As we gear up for our upcoming 2010 fundraising marathon, we are very pleased to announce that version 2.0 of the free WFMU iphone app has just hit the iTunes store. Grab it right here.
The new version of our app is a complete re-write and in addition to our 128k and 32k streams also includes all of our alternate web-only streams:
- Ichiban Rock 'n' Soul (an oldies station you actually WANT to listen to)
- UbuWeb Radio (avant garde gems as selected by Kenny G, proprietor of the great ubu.com)
- Do or DIY (sound collage, found audio and pop culture relics as curated by Ms. Vicki Bennett / People Like Us)
In addition to our live streams, v2.0 is packed with all of WFMU's on demand offerings including recent archives of your favorite shows and our full slate of podcasts. For shows where the DJ keeps a real time playlist, you will be able to view track and artist information in time with our archives.
Perhaps the most requested feature we've received since v1.0 of our app launched is the ability to play audio in the background... Version 2.0 of our app will allow you to play both live streams and archives in the background via Safari so you can do other things on your phone while listening.
There are many other new features packed into the app. Some highlights:
- You can now favorite songs within the app and purchase them directly from iTunes.
- View our Twitter feed, station news, upcoming specials, schedule information and Beware of the Blog from within the app
- Adjustable buffer settings to help even out AT&T's wonderful service in the tri-state area
- DVR-esque functionality for the live streams. If you hear something you like, you can rewind the stream a few minutes without losing any new audio
While we've packed a lot into this version we still have some fun things planned for future upgrades so say tuned. Special thanks go out to Brian, our awesome developer.
Last but not least: an Android version of this app is almost ready and should be hitting the marketplace real soon.
Let us know what you think in the comments... Happy streaming.
excellent job
Posted by: holland oats | February 26, 2010 at 02:17 PM
Agreed. Good work, Brian.
Posted by: K. | February 26, 2010 at 03:01 PM
double agreed - cheers brian!
Posted by: Dave | February 26, 2010 at 03:22 PM
What about us music lovers with Android phones?
Posted by: Arratik | February 26, 2010 at 03:55 PM
Hi, thank you very much. good job.
Posted by: Ian Eisenberg | February 26, 2010 at 04:07 PM
Kenny G owns ubu.com?
Good ole Kenny!
I will promptly buy his Christmas CD with Michael Bolton!
Posted by: elton job | February 26, 2010 at 04:47 PM
This is all most excellent but when will I get a similar app on my Palm Pre? I want it so bad.
Posted by: Jack | February 26, 2010 at 05:16 PM
Android too please!
Posted by: ryry | February 26, 2010 at 05:31 PM
This is such an improvement over v1.0. Since I mainly listen to WFMU using my iPhone, this is much appreciated. This app has everything you could possibly need WFMU-related. And it makes it simple to access!
Thanks!
Posted by: Clax | February 26, 2010 at 07:40 PM
2.0 is amazing! Good job!
Now that my itouch is updated, I will patiently wait for the Droid app. Then I can really get down to business.
Posted by: Otis | February 26, 2010 at 08:15 PM
Just in time for Marathon - like money in the bank. Great job!
Posted by: Kay | February 26, 2010 at 10:23 PM
Really great! Wonderful update. Love the ubu radio too.
Posted by: Carl | February 27, 2010 at 09:53 AM
Amazing design and functionality. Bravo. And I don't even have an iPhone...
Posted by: lipwak | February 27, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Palm Pre version would be cool. If I had enough free time I would help make one.
If I lot of it is pulled from the web it might not be that hard to make up a basic app. You can already play the web stream in WebOS if go to the regular website.
Posted by: Joshua K | February 27, 2010 at 01:05 PM
Best radio app to date. The sheer number of choices stresses me out a little. I was going to give the station a lot of money in this year's marathon anyhow, but now I'll feel even better about it. Great work.
Posted by: Michael | February 27, 2010 at 03:02 PM
Freedom is freeform. Freedom is also open source.
Android version has me quivering in anticipation.
Posted by: Derrick | February 27, 2010 at 06:55 PM
This looks completely fantastic -- I'm also putting in a plea for a Palm Pre version! Thanks for being on top of this, & looking forward to the marathon!
Posted by: Adam B | February 28, 2010 at 01:42 PM
this thing is absolutely nuts. I already love it. It's totally a reason to have an iPhone.
Posted by: smitty | March 01, 2010 at 09:22 AM
I'm so excited to check this out. I've been checking the Android Market every day since this post :)
Posted by: Ryan | March 01, 2010 at 08:10 PM
This improved app is packed with wholesome goodness. All we need now is the ability to post comments to the playlist from the iPhone!
Posted by: Emile | March 02, 2010 at 06:33 AM
This should not be free. It is too good an application (ten times better than ANY other internet radio for iPod).
You could charge a couple bucks.
They don't give out radios for free, why should this be free?
Posted by: mark from helsinki | March 05, 2010 at 04:30 AM
thanks so much I am blown away by this app. I encourage everyone to pony up and mouse pledge!!
Posted by: steve | March 06, 2010 at 05:08 PM
For everyone with a Droid phone, you can listen to WFMU, too, via the application "A Online Radio": http://www.androidfreeware.net/download-a-online-radio.html
Posted by: Lukas | March 09, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Any news about the Android app?
Posted by: Ryan | March 11, 2010 at 08:01 AM
its actually more durable than i Phone 4. Please check out the i phone 5 drop test. And a lot of new features are not available in i Phone 4
even though upgraded to iOS6. Charging port is great because you can plug in anyway you want.
Posted by: Cygnis Media | September 28, 2012 at 04:16 AM