TORONTO – Radioplayer Canada, the radio streaming app that delivers more than 500 radio stations to Canadian listeners across multiple platforms (loads of stations, except for Bell Media’s), has surpassed one million downloads in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, combined, the company announced this week.
“Two and a half years ago the majority of Canadian radio broadcasters joined together to collaborate on technology in order to make radio listening easy for the audience – wherever, whenever, and however they want,” said Julie Adam, board chair of Radioplayer Canada and senior vice president of Rogers Radio. “Clearly, Canadian radio lovers have responded by downloading the Radioplayer app more than a million times.”
Bell Media, of course, has cast its lot with iheartradio. We’ve asked about their stats, too and will add them to this story if we find out.
“Canadians now spend 3.7 million hours per month listening to the more than 500 Canadian radio stations available on Radioplayer, and that time spent listening has grown 5% in the past six months alone,” says the press release
Radioplayer has also expanded to a growing number of streaming platforms and smart speaker devices, including Amazon Echo, Amazon Fire TV, Sonos, BOSE, Google Chromecast, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto, among others. The app is primarily focused on the in-car experience, with a growing number of automotive partnerships, including Audi, VW, and Porsche.
Canadian broadcasters available on Radioplayer include the stations of CBC/Radio-Canada, Bayshore Broadcasting, Blackburn Radio, Blackgold Radio, Byrnes Communications, CAB-K Broadcasting, Central Ontario Broadcasting, Clear Sky Radio, Cogeco Media, Corus Radio, Durham Radio, Golden West Broadcasting, Harvard Broadcasting, Stingray, Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Rogers Media, Rawlco Radio, RNC Media, Saskatoon Media Group, Vista Radio, and Westman Communications Group, as well as the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC).
