Radio streaming services?

I heart radio. Totally free and has a wide selection of stuff to listen to.
I used an aux cord to plug it into the radio in my truck. Couldn't have been happier.

 

In my experience with satellite radio, I found that I was hearing the same handful of songs played over and over again, with a few random ones in between. Also they claim it is ad free but somehow they still have ads. Between that and the DJ's that won't shut the #### up, I didn't think it was worth the money.

These days I use Pandora. It's free and it plays a good variety of music. There are ads but at least you can hit the skip button when they pop up.

 

It depends what you want to listen to to decide which service to pay for. Sirius has live sports, almost all of them. iHeart radio & TuneIn have live radio stations only some of which may have any live sports. Sirius is available through a satellite radio & antenna and you can also get it through your phone with a data plan. You can connect your phone to truck stereo by Bluetooth or aux-in cable.

I've used SiriusXM & I've used just my phone to stream to truck stereo. Sirius is pretty good & cheap & you can get it free on your phone for 90 days, over & over & over. You just need a new email address for each 3 month free-trial. It uses your phone's data plan. You can also pay $5/mo for a year and get all Sirius channels through your phone.

If you use free version of iHeart or TuneIn you hear extra commercials. If you pay for either you get only the commercials that play on the radio.

You can also get most radio shows as podcasts. Some shows are free & some by subscription.

You need to decide what you want to listen to AND THEN decide the best way to hear those items.

 

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You could probably stream through your phone all month & just use 1-2 GB of phone data. Audio doesn't require nearly as much data as video.

 

I just listen to a few stations I like that stream for free. I cancelled SiriusXM because I got tired of listening to the same songs repeatedly and the constant talking. I also have Apple music.

 

It uses A LOT less data to stream or download the podcasts as audio podcasts than through YouTube. There are numerous podcast apps. I use Antenna on my android phone. I don't know about iphone apps.

After or during a free-trial of Sirius they will start offering you a $5/mo app-only plan. There is no need to pay the advertised $25/month plan AND buy a satellite radio unless you routinely are trying to listen where there is no cellphone network connection. I recommend if you go Over-The-Road you have a phone plan that uses Verizon or ATT network. I'd also recommend you get a phone plan through US Mobile which allows you to choose which network your plan will use (Verizon, ATT, or T-Mobile) and sell you service fore half of what Verizon or ATT charges AND give you twice as much phone data every month. I used Verizon network ALL OVER THE US and was pretty happy with it.

Satellite radio over the satellite antenna doesn't use any of your phone's data but it does get blocked by tall dense trees or steep canyons and tunnels.

The best thing is to make a list of the content you want to hear and then decide how to make that happen. I'm planning to move off grid. When I do I will use SiriusXM satellite radio as a substitute for cable TV. It has live streaming news, music, talk radio (Right & Wrong) plus live sports. While Sirius has a lot of music channels, it essentially is playing the same 20-40 songs over and over in whatever genre the channel focuses on. I like their numerous comedy channels, but you will eventually hear the same song, same comedy bit several times per month.

 

A lot of radio stations stream their content online nowadays.

You can do a search on Radio-Locator.com and see if your favorite stations are "bitcasting." If so, each station will have its feed under the heading Audio Feed.

 

Try Spotify, great app for all music and podcasts.

They have free trails and it’s very reasonable for what you get.