone app, partnered with WBUR and led development of the app.

WBUR gathered the input of its audience when planning features for the app and, with the PRX team, sought to create an app that harnessed the power of the iPhone. More than just a tool for streaming audio, the WBUR app is meant to facilitate a new level of engagement between the station and its audience.

Here are some highlights of the new WBUR app:

  • Live stream WBUR
  • Read the latest news from WBUR and NPR and share stories on Facebook and Twitter
  • Submit breaking news tips and photos to the WBUR Newsroom
  • View your member benefits on a map with a built-in location finder to locate participating businesses and redeem savings using a virtual member card
  • Initiate donations to WBUR from your iPhone
  • Alarm clock/Sleep timer for the night owls and early birds.
  • Listen to 20+ programs on demand
  • View the program schedule

Like with the Public Radio Player, PRX plans to release the code for the WBUR app under an open source license to assist other stations in the development of their own apps. The WBUR app is available for free in the iTunes App Store. You can see more screenshots of the app and watch a brief video tour.

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2 Comments on “New WBUR iPhone App”

  1. Rekha from Public Radio Player said at 9:08 am on July 26th, 2010:

    Thanks, iPhoneRay. You’re right, the content is mostly – though not completely – Boston-focused. But the app is in fact available to iPhone and iPod users worldwide – including the UK.

  2. iPhoneRay said at 2:57 pm on July 24th, 2010:

    That’s a pretty neat take on the radio universe. I’m assuming that it is purely applicable to the Boston radio station, but will it stream out to iphone users world – wide?