Stream 90 free audio channels to iPhone, iPod Touch with FlyTunes

I tucked away this little Geek.com review of FlyTunes for a spare moment and I'm glad I didn't lose track of it. FlyTunes is a currently free web service for your iPhone or iPod Touch; it offers audio streaming of 90 different channels. I spent some quality time with the service this morning and came away very impressed. The user interface is simple and lets you hop around different music genres quickly and easily. Bear in mind that the streaming won't happen in Safari, but in QuickTime which will open automatically. The 90 channels are listed on the FlyTunes site and there's an indicator of which offerings play nice with EDGE thanks to lower bit-rate streams. There's definitely something for everyone in the genres as they range from Rock, Pop, and Country to Weather, Sports, Talk and more.

Definitely a handy web service if you just don't feel like listening to what's stored on your device. Interested but don't want to sign up for yet another service just to try it? No prob: hit up the FlyTunes simulator in your web browser. Or you can nav to that link on your iPhone or Touch to give it a sample. I noticed during the registration process, they ask if you live in the United States, so I can't vouch for this service outside of the U.S.

Comments

[slappy]

I'm going to have to give this a try on my iPhone. I'm more interested in Talk radio and it looks like there is pretty good list there to try. BBC, KQED and NPR... thanks for the tip.

[Taxman]

Thanks, Kevin. I was able to listen to tunes on iPhone today while working at client. One problem. There were commercials on my blues station. Bummer!

[Kevin C. Tofel]

True, there are commercials. BUT, they offer an all-Beatles, all the time station so I can overlook the shortcomings. ;)

[julie]

I've been using flytunes for awhile now. When I logged in today, I decided to look for something different in the talk genra. There were a bunch of new stations. I'm glad I surfed around a bit instead of just using my presets.