7 Free Apps to Listen to the Radio on the iPad

Radio-LogoI don’t always want to listen to my own music on the iPad. Many times I simply enjoy listening to the radio. I have an app that I have used for years on the iPhone and now use it as well on the iPad. However, it has become very outdated and wasn’t working as well lately, so I started looking around. There are too many radio apps out there, but I found a handful of them that are in the running to replace that outdated one, ones that shine in different areas.
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Spreaker: Create Your Own Internet Radio Station + Free Giveaway [Update: Contest Ended]

Spreaker-1In traffic jams and numerous other situations, the radio helps us pass our time. Offering us a variety of shows with creative radio jockeys, radio channels hold our attention and do not let us get bored. While listening to these radio shows, the interesting content they offer, the sound effects that keep things spicy, and the wonderful music that is being played, many of us have wanted to create our own radio shows.

Unfortunately it is not easy to get an actual independent radio show up and running. The equipment is not exactly inexpensive or easily obtained. Plus there is licensing and numerous other issues. A far more convenient alternative are internet podcasts. These are essentially the same thing as a radio show, but taking place through the internet instead of radio waves. But for the person who wants his own internet radio show, most podcast services do not meet the expectations, leaving a big gap. This gap is effectively filled by a web service called Spreaker.
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6 Useful Web Radios For Music Listening

webradio-introA while ago I reviewed Last.fm which is typically my streaming music player/site of choice. Lately though, I have been growing weary of the same music and groups being played. I started looking around for some different sites to help me quench my thirst for new sounds.

If you are looking around for new options of Web radio, here are 6 of them that you can consider.
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