WFMU (Official)

Name: WFMU (Official)
Rating: 4.3960395 (421 reviews)
Author: WFMU

By: WFMU

WFMU, the freeform station, offers live streaming and on demand content!

Features & Capabilities

WFMU (Official) is the ultimate freeform radio app that offers live streaming in both stereo and mobile-friendly mono, allowing you to enjoy diverse programming anywhere. Access additional web-only channels such as Give the Drummer Radio, Ichiban Rock 'n' Soul, UbuWeb Radio, and Radio Boredcast for a wide variety of musical genres.

The app features extensive archives and podcasts, including content from fill-in and alternate stream shows. With the ability to download entire archived shows over Wi-Fi, users can listen offline without using data. Engage with live commenting and curated playlists, share favorite songs on social media, and enjoy Last.FM scrobbling. Stay connected with WFMU's Twitter feed, station news, specials, schedule updates, and even upload videos and photos. Experience freeform radio like never before, completely free and packed with unique content.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment Music & Audio Community

By:

WFMU

Downloads:

27,350

Rating:

4.40

(421)

Version:

3.0.2 Last updated: 2014-04-30

Creation date:

2013-10-30

Publisher country:

Email:

an*****@wfmu.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-09

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 372,163 ▼ 1,541

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

WFMU

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wfmu.radio

Email:

an*****@wfmu.org

Website:

http://wfmu.org/

User Reviews

Users appreciate WFMU's unique freeform radio content, ad-free experience, and simple interface on the Android app. However, recurring issues with frequent stream drops, poor playback resume functionality for archives, lack of modern features like Chromecast, and outdated interface design lead to user frustration. Despite these flaws, listeners value the content and continue using the app, hoping for improvements.

Pros

Access to extensive and unique WFMU freeform radio content including live streaming, archives, and a valuable online archive of past shows.
No advertisements, providing an uninterrupted listening experience.
Simple, intuitive, and uncluttered user interface that fits WFMU's vibe and is easy to navigate.
Ability to collect songs into playlists easily with one button.
Runs without frequent crashes, even on older devices.

Cons

Frequent stream drops and buffering issues during both live and archived shows, requiring manual intervention to resume playback.
App often does not remember playback position in archived shows after streaming is interrupted.
Lack of modern features such as Chromecast support and skip forward/backward controls.
Navigation and playback controls are not optimized for phones, leading to poor usability (e.g., tiny scrubber for long shows).
App is dated and has slow animations; users report the need for updates and better development attention.

Recent reviews

This app is absolutely perfect for Android devices. The screens/images are uncluttered and easy to read & use quickly.

Su*****, 2024-01-29

I love WFMU content, but this app is extremely frustrating to use. The stream drops frequently when playing archives and I have to open the app every 30 minutes or so and find the spot where it dropped.