94.9 KUOW Public Radio Seattle

- March 21, 2017

Everyone

Music & Audio

Contains ads

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Description

KUOW Public App:

The KUOW Public App allows you to listen to KUOW, pause and rewind the live audio, and view the program schedule all at once! You can explore On Demand content, search for programs, bookmark a program for later, and wake up to KUOW with the alarm clock!

Live Streaming
• DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch a comment you just missed!
• Listen to live streams from KUOW even while traveling! Start the app and your favorite station starts playing – no clicks to start listening.
• Integrated program schedules for the KUOW stream!
• One click stream switching – flip over to the program you noticed on another stream with a single click.
• Listen to KUOW in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails!

On Demand
• Access KUOW programs easily and quickly.
• DVR-like controls. Pause, rewind and fast forward your program with ease.
• When listening to programs, individual segments (when available) are listed so you can review and choose one or listen to the entire program.
• Easy to access past programs.
• The KUOW Public App displays the web page associated with the program or program segment you are listening to On Demand so you can explore for more information.

Search
• The unique “Search Public Radio” feature finds stories or programs across hundreds of stations and web pages and makes it easy to play instantly.

Additional features
• Easily share stories and programs with family and friends via the “Share” button.
• A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station.

The KUOW Public Radio App is brought to you by the people at KUOW and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, and where you want it.

Please support KUOW by becoming a member today!

http://www.kuow.org
http://www.publicmediaapps.com

Reviews

3.7

652 total

5 239

4 170

3 111

2 65

1 67

Tami Wolff

Cuts out often. Once I turn it off it will turn itself on again randomly. Have to restart my phone for it to turn off completely. The new logo looks too Etsy for my tastes. That said, I listen through the ap every morning because I don't have a radio in my house, so it is good enough.

derek atwood

If i didnt like kuow, this horribly glitchy, always stopping and needing to be restarted pos app would be uninstalled already! Worst functioning app ive ever seen!!! I have to restart my phone to quit the app or it runs forever fix this crap!

Timothy Witten

This is the only app I have for which I need to employ "tricks" to get it to work. EG, it often hangs on the opening advertisement, the, seemingly randomly, starts streaming 2, 5 or 10 minutes later. I don't have the cut out issue that others describe, but this is pretty annoying. I've reported it to the station, but they just told me they cannot replicate the problem. I get other station via app's just fine, so I know it's not my wifi.

Nicole Johnson

The audio doesn't stop when i get a phone call. I have to answer the phone and yell over the app to ask people to hold on while i try to get it to stop playing.

David Elliott

When it works, it's great. Too many crashes and the streaming can't change networks without being restarted. Edit: 4/7/17 Streaming has been fixed. Very happy with it!

Chris Pasquini

The app continuously freezes streaming which means you can't follow a story on this radio channel. When it freezes, you lose track of the story. So incredibly frustrating. I've also had problems exiting the app. You have to hit the back button twice and sometimes that doesn't work sometimes I also need to open up all apps and X out that app as well. I have contacted their technical support on several occasions but they still can't get it together. Updating this after I don't know how long, and the problem still hasn't been solved.

User reviews

Tami Wolff March 30, 2017

derek atwood April 18, 2017

Timothy Witten March 30, 2017

Nicole Johnson May 3, 2017

The audio doesn't stop when i get a phone call. I have to answer the phone and yell over the app to ask people to hold on while i try to get it to stop playing.

David Elliott April 7, 2017

When it works, it's great. Too many crashes and the streaming can't change networks without being restarted. Edit: 4/7/17 Streaming has been fixed. Very happy with it!

Chris Pasquini May 27, 2017

Mike Ricketts May 12, 2017

Glitchy as hell. Great except for the app randomly pausing audio or the opposite of magically playing for no reason on full blast speaker. Can somewhat be embarrassing in a quiet office setting Edit: 5/12 - Dropping this down to a 2. The app is getting worse can randomly launching by itself and completely randomly playing with absolutely no input from me.

April 7, 2017

I guess it works but I hate it. Bloated. Wish I could share any news item or program segment I hear via email.

April 28, 2017

This version has issues with being able to thrn it off once you close it. It just keeps playing. Very annoying.

April 28, 2017

The complaints in the reviews make me think that perhaps the problem is that the SIM cards are on the fritz. Ask your provider for a new one. Try it, you'll like it. I live in my van. After the app became available, I started listening on the phone, to use less of what the solar panels provide. After having the new app for several weeks, today was the first time I heard an instrument "clanging." Is there a way to listen to each segment that has aired, or are some only presented as text ? Six out of five stars !

Daniel Epley March 30, 2017

So far so good. Minimal issues with playback, it only occasionally cuts out, but picks up where it left off. Pretty easy to use.

Sally Thomas March 30, 2017

I listen every morning. The app does cut out from time to time, replaying their opening 'ad'. It doesn't really bother me. I love being able to live stream the news.

May 27, 2017

This miserable excuse for an app has a too long commercial that it forces you to listen to, is glitchy when it runs, is difficult to shut down, and occasionally comes on without request. It has on more than one occasion run my battery to critical without my knowing it was even running. And then there is the joy of it not auto-muting when a call comes in. Every update diminishes the performance. I have reduced my support of this fine station until such ti.e as it provides a reliable app. When I am away from home listening to KQED in the Bay Area, I am left wondering how KUOW's app can be so horrible.

Joyce Breithaupt March 29, 2017

Very unstable. Stops playing frequently compared to other apps. I'm using the free NPR app instead -- it is a much better platform for KUOW and other NPR stations.

William Totten March 31, 2017

Just installed new version of KUOW App; so, revising my rating to "5" from a"1". In two weeks, no drop outs! Major improvement! Now, I can concentrate on the content, not the app platform's poor performance.

Peter Conklin May 13, 2017

Terrible app. Doesn't stop playing when closed! It also buffers constantly, even on wifi. Really too bad, it is a great station.

Jacob Cafferty April 17, 2017

The stream cuts out far to often. The app is also difficult to exit and will drain your battery if you don't monitor and insure it is off.

Laura ruderman April 10, 2017

It cuts out frequently and then has to go thru the advertising/sponsorship spiel so you miss content.

Matthew Somerton May 4, 2017

Will not close when done listening, have to 'force stop' in android. Content great, app poor.

Dan Roth April 15, 2017

Frequently stops playing. I still use it because it is my only option.

David Egerton May 23, 2017

Works for me 9 times out of 10 just fine .. I like being able to bounce between the 3 live know stations

Luke Helgeson March 28, 2017

Worked great. Latest updated prevents the app from being closed. I have to uninstall just to get it to stop playing. Please squash these bugs.

Mike Roze April 17, 2017

Audio stops playing intermittently.

Mickey DuBois April 5, 2017

Pretty glichy, so glitchy that it keeps asking me to rate it:/

David Coble March 31, 2017

Cuts out. Hard to kill.

Heather Pierson April 4, 2017

Unreliable signal for live stream

Melba Walton May 13, 2017

I am a fan and will continue to support any and. All PBS broadcasting.

April 17, 2017

Frequently cuts out.

Nancy Richman May 11, 2017

Better than KUER but still cuts outs randomly. Same look and feel.

May 11, 2017

Still buggy. I love the station, but the app leaves much to be desired.

Holly Jensen April 21, 2017

I listen to Science Friday. That's all.

Skyler Peterson May 14, 2017

Works as advertised. No more, no less.

Drew Swalling May 22, 2017

Like being able to listen to everything without repeats!

Hayden McManus April 6, 2017

Works well

Mitka von reis crooks April 19, 2017

Listening to radio on phone is Cool

Tom Montgomery April 3, 2017

Get KNOW anywhere in the world!!!!

Leon King April 23, 2017

Convenient, reliable.

Stephanie Swearngin March 29, 2017

Love it!

Robert Eiffert March 30, 2017

Freezes

Chris Grgich March 8, 2017

Tried to load an add before starting the stream which makes the app crash. You have to restart it so that the stream will start without playing the add. Anytime you switch between cell towers or WiFi Hotspot the stream stops until you open the app again, then it restarts on its own. Sometimes the stream just stops for no reason, so you have to open the app and every few minutes to keep listening. I'm a first time member this year, but as this is my primary way of listening, it's probably the last year I'll be a member too.