Weather Underground has launched a new iPhone (News - Alert) application that gives users access to thousands of streaming Internet radio stations powered by RadioTime’s extensive guide.

Available in the iPhone App Store for $5.99, the new WunderRadio taps iPhone's GPS capability to locate nearby radio stations including NOAA weather radio streams.

 

Through the RadioTime guide, users can quickly and easily find radio content from thousands of stations worldwide. Users can browse by genre or location to see what is available for their tastes, locations and connections and can also build a list of their favorite stations providing instant access to a personalized directory.

 

Thanks to WunderRadio, users can also access radio scanners to pick up local police, fire and EMS agencies across the U.S. Alan Steremberg, president of Weather Underground explained that the initial impetus behind this application was to provide iPhone users with instant access to local weather radio streams.

 

During development, Weather Underground decided to extend the scope of radio stations offered by working with RadioTime, which resulted in an easy to use portal to over 60,000 of the best talk, music and sports radio stations around the globe.

 

According to companies’ sources, WunderRadio provides links to the Web site of the radio station that a person is listening to as well as information on any songs that are being played. Also, WunderRadio features Internet radio stations that are streamed by Windows Media and MP3 formats, which provides users with a vast number of stations.

 

Bill Moore, CEO, RadioTime pointed out that WunderRadio has created an innovative approach for iPhone users to explore the unique music, talk formats and personalities only radio can offer, and which online streaming music services can't provide.