Radio remains is one of the top sources of news and entertainment for many. Why not? It’s affordable, timely, and easy to operate.

A radio (device) is affordable, it’s easy to operate (underscoring, not complicated), and the information you get are transmitted timely. Therefore, it remains as an indispensable medium in making every citizen informed on latest happenings, listen to entertaining programs, and go gaga over the latest music.

For many years, we’ve been using the radio (device) to receive AM and FM frequencies.

But how? That’s through a technology that carry audio signals through transmitter, which sends it through the air, and then received through traditional radio and car stereos.

This is how radio help the society become informed and entertained.

As technology progresses, our option to listen to radio has increased. In other words, radio is over 100 years old but keeps evolving.

In the recent years, digital technology has made listening to radio programs much more efficient.

In this article, we are going to take a look 7 excellent ways to listen to your favorite radio stations online:

Apple Music

Apple Music is easily one of the top options when it comes to listening to radio. First, it was developed by Apple (company known for quality, hence high audio quality). Inside the application is a tab called Radio.

Here, you can find the six radio stations made by Apple (namely: 1 Music Radio, Hits Music Radio, Country Music Radio, Musica Uno, Club Music Radio, and Chill Music Radio). Aside from that, it features local broadcasters such as Monster Radio, WRock Cebu, RJFM.

International broadcasters like BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio, and Smooth FM are present. You can listen to these radio stations for free (no subscription, no advertisement).

You can download the Apple Music application via the Apple Store or Google Play. Also available, stream on the Apple Music website.

TuneIn.com

TuneIn.com is a popular name when it comes to radio streaming. TuneIn is available as mobile application or via streaming on their website.

TuneIn provides access to over 100,000 live AM/FM radio stations from around the world, plus exclusive content from the news, sports, music, podcasts, and audiobooks. It has wide selection of local and international radio stations.

Local stations include DZMM Teleradyo, 91.5 WIN Radio, Energy FM; and international like 106.7 Lite FM, Power 105.1, 102.7 KIIS FM. The selection is broader.

Radio.org.ph

Radio.org.ph provides easy access to many Philippine radio stations. The interface is clean, and hence you can easily find a radio station and start listening by clicking the logo of the radio station.

If you’re a radio station owner, you can also add your own radio for streaming.

Popular stations being streamed on the website are Love Radio, Yes FM (Manila), Monster Radio RX, DZAS AM, and Easy Rock.

Turns out, radio.org.ph is not only limited to Filipino radios. You can stream radio stations from other countries through the more countries tab at the upper right part of the website.

OnlineRadio.ph

Radio Philippines focuses on radio stations in the Philippines that can be livestreamed by listeners. The interface is modern and works seamlessly across all devices.

The website says it uses custom processing service to extract metadata and generate real-time playlists and top song charts for many stations. If a station does not provide metadata, users can use their mobile app with built-in music recognition (similar to Shazam).

Each of the more than 100 radio stations featured on their website includes a live stream, current logo, and available information. Their dynamic ranking system automatically places the most listened stations higher in the directory. Rankings are based on listener activity over the last seven days.

Radio Philippines Live

Finding a way to listen to your local radio station? Another helpful website is Radio Philippines Live. It features local and international radio stations, which can be heard via streaming on their website.

It aims to empower the Philippines radio listeners to hear and discover the best radio stations and podcasts, anytime and anywhere.

Radio Philippines is a product of Appmind. They have an iOs and Android application, aside from the website.

YouTube

YouTube is a popular social media for videos (and they support livestreaming contents). On the platform, you can find streams of local and international radio stations.

Perhaps because of copyright issues that may arise on FM radio stations, most stations that can be found on YouTube are AM and online radios. In other words, websites that minimize the use of music and more on providing information.

Popular local stations are DZMM, DZBB, and DZRH.

Facebook

Facebook is a social media platform like YouTube. But unlike YouTube where most radio stations are AM, there are lots of local FM stations on YouTube. This includes new, niche-specific, and other stations that are not yet available on other platforms.

In other words, you can find streams of stations from your town which are not available on other websites.

Conclusion

Radio stations are still one of the prime ways to be informed about the latest happenings in the society and get entertained. A radio (device) is not only portable and affordable, it is beneficial and essential in our everyday life.

As technology progresses, there are new ways to listen to your favorite radio stations. This include internet websites or via downloading an application on your phone.