# TalkStreamLive - Live Talk Rad

> The Best Streaming Talk Shows

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.talkstreamlive.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.talkstreamlive.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.talkstreamlive.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TalkStreamLive
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 90,987
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (1,845 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.0.13
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-10
- **First published:** 2013-09-20
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 42 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talkstreamlive.android)
- **Website:** [http://www.talkstreamlive.com](http://www.talkstreamlive.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.talkstreamlive.com/privacy](https://www.talkstreamlive.com/privacy)

## Description

**TalkStreamLive - Live Talk Rad** is your premier source for streaming live talk radio shows nonstop. This dynamic Android app offers immediate access to thousands of live talk shows, ranked in real-time by users. Simply tap any show icon to listen live or catch same-day replays, ensuring you never miss your favorite content.

Key features include the Scan Button for automatic show sampling, the Cycle Button to switch stations if a show is pre-empted, and dual viewing modes (Grid View with popularity-based icons and List View with listener metrics). Personalize your experience by favoriting shows, use the sleep timer for timed audio shutoff, and adjust volume with an easy slider. Additionally, the app offers Listen Line and Podcast via phone numbers, conserving data usage. Stay updated with top news headlines curated for talk radio listeners. For support or show requests, contact info@talkstreamlive.com or visit TalkStreamLive.com.

## Rankings

- #231,672 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.talkstreamlive.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the wide selection of conservative talk shows, ease of use, and features like favoriting channels. However, many criticize persistent streaming crashes, intrusive ads, and updates that make it hard to close or minimize the app. There is also dissatisfaction with poor developer responsiveness and UI flaws that degrade usability. Overall, the app offers valuable content but is marred by technical and design issues frustrating longtime listeners.

### Pros

- Provides access to a wide range of conservative and talk radio shows including live broadcasts and podcasts.
- Allows users to follow controversial or less mainstream talk shows easily.
- Has features like the ability to favorite and group favorite channels for convenience.
- Generally considered easy to use with a clean design and low power consumption.

### Cons

- App frequently crashes or disconnects during streaming, affecting user experience over multiple years.
- Major updates removed the ability to easily close or minimize the app, forcing users to force-stop it via settings.
- App plays its own ads overlaying station ads, sometimes in a repetitive or intrusive manner.
- Poor developer response to user feedback and issues, with unresolved bugs lasting years.
- User interface problems such as forced reloads when browsing station lists and returning to the top instead of last position on lists.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.talkstreamlive.android)