NWPB

Name: NWPB
Rating: 4.2 (92 reviews)
Author: Washington State University

Music

Free · Designed for iPad

92 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Music
Developer

Washington State University
Language

EN
+ 1 More
Size

44.6
MB

The Northwest Public Broadcasting App: The Northwest Public Broadcasting App allows you to enjoy the services of Northwest Public Broadcasting - radio and TV (NPR and PBS). Listen and watch your favorite shows/clips anywhere you want to. You can also pause and rewind live audio, and view radio and TV program schedules! You can explore, watch and listen to On Demand stories whenever you want and share stories with your friends! Live Radio Streaming: • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch a comment you just missed! • Listen to live streams from Northwest Public Broadcasting even while traveling! Start the app and your favorite station starts playing. • Integrated program schedules for Northwest Public Broadcasting streams! • One-click stream switching – flip over to the program you noticed on another stream with a single click. • Listen to Northwest Public Broadcasting in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! Stream Video Content: • Watch your favorite PBS shows using our DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). Catch up on your favorite shows or important news programs you count on every day. • Stream your favorite Northwest Public Broadcasting shows including: Jam with Dan, Access NW, Dr. U and more, all in one place! • Northwest Public Broadcasting members can access their NWPB Passport account, allowing you to watch special curated content! News: • Specially curated local news to make sure you know what's happening throughout your day. News that includes: NPR News, Northwest News Network, PBS Newshour, Earthfix and many other public media news outlets. You can even opt in for TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS for breaking news. • Environmental stories from our friends at EarthFix, covering stories that impact our environment • Curated NPR and PBS Newshour hour to give you a national perspective on issues Additional features • Easily share stories and programs with family and friends via the “Share” button. • A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station. The Northwest Public Broadcasting app is brought to you by the people at Public Radio and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued viewers and listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, on whatever device you have! Please support Northwest Public Broadcasting by becoming a member today! nwpb.org/support

Ratings & Reviews

4.2

out of 5

92 Ratings

Unreliable
11/27/2025

nordakoda
Great app when it works. Sometimes it will not let you change the sleep time. One night I had it set for 4hours. The next night I set it for 2 hours and pressed save. Over 2hours later the app was still going. I checked and it had reset itself back to 4 hours and would not let me change the time. The only way to change it was to completely close the app and start over. If not for this irritating issue it would be 5 stars.Follow up. App still defaults to its own sleep time. Only now it is 2 1/2 hours instead of 4. Subtracted one star.Update: App has improved. The only issue I have now is that if you set a time on the sleep timer you cannot change it without completely exiting the app and starting over. You can scroll the number to what ever you want. The time returns to the previous setting.Update: There have been some improvements. You can now change the sleep timer with no issues. But it still defaults to 2 1/2 hours. So be sure to check it every time you use it.
Unreliable
11/27/2025

nordakoda

Great app when it works. Sometimes it will not let you change the sleep time. One night I had it set for 4hours. The next night I set it for 2 hours and pressed save. Over 2hours later the app was still going. I checked and it had reset itself back to 4 hours and would not let me change the time. The only way to change it was to completely close the app and start over. If not for this irritating issue it would be 5 stars.Follow up. App still defaults to its own sleep time. Only now it is 2 1/2 hours instead of 4. Subtracted one star.Update: App has improved. The only issue I have now is that if you set a time on the sleep timer you cannot change it without completely exiting the app and starting over. You can scroll the number to what ever you want. The time returns to the previous setting.Update: There have been some improvements. You can now change the sleep timer with no issues. But it still defaults to 2 1/2 hours. So be sure to check it every time you use it.
Could use improvement.
08/11/2025

Boulderroll
I like the NWPB program and the fact that you can listen to it through the app but i have frequent problems with the audio randomly stopping and then playing again after about 30 seconds causing whatever i was listening to to be skipped. As well as the app randomly closing itself so that i have to stop what I’m doing to re-open the app to continue listening. I hope these issues can be fixed in the future otherwise it’s a lot smoother to listen through the radio.
Could use improvement.
08/11/2025

Boulderroll

I like the NWPB program and the fact that you can listen to it through the app but i have frequent problems with the audio randomly stopping and then playing again after about 30 seconds causing whatever i was listening to to be skipped. As well as the app randomly closing itself so that i have to stop what I’m doing to re-open the app to continue listening. I hope these issues can be fixed in the future otherwise it’s a lot smoother to listen through the radio.
NWPB APP
03/30/2023

6Grandma3&3
I enjoy the TV and radio programs I obtain while using this APP. Unfortunately, there are occasions when I have a problem getting to The Newshour. During these times, I open the APP, choose The Newshour, a Masterpiece or other type of advertisement runs, and then the system becomes frozen. I shut down the IPad, restart, and go through the routine listed above again. Normally I am able to get the Newshour and all is well. Yes, it’s a first world problem, but exceedingly frustrating none the less.
NWPB APP
03/30/2023

6Grandma3&3

I enjoy the TV and radio programs I obtain while using this APP. Unfortunately, there are occasions when I have a problem getting to The Newshour. During these times, I open the APP, choose The Newshour, a Masterpiece or other type of advertisement runs, and then the system becomes frozen. I shut down the IPad, restart, and go through the routine listed above again. Normally I am able to get the Newshour and all is well. Yes, it’s a first world problem, but exceedingly frustrating none the less.
Fabulous connection to NWPR
02/18/2018

1Jedibabe
I've used this app since I got my iPhone years ago and the app makes it so easy to listen wherever you are. I recently moved to NM and found the local PR stations lacking, so I continue to listen to this app to keep me up to date. I do wish it would skip telling me that they’ve updated the news stream when I hit Play and just play. The app is pretty basic and could use some improvements, but I find it to be sufficient for my needs and have no real problems with it.
Fabulous connection to NWPR
02/18/2018

1Jedibabe

I've used this app since I got my iPhone years ago and the app makes it so easy to listen wherever you are. I recently moved to NM and found the local PR stations lacking, so I continue to listen to this app to keep me up to date. I do wish it would skip telling me that they’ve updated the news stream when I hit Play and just play. The app is pretty basic and could use some improvements, but I find it to be sufficient for my needs and have no real problems with it.

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Version 6.3.15

12/05/2025

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