# WFMU Radio

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id324175340](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id324175340)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id324175340`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** WFMU
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (8,596 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.5.10
- **Last updated:** 2023-12-05
- **First published:** 2009-08-01
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wfmu-radio/id324175340)
- **Website:** [http://wfmu.org](http://wfmu.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://wfmu.org/privacy-policy/](https://wfmu.org/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WFMU Radio delivers the Freeform Station experience to your mobile device. Tune into WFMU’s live streams in stereo (128k) or mono (32k), plus web channels like Give The Drummer Radio, Rock ’n’ Soul, and Sheena’s Jungle Room. Access archives and podcasts with rewind/fast-forward, download for offline listening (wifi only), and browse playlists. Enjoy live chat and playlist interactions, bookmark and share songs, background playback, and notifications to catch upcoming episodes. The app also supports viewing station news and current schedules, ensuring you never miss a show.

About WFMU: a listener-supported, non-commercial station broadcasting at 91.1 FM in the New York City area, and one of the longest-running freeform stations in the United States. Its programming spans a wide range of genres—from experimental and jazz to rock, hip-hop, electronic, and beyond—delivering eclectic, uncategorizable music and conversations. This app brings that breadth to your pocket, for a free, on‑the‑go listening experience.

## Rankings

- #18,916 — Overall
- #88 — radio

## Review summary

Reviewers consistently praise WFMU Radio for delivering live broadcasts from a world-class station alongside a rich archive of past shows. They like the easy-to-use, well-designed app and the broad, eclectic music selection. Some notes call out occasional buffering on streams and a wish for even more detailed archive dates, but the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive: the app makes WFMU’s unique freeform programming readily accessible anywhere, with favorites and multiple streams enhancing the listening experience.

### Pros

- Access to live WFMU programming and a rich archive of past shows.
- Extensive archives spanning decades.
- Eclectic, world-class music curation via the station’s DJs.
- Well-designed, easy-to-use app.
- Multiple streams / alternate streams for listening.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id324175340)