# KERA Public Media App

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id390567162](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id390567162)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id390567162`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (327 ratings)
- **Version:** 12.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-08
- **First published:** 2010-09-10
- **Size:** 41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kera-public-media-app/id390567162)
- **Website:** [https://www.kera.org](https://www.kera.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.publicmediaapps.com/termsofuse](http://www.publicmediaapps.com/termsofuse)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #87,292 — Overall

## Review summary

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).

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