disciplineThe radio service that allows users to live stream news, sports, music and podcasts has launched its own interactive map feature, TuneIn Explorerl iOS And android devices, giving mobile listeners the ability to listen to stations from around the world.
TuneIn Explorer gives users access to over 100,000 local AM/FM radio stations from almost every country in the world. The feature has been available on the web since mid-February, but TuneIn is now expanding it to mobile devices.
To use the new feature, users click the Radio tab at the top of the TuneIn mobile app. They are then taken to a world map where they can zoom in to find a specific area or simply type a location or station into the search bar in the lower left-hand side.
There are also filters that users can select, which include music genres such as classical, rock, and hip-hop, as well as news, sports, talk, and more. You can also search for stations by language, whether you’re looking for stations in English, French or Spanish.
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Since launching TuneIn Explorer last month, the company has found that listeners who use the feature listen to twice as many stations as other listeners who don’t, CEO Richard Stern and senior vice president of product engineering Moksha Adyanthaya told TechCrunch. TuneIn has 75 million monthly active users, according to the company.
“By offering TuneIn Explorer in a portable format, our listeners have easier access to TuneIn’s wide range of audio content in a unique, easy-to-navigate format,” Stern and Adyanthaya added.
This feature is likely to be useful for users who are homesick and want to hear the radio station in their hometown or listeners who are wanderlust and want to experience new cultures.
TuneIn Explorer is free for all users. However, if you want a “nearly ad-free” experience, the company notes that you can subscribe to TuneIn Premium for $12.99 per month and get exclusive access to news and sports networks like CNN, Fox News Radio, CNBC, Bloomberg, MLB, NFL, and NHL and more.
