Overview

MacWorld Editors’ Choice

NPR News: The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. NPR News is always on.

Explore public radio in a way never before possible. The NPR News iPhone app transforms the way you listen to the nation’s best radio. Whether at work, jogging, driving or enjoying a much deserved break, you can listen to public radio on your terms. Build a custom playlist, explore live public radio stations you didn’t know existed, catch up with your favorite programs and much more.

Listen:

• Listen live to hundreds of public radio stations
• Listen to NPR’s hourly news updates – all the news you need in 5 minutes
• Create a playlist of stories to hear in any order or to save for later
• Hear public radio podcasts on demand without downloading and synching
• Pause, fast forward and rewind radio programs

Read:

• Read stories while listening to live stations or on demand audio
• Download stories for offline reading
• Share stories via email, Twitter or Facebook

Stations:

• Bookmark your favorite stations
• Find stations by location (GPS) or zip code
• Find station broadcast frequencies while traveling

Programs:

• A program guide tells you where your favorite programs are playing live now; listen right on your phone
• Listen to popular public radio programs like Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, Fresh Air, Car Talk, and Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!