Listening to the radio is one of the most common daily activities. If you are one of those who have always loved this means of communication, you should know that you can always have it with you using your mobile and without too many complications. In this article, we show you how you can do it with your Android mobile.
The radio, despite being one of the most common traditional media, it has been known to adapt to the new XNUMXst century technologies. Therefore, now you can not only listen to it as usual, from your radio at home or even from the car, but you can also do it from your mobile in different ways.
To begin with, you should know that some Android phone models have an application built-in natively so that you can listen to the radio. Some brands that have introduced it in some of their models are Samsung, Huawei, Meizu, Xiaomi, Oppo, Motorola, LG, Sony or Nokia. If you are one of the lucky ones who has it installed, you will only have to look for it in your list of applications that comes with your mobile. If, otherwise, yours does not have this feature, don't worry, we will show you other options so that you can have it in the palm of your hand.
Applications to listen to the radio
If you don't have that official app for your mobile, the easiest alternative is to download one that manages to perform the same function. Most of the applications that will allow you to listen to it work with mobile data, that is, you will be listening to the application through the internet and not as it was traditionally done through a transistor. That said, we share with you some apps with which you can listen to the radio for free and in streaming, in addition to the mode Twitch audio only. Notes!
NextRadio
This application is an intermediate point between having the official radio app or downloading one to listen to it online. And it turns out that there are some devices that are enabled to listen to FM but do not have a specific app. And how can you tell if yours is? NextRadio has prepared a list of models with which you can find out. If you are among the lucky ones, you will only have to download its app on Google Play, to fully enjoy the radio on your mobile.
If you are not part of the list of devices that can support this app, don't worry. There are many other applications so that you can listen to the radio from your Android mobile by streaming.
TuneIn
This is one of the most popular applications for listening radio stations around the world. You will have access to live radio, podcasts and you will be able to find the content you are looking for by categories. In its paid version you will find content without ads and also focused on language learning.
Apps from all popular stations
If you are a fan of the Spanish generalist radio and you like to vary between the main stations, you can always download their official applications. As long as you don't mind having several applications and you have enough space, these apps will provide you with content specific to each media: news, podcasts, etc. Below, you can access the most popular ones.
SER chain
Cope
Onda Cero
RNE
Music radio apps
If what interests you in radio are music stations, then you can also download the radio applications that you like the most. Most major stations have theirs. We share some below:
Major 40
100 chain
Dial string
Megastar
Discover stations from anywhere in the world
If your favorite is not on this list, you can always install applications like TuneIn, which bring together several stations. But if what you want is to discover what they are listening to anywhere on the planet, we are going to recommend one more app:
Radio Garden
Although the interface is not its strong point, the variety of stations it offers is infinite. As soon as you open it, you will be able to see the globe, Google Earth style, with which you will be able to scroll and explore the radio stations that sound in any corner of the world.
