Introduced by emmis, nextradio is a smartphone app that connects overtheair fm broadcasts with the internet to give users an enhanced radio listening experience including album art and program information as well as station feedback and other interactive features with the touch of a button. Smulyan said the project really needed data attribution and he could not get support from the entire industry. The emmis culture carries at its heart the belief that, in order to succeed, a company must take risks, treat its people well and give them the tools. We finally said, guys, we cant do this anymore, smulyan recounted to investors thursday. An emmis spokesperson told radio world that nextradio president paul. Enjoy your favorite stations without additional display ads or video spots within the app. Full new and old versions of nextradio apk for android by next radio, llc.
During a meeting last week in its home market of indianapolis, emmis ceo jeff smulyan delivered an ultimatum of sorts to broadcasters from various companies who had assembled to discuss the future of next radio and tagstation. It includes the live guide feature, which displays whats playing now across the local radio dial in real time all at once, including album art and program details. The consortium of radio groups that helped fund nextradio has a call option it could exercise in august of 2019 to take possession of the hybrid radio app that allows users with radioenabled android phones to tune in local fm stations. The sale of a majority of its portfolio is allowing the company to aggressively pursue new business. The scaling back of tagstation and nextradio by emmis communications has led to the yearend firing of 35 staffers, reports the indianapolis business journal. It was his baby, prompted by a push from industry executives who saw the need to. Emmis communications emms ceo jeff smulyan on q1 2018. Oct 20, 2018 story by inside radio during a meeting last week in its home market of indianapolis, emmis ceo jeff smulyan delivered an ultimatum of sorts to broadcasters from various companies who had assembled to discuss the future of next radio and tagstation. Keep up with your favorite music, sports, and news talk wherever you go. Aug 07, 20 emmis chief technology officer paul brenner takes the long view of the radio industry.
Marketing savvy, future focused welcome with a history in traditional media, including radio and television station ownership, emmis communications corporation nasdaq. The toll will enable consumers to listen to local radio on android and windows. Effort to promote hybrid radio app and build fm chip awareness. And emmis ceo jeff smulyan will certainly keep pushing. Emmis makes tough call to curtail nextradio inside towers. Emms is in the midst of transitioning to investments with significantly higher growth potential. Indianapolis, in tagstation llc, owner of the nextradio app, announced today that samsung, the largest android handset maker in the world, is the latest.
Get a realtime view of whats playing onair and interact live with your favorite local radio stations. Paul brenner, chief technology officer for emmis and president of nextradio. Were thrilled that nextradio is now available for use on both ios and android devices. The sale of a majority of its portfolio is allowing the company to aggressively pursue. A version of this article was originally posted on the website of radio world, sister publication of radio magazine. Android smartphones have all sorts of connectivity chips built in, including bluetooth, wifi, gps, nfc, and mobile data. Find emmis communications software downloads at cnet download. The short view is to keep operating radio the way you are, and take the risks that all the things that evolve around you dissolve away your success, brenner tells radio world.
Nextradio offers two ways to listen to live, local fm. The nextradio app lets you experience live and local fm radio on your smartphone. Created by emmis cto, its a revolution in mobile listening. But the feature is rare on devices in the united states, and even more rare on carriersold phones. On the emmis earnings call this morning, ceo jeff smulyan announced that emmis could no longer fund nextradio for the entire radio industry and the operation will be winding down. Emmis and sprint roll out nextradio radio industry news. And if that happens, with the popularity of the iphone, the sky is the limit for nextradio. Download free fm radio on your android smartphone today. They paid millions of dollars to sprint and other cellular carriers to activate fm chips in android handsets they sold. Emmis also reached an agreement with sprint, the first carrier to install the app more than three years ago, that keeps nextradio preloaded on their android devices without any additional fees paid by the radio industry.
We also discuss whether getting podcasts content added to nextradio is a potential future opportunity in the app. Called nextradio, the free app unlocks the fm receiver, enabling the phone to receive all local fm radio stations for free without using the cell phone network, so there are no data charges or other costs. Why emmis pulled the plug on nextradio and tagstation. Emmis and sprint roll out nextradio fmenabled smartphone app for consumers. Emmis communications corporatio emms stock price, quote. An awayfromradio audio choice beefs up its ad attraction. If your device has the fm receiver chip activated, you will be able to listen to local, terrestrial fm radio which uses less data and saves your battery life. Emmis has owned many radio stations, including kpwr and wqht, which have notoriety for their hip hop rhythmic format as well as wfan, which was the worlds first 24hour sports talk radio sta. Emmis, based on the hebrew word for truth, emet was founded by jeff smulyan in 1980.
The advertising within the radio program cannot be influenced by radio. Emmis sees coupons as next frontier for radio apps. If youre lucky enough to have a model with this feature, you can enjoy compressionfree fm radio without using any data. But what about am or fm radio, two of the most common methods of wireless communication. Oct 19, 2016 emmis is an equal opportunity employer. The funniest morning show you wish youd never heard. The challenge introduced by emmis, nextradio is a smartphone app that connects overtheair fm broadcasts with the internet to give users an enhanced radio listening experience including album art and program information as well as station feedback and other interactive features with the touch of a button. Up next unlock the hidden fm radio in your android smart phone. If your device has the fm receiver chip activated, you will be able to listen to local, terrestrial fm radio which uses less data and saves. Samsung becomes latest phone manufacturer to unlock the fm chip.
Emmis communications is a company that has earned a reputation as a fun, exciting, innovative workplace, where every individual is part of the team. Tagstation, llc is a wholly owned subsidiary of emmis communications corporation. Emmis says the free app lets ios users interact with available local stations and browse by station, genre or location. Fm radio app coming to sprint phones 081620 mediapost. On august 16, 20, emmis launched the nextradio smartphone app on htc one android phones from sprint. There are quite a few android phones that support fm radio, at least on a hardware level. Nextradio uses streaming to come to iphones but by lance venta on aug 1, 2017 as apple continues to block getting the fm chip enabled for radio reception on smartphones, the emmis communications led tagstation has released a streaming based version of its nextradio app for iphones. Emmis reports secondquarter financials, smuylan hints at the. A new download page offers these options to consumers.
Emmis communications is an american media conglomerate based in indianapolis, indiana. Nextradio app free live fm radio on your smart phone. Samsung smartphones will have their fm chip enabled in the us and canada, in partnership with nextradio. Americans can now listen to fm radio on their cell phone.
Nextradio was introduced in august, 20, as a tuner for smartphones to receive overtheair radio reception with enhanced onscreen interactivity. Radio stations no longer have to add the cost of internet streaming to get local fm radio on a mobile device, said paul brenner, emmis chief. Jan 02, 2019 the nextradio app lets you experience live and local fm radio on your smartphone. It was his baby, prompted by a push from industry executives who saw. Emmis could be obliged to sell off nextradio radio world. Some phones come with fm tuners built in, some phones have a tuner thats been disabled by your carrier, and some have no radio tuner at all. Introduced in august 20 by an unprecedented deal between the radio industry and sprint, it comes preloaded on new android devices. If your device has the fm receiver chip activated, you will be able to listen to local, terrestrial fm radio which uses less data and saves your battery life compared to streaming. In the nearly four years of nextradio promotion, emmis has faced challenges.
Nextradio only works on android cell phones, and not yet on all android phones. Radio industry delivers fmenabled smartphone app to consumers. Of course theres a profit connection, but its not stations buying into tagstation, its the visual advertising emmis can place into nextradio. We also discuss the nextradio app that uses an fm chip that is in most smartphones today to connect to fm radio in listeners local radio markets. Well have it back up and running as soon as possible. Emmis owns 11 fm and 3 am radio stations in new york, indianapolis, and austin emmis has a 50. Find the latest emmis communications corporatio emms stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at emmis communications. From there nextradio went directly to device makers, cutting deals with blu products, alcatel, lg and samsung for their android devices. Nextradio offers two ways to listen to live, local fm radio. It was developed by tagstation llc, owned by emmis. Radio stations no longer have to add the cost of internet streaming to get. Emmis chief technology officer paul brenner takes the long view of the radio industry. But the future of its nextradio radio app will depend solely on how.
They secured financial backing for their launch effort from a consortium of radio broadcast groups. Emmis and the industry in general is fortunate to have him. On august 16, 20, emmis launched the nextradio smartphone app on htc on e android phones from sprint. Yes, we will get nextradio on the iphone radio ink. We believe in the dignity and the worth of every individual. We finally said, guys, we cant do this anymore, smulyan recounted to investors. Prnewswire tagstation llc, owner of the nextradio app. Jul 18, 20 home emmis sees coupons as next frontier for radio apps emmis sees coupons as next frontier for radio apps. And emmis ceo jeff smulyan will certainly keep pushing until he gets tim cook to flip that fm chip switch. Emmis communications is into communicating whether its through the radio or magazines. The nextradio app lets you experience live and local fm radio on your smartphone in a brand new way. Download apk file to your pc and install on mobile device on appraw. Sep 12, 20 emmis nextradio app mimics traditional fm radio. Jul, 2017 emmis communications emms ceo jeff smulyan on q1 2018 results earnings call transcript.
Unlock the secret fm tuner in your android phone cnet. Sales of radio stations kpwrlos angeles in august 2017 and four radio. Over the years, at times, emmis ceo jeff smulyan talked more about nextradio than he did his own radio stations. Aug 01, 2017 nextradio uses streaming to come to iphones but by lance venta on aug 1, 2017 as apple continues to block getting the fm chip enabled for radio reception on smartphones, the emmis communications led tagstation has released a streaming based version of its nextradio app for iphones. Jan 09, 2019 the founders of nextradio thought they had the next big thing with fm radio on smartphones. Jason and deb are transitioning to this new feed, so go ahead and subscribe to this one instead of the old one. An awayfrom radio audio choice beefs up its ad attraction. May 16, 2018 the consortium of radio groups that helped fund nextradio has a call option it could exercise in august of 2019 to take possession of the hybrid radio app that allows users with radio enabled android phones to tune in local fm stations.
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