WMFE Public Radio App for Android
I love public radio, but have had some problems with this app. It will frequently stop and start on its own, sometimes spontaneously resuming playing on its own at very inconvenient times (at work, in class, ect.)
I love being able to listen whenever I want (actual radio listening is spotty in Polk County), but it is difficult to turn the app off. Please create a quit button so it won't drain the battery with background processes.
The sound just drops from time to time for a sentence or two, usually at the most interesting point of a story, never during the long lists of sponsors. Sponsors sound more & more like commercials, yet "public radio " advertises itself as commercial free.
I no longer live in Orlando but can keep up on what's going on there. I grew up on this NPR station
Randomly locks up
Great app!
I love being able to listen on my devices, but I have had issues with the stream stopping since first use, on multiple devices and connections. Also, did you know that support for streaming comes from Crummer Graduate School of Business?
The app is pretty good. There are a few issues here and there that require attention, such as the audio randomly stopping every once in a while. Overall, it's worth downloading for the ease of access to the programs I love. :)
We are very fortunate here in Orlando to have such a strong public radio station. Please keep in mind they are non-commercial and listener supported. Our WMFE news team is truly superb .
Loyal listener still tuning in from Sydney, Australia. Despite not being a modern marvel of UI innovation, this app still gets the job done and delivers my beloved WMFE programs to my doorstep on the other side of the planet. It makes me miss home (Orlando) a lot... but it only tskes one traffic update to remind me of how much I don't miss driving on I-4 for work everyday!
It's pretty good for a first time app. Improvements are being able to be notified when favorite shows come up, an exit button and a schedule. But it streams when I leave the car, which is what I wanted it to do.
This app frequently (2-3 times in an hour) stops playing, then I have to restart it and listen to the Rollins College advertisement again. Quite annoying.
Now I can leave my car in the driveway and still hear the rest of the most captivating stories!
I love the convenience of it, especially the on demand feature, but the app glitches and will randomly stop playing for periods of time.
I really miss the best of car talk episodes and the old version of prairie companion show!!! Please bring them back
However there are some bugs because the local news stories and features. do not load
It doesn't work flawlessly, and that keeps it from getting 5 stars, but it works pretty well most of the time.
App won't close on latest android version 6.0.1 unless you force stop in application manager.
The only way to get into keep streaming is to go into the on demand section and leave the app up while the screen goes out. If I don't do that l, the stream will pause and app will freeze.
I love that I can walk from the car while continuing to listen to my favorite radio news station with my Note 3. I don't have to miss a word from a story that just started (of course) when I pulled into the driveway anymore. I have never had any crashes or dropped signal problems. This app is one that I can always rely on.
Is a wonderful way to keep up on everything all my news and content is only a click away anytime anywhere!
I can take WMFE wherever I go. I have access to both news and classical music.
Wmfe should have made it a like 1.99$ to help raise some money for the station!
HTC One M8. Requires force stop or restart of phone. Otherwise a good app. Serious flaw, though.
We use this app a lot; sometimes it crashes but it's part of our morning routine with our six month old. We really love having the classical music back since the station went all news.
This app allows me to get my fix of news and information anywhere, anytime. It's the bomb!
Love having Morning Edition with me as I walk my dog!
Everything in one place. Very convenient. I like the local Orlando news.
The programs are great and I love the on demand feature BUT this app keeps running even after I close all apps. I have to go into the app manager and force stop it every darn time. I have tried removing the app then reinstalling it and it does the same thing
The app crashes randomly, doesn't stream past the sponsor as and was obviously written by several first month fullsail kids who hate programming.
The app keeps crashing after about 10-20 min of listening to the live radio. Please fix it, I really love listening to NPR!!
Love being able to hear my local npr station anywhere I have Internet connection on my phone.
Does not work all the time.
The best news and info wherever I go
It's great to have access to WMFE content from my phone. Keep up the great programming!
Redundant stops and starts in a fashion that is anything other than intuitive
The app keeps crashing and it somewhat ruins the stories.
Works well and keeps me connected while I'm on travel
Now I can get from the car to inside the house without missing anything when I stream the radio live when I turn off the car radio.
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Love listening to NPR but hate it when it crashes. I send a report when it does but it still crashes. Hope this can be fixed.....keep the programs coming cause this app lets me listen to the shows I like when I am away from my listening area.