NPR News app for Android now supports live radio streams

When Google sent me a Nexus One phone to review, one of the first applications I installed was the NPR News application. I like to listen to NPR programs while I'm walking around the city, cooking dinner, or working out. And the application was pretty cool, allowing me to find all sorts of NPR podcasts organized by top stories, topics, programs, and stations. But there's one thing the NPR News Android application didn't do... until today: stream live content from NPR member stations.

Today NPR released version 1.2 of the Android app with support for listening to live-streams from more than 600 NPR stations. You can search for stations by call sign, zip code, or just hit the "local stations" button to find radio stations in your geographical area.

Because some stations have secondary audio streams, there are actually more than 1,000 streaming audio stations you can tune into. You can also bookmark your favorite stations or create playlists from your bookmarks for later listening.

The application also has all the same features found in the previous version, including the ability to find and listen to podcasts of NPR programs.

NPR News for Android v 1.2 is available as a free download from the Android Market.

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