Now who in their right mind pays $14.95 per month for free to air radio?
Well, the answer to that question would be……An overseas (non-American) sports fan! That’s who!
I think for an American to properly appreciate how fortunate they are as sports fans, is to try and live overseas for a year or two, and see for themselves how difficult it is to obtain access to live NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL games. The reality is that close to no games are shown on free to air TV outside of the United States, and if it is? You’re forced to watch 2 teams play a match which you’ll probably not care for, as they’re not teams that you like/support. And let’s not even go there with the time difference, as that can’t be helped.
But here is where a paid radio subscription makes sense. TuneIn Premium gives you access to every live radio broadcast of sporting events- from professional to collegiate; from mainstream to the obscure; from the US, UK to your local radio stations- I wouldn’t say it has it all! But there is so much content, your first world problem is……. There just isn’t enough time in a day to listen to a fraction of what’s on offer!
And not only do you get sports radio, but there’s Music, News, Talk and all the usual radio stations you receive on your local radio dial, all in this one single app. The total cost per month is $14.95, you can cancel your subscription at any time- but you are limited to only one device (on iOS, your account is linked to your iTunes account).
Right now as we’re in the business end of the NFL season, I study the upcoming week of games on the Wednesday, highlighting the games which I want to listen to at the given timeslot by requesting a notification to be sent to my phone at kick-off. And on game day, I’m buckled in for the next 9 hours listening to 3 games live! Pretty cool hey? Considering I’m half way around the world! Obviously this can only occur because I’m currently not working (time difference in Australia equates to NFL games being played between 5am – 4pm on a Monday). And if you find a team’s broadcast is too biased or you just feel like a change? You can simply switch over to the opposing team’s broadcast of the event! Or if you want a completely unbiased broadcast, switch over to the National broadcast if it’s a prime time event! And if the game is a blow-out, or too slow? Then you can switch to another game! There’s just so many choices!
And although paying for a premium subscription doesn’t excuse you from sitting through radio ads, but it’s kind of interesting listening to another state or country’s advertisements- it gives you a glimpse into the lives of others around the world.
Admittedly as soon as I go back to work I’m going to cancel my TuneIn Premium subscription, as the real value of TuneIn is its live events. And with the time difference, it’ll be impossible to get your money’s worth if you’re meant to be at work during the majority of live broadcasts. But while my career break lasts, TuneIn Premium has been a great companion app!
So why not at least give the free version of TuneIn a go? And if you’re curious to explore the differences between the free and the paid offering? TuneIn provides you with a 7 day free trial! For more information and details, click HERE!
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