….and if you are like me, you could be a dumb operator. More and more users are making their phone the primary “radio” for listening enjoyment. Sure, Pandora and other services will give you non-stop music, but there’s nothing like the sounds of local San Diego radio — no matter where you are.
Here’s a look at smart phone applications for radio stations in San Diego and beyond (in no particular order).
Walrus FM: Hear Dave Mason, Frank Anthony via your phone world wide. Application includes a one-touch call to the radio host and email. Both functions work and I was talking with Frank this week within seconds. Available on iPhone only at this time.
Clear Channel‘s I Heart Radio: For iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, BlackBerry, Android, Chumby and Sonos. Strange name but offers over 1,500 stations coast-to-coast and beyond; and it is FREE. High-fidelity bonus. Offers special channels dedicated to JohnJay and Rich and other personalities nationwide — plus all Clear Channel stations in the San Diego market (KOGO, Star 94.1, Channel 933, New Country 95.7, Rock 105.3, 101.5 KGB, XTRA Sports 1360, and others). A very reliable application. Free. A must have.
Public Radio Exchange is an online marketplace for distribution, review, and licensing of public radio programming. Covers most public radio stations (includes KPBS-FM and KSDS-FM). Free.
CBS Radio Hear San Diego’s KyXy and Radio Sophie, plus the HD2 station of The Crossing. Includes out of town stations such as KNX, KCBS, WCBS-FM, and more. Free.
ESPN Radio: Hear the national broadcasts of ESPN Radio — and never miss a sports beat. $3 on iPhone only. Includes everything but major league baseball, NFL football due to broadcast restrictions.
MLB Network is a yearly fee. For 2010, it was about $16; but has been upped in price for several years (meaning 2011 will be more). Gives the user home and away audio radio feeds. Offers free video streaming for games on iPhone; also available for Android. Some features not available for all phones! Additional fee gets you national streaming of baseball games.
760 KFMB can be heard via the iPhone and possibly others at KFMB-AM. Likewise, San Diego Jack can be heard at San Diego Jack FM.
91X, Magic 92.5 and Z90 have stand along applications that are similar to Walurs FM, and 1090 AM. Bonus: free. XX1090′s application does not include any professional sports like baseball or football due to broadcast restrictions. Free.
Salem Broadcasting‘s KCBQ and KPRZ offer individual iPhone applications for their stations. Free.
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Jeff Dotseth writes about his show on XTRA Sports 1360-AM: ““Clinch Gear Radio” starts this weekend on XTRA. It will air each Saturday from 11am-noon, and will cover everything going on in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. It will be hosted by myself, and “The Fight Professor” Stephen Quadros. Quadros is part of Showtime’s MMA broadcast team. This weekend we will be joined by MMA legend Dan Henderson.
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The official play-by-play radio station of the MCAS Miramar Air Show, AM 600 KOGO, will provide commercial-free and uninterrupted live coverage of the Navy Blue Angels flight on Saturday starting at 3:00 p.m.
Spectators on the base and motorists safely parked in viewing areas in the communities around the base will be able to hear the live description of the Blue Angels demonstration as it happens.
This exclusive live broadcast on AM 600 KOGO features radio communication between the pilots as they perform their routines, as well as commentary from a member of the Blue Angels support team and expert fighter jet pilots offering analysis during the broadcast.
AM 600 KOGO’s exclusive radio coverage of the Miramar Air Show begins Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. with live “fly-by-fly” description and information on all the performances at the show. The broadcast is hosted by KOGO’s Cliff Albert, Phil Farrar and Cal Walker.
Live traffic reports from KOGO’s Total Traffic Network will be broadcast every 15-minutes during all three days of the Miramar Air Show, which runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
KOGO’s coverage of the Miramar Air Show can be heard on AM 600 and also on-line at KOGO.com or the above mentioned I Heart Radio.
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Thanks to Lady Coe Lewis who called me yesterday. The 101.5 KGB morning host loves her radio station — but doesn’t like getting up early in the morning. More with Coe coming up soon.
Also noted: Sherry Knight, mid-day music specialist at Magic 92.5 FM is rooting for the enemy this weekend. Oh Sherry … but that’s baseball, and the season has been a roller-coaster ride. It’s hard to win a pennant, but it’s harder losing one. ~ Chuck Tanner
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Thank you for stopping by for a Friday!! Enjoy your weekend!! After all the crazy wacky weather yesterday which included a lightening strike at CBS Radio’s KyXy and Radio Sophie, a double-rainbow happened in East County — full arc!
See you on the radio today and hear/here on Monday morning!!
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