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24 alternatives to The Public Radio

The single station FM tuner in a Mason jar

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Public Radio launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Radiotopia▲112

   A podcasting revolution: remaking public radio

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   NPR One▲190

   Public radio made personal.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   cmd.fm▲256

   Command-line radio for geeks

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   NPR One▲13

   Public radio made personal.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swell▲81

   News Radio Rebooted

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   trending.fm▲67

   social music

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Newsbeat▲72

   Print and online news radio

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pandora Thumbprint Radio▲89

   A hyper-personalized station based on the songs you've liked

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Clammr Radio▲72

   Listen to snippets of audio content

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dash Radio ▲95

    A curator-led digital broadcasting MCN, redefining radio

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Leaf.fm▲72

    The one place for all things #music (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TunePics▲71

    Music and Images Together

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Prime Music▲173

    Amazon's new music service

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Napster▲62

    All the music, all the time

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Working Jobs Radio▲68

    A podcast about people who love what they do for a living

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Station▲73

    A live broadcasting platform of things happening around you

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SomaFM▲84

    28 unique channels of radio broadcasting from San Francisco

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Birdsong.fm▲62

    Listen to the Birdies

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    VOX Radio▲151

    Listen to the best radio stations from all over the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tomahawk▲74

    Listen to all your music, from any source, in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Product Hunt Radio▲63

    A podcast for geeking out about products and tech

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Podcatch▲81

    A good podcast listen, now.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sourced.Fm▲58

    Connecting local music communities through conversation.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tidal▲85

    High fidelity music streaming

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →