This is Inside RadioTime, a website that gives Broadcasters, Developers, OEMs and Advertisers looking for the 411 on the RadioTime guide.

What’s Inside

Peek under RadioTime’s Hood

This page outlines the type of content available and a model for how it is organized. See our APIs for how to grab the content.

RadioTime brings together internet-only and traditional radio programming in one pretty package wrapped with a bow. Users get the whole world of radio without relying on multiple applications, resources and products. And they get it fast.

The following chart shows the types of content available to RadioTime developer partners.

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What’s inside the RadioTime Guide?

  • Stations, programs and lineups.
  • Local radio for an IP address, city, zip code or GPS.
  • Sports coverage for almost 200 sports radio networks.
  • Audio type, speed and reliability.
  • Filtering for stream support and location restrictions.
  • Text search or browse by region, genre, or affiliate.
  • Program ratings and suggestions.
  • Localized browse in 10 languages.
  • 125 Countries and 79 languages. ¿Hablas español? Parlez-vous français?

How Do Customers Find Their Favorite Genres?

The guide organizes radio stations and programs by categories and subcategories. This helps listeners quickly track down their favorite genre. Browse RadioTime.com genres to see how this works.

What about Podcasts?

Podcasts are neither live nor “radio.” However, RadioTime includes podcasts from most radio programs that produce podcasts. The guide also links to major podcast feeds.

What Are RadioTime Channels?

Too many genres and choices make it tough to find something good on radio. RadioTime Channels cut the noise to help your users listen to what they want without the hassle.

The mix of selections changes for seasonal and topical options. In the winter, this would be holiday music. In January, it’s NFL playoffs. Hot topics could be local wildfire coverage and U.S. election coverage. The mix falls into the following categories:

  • Music channels consist of stations and programs for adult contemporary, various forms of rock, classical, country, electronic, jazz/new age and more.
  • Talk channels contain business, news, public/NPR, religious, sports talk and other programs.
  • World channels rotate. They contain various locales such as Hong Kong, London, Montreal, New York, Paris, Sydney and Tokyo.

Over 65,000 radio stations

The guide includes:

  • All licensed stations in North America.
  • Stations from all major radio networks from international cities with over 500,000 residents.
  • All major Internet-only stations including those in iTunes, Windows Media Player, Shoutcast directories, and Paradise Radio.

Here’s a short list of details available for each station:

  • Station name and genre(s).
  • Logo and slogan.
  • Formats and language.
  • Location, time zone and market.
  • Frequency, band and call sign.
  • Internet streaming options.
  • Name and time left in currently playing program.
  • Ratings from RadioTime and users.
  • List of similar stations user might like.
  • Affiliations like NPR or RadioIO.
  • Link to station’s web page, email, and phone.
  • List of all shows on the station and the current day’s schedule.
  • Share and bookmark feature.

Give Me Some Numbers of What’s in the RadioTime Guide!

  • 65,000+ radio stations
  • 30,000+ station streams (Internet audio)
  • Millions of station lineup entries
  • 100,000+ regularly shown radio programs
  • Millions of program topics
  • 5000+ local radio markets
  • 10,000+ US sporting events per season

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