TORONTO – UK-based digital radio streaming service Radioplayer is coming to Canada after joining forces with 15 Canadian radio broadcasters.
Launching later this year, the free app will allow Canadians access to their favourite English and French entertainment, news, sports and talk radio stations from Central Ontario Broadcasting, Clear Sky Radio, Cogeco, Corus, Durham Radio, Golden West, Harvard Broadcasting, Larche Communications, Newcap Radio, Pattison, Rogers, Rawlco Radio, RNC Media, Saskatoon Media Group, and Vista Radio.
Listeners will be able to access live and past radio broadcasts across the country through Radioplayer’s browser-player, and on connected devices through the iOS or Android app, including integrations with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Chromecast, and smartwatches. Users may move between stations, set favourites, listen to on-demand content and find location based programming.
“I am extremely pleased that the majority of Canadian radio broadcasters have come together to bring this innovative offering to its listeners,” said Ian Lurie, Newcap Radio COO and chair of the CEO Radio Council, in the news release. “Radioplayer occupies a unique position in Europe, and its expansion into Canada represents a milestone for the platform in North America.”
Radioplayer Worldwide is a partnership between UK Radioplayer, 7digital (a B2B digital music and radio services company), All In Media (who build the Radioplayer apps), and the countries which have rolled out Radioplayer. "Radioplayer provides the trusted simplicity of radio with all the benefits of digital. Users can move between stations, set favourites, listen to on-demand content, find location based programming, see what is trending, and more," reads the press release.
