KERA Public Media App

Name: KERA Public Media App
Rating: 4.4 (316 reviews)
Author: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.

By: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.

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Features & Capabilities

KERA Public Media App brings live and on-demand KERA programs to one place. Listen to live broadcasts, catch up on on-demand programs, read KERA News, pause and rewind live audio from earlier today, view the full program schedule, and search for programs.

Wake up to KERA with the built-in alarm clock, and support KERA by becoming a member. This app is brought to you by Public Media for North Texas and Public Media Apps, delivering great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, and where you want it.

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By:

NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.

Rating:

4.40

(316) 0.10

Version:

7.3.3 Last updated: 2026-01-15

Version code:

881515583

Creation date:

2010-09-10

Compatible devices:

Size:

37.76MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

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# 97,067 ▼ 844

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Developed by:

NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kera-public-media-app/id390567162

Website:

https://www.kera.org

User Reviews

Overall, users praise KERA for strong NPR/local content and easy, portable listening with useful on-demand offerings. The app has improved and feels intuitive when it works. However, repeated issues—reliable playback problems (buffering, freezes, dead air), ads interfering with listening, and occasional startup or background-playback/controls malfunctions—drag down the experience. Many still see it as the best local NPR option, but reliability concerns remain a common complaint.

Pros

Strong NPR programming combined with local/Texas news.
Easy, on-the-go listening with quick access to KERA Live.
On-demand content availability (THINK sessions, BBC programs).
Improved app experience in recent updates; intuitive and stable when it works.

Cons

Unreliable playback: buffering, freezing, dead air.
Intrusive ads interrupt listening.
Background playback / controls not functioning (e.g., not playing in background, back 10 seconds greyed out).
Startup/load issues (app sometimes shows only the logo or fails to load).

Recent reviews

I have travelled all over the US for work and IMO KERA is the best of NPR. DFW is lucky to have such a great resource available.

by Ke*****, 2026-01-17

KERA is one of the very best NPR stations. Love it.

by wz*****, 2025-03-30

Good app, only 3 days used. Love I can that I can launch KERA Live with one click on app unlike NPR app. Like local news list. Requesting easy way to also go to NPR articles and news. Maybe it already has it ? Would be nice to have iPhone shortcut support.