Best Practices

See what works well when incorporating radio so you don’t have to start from scratch. Also, check the player recommendations and problem reporting guidelines that appear on the right.

Include local radio

Users recognize their local favorites, which gets them up and listening fast. The local radio service presents local radio based on an IP address, zip code, or city/country. All this and zero configuration.

Include browse location

Your users can travel around the world with an easy to use browse by location tool.

Include search

Including a text search feature with browse makes it painless for users to find specific stations. Or, use RadioTime.com and device or account registration to give the user the ability to search and filter using a keyboard and mouse.

Report problems

Give your users a chance to speak up when they find issues, but use our advanced CRM system to eliminate your support burden. More details here.

Don’t build a proxy

It’s tempting to put a service tier in front of the RadioTime API to broker client access. We understand this may be unavoidable in some cases, but if you have the option, don’t do it, and here’s why

Don’t save presets or favorites locally

Use a RadioTime account or anonymous device registration to save presets with the service. Otherwise, users lose some features in the guide and discover disabled streams, for example, when consolidating duplicate stations.

Integrate FM

A huge amount of premium radio is available free over the air. FM tuners cost about $3 and the services make it easy to offer integrated internet and AM/FM tuning. With premium radio, users access special sporting events.