KEXP

Name: KEXP
Rating: 3.9 (260 reviews)
Author: KEXP.ORG 90.3FM Seattle

KEXP Radio

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

260 Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Music
Developer

KEXP.ORG 90.3FM Seattle
Language

EN
English
Size

58.8
MB

KEXP is an international community of music lovers and music makers, championing music that spans eras, styles and traditions. One of the most influential listener-supported music stations in the world, KEXP radio broadcasts on-air and online from our studios in Seattle and the Bay Area. Each week on KEXP's YouTube channel, millions of viewers worldwide enjoy Live on KEXP sessions featuring exclusive in-studio performances. Listen in and join our community at KEXP.ORG.

Ratings & Reviews

3.9

out of 5

260 Ratings

Love KEXP, sometimes playing archived shows is a struggle
02/08/2021

Oneiricflux
I’m newer to the KEXP app/community and truly love the variety of shows available. I listen pretty much daily, and I’ve found I often need to go to the KEXP website to successfully play certain archived shows that don’t play at all on the app. I’ve tried restarting my phone and the app but often am unable to hear any music when playing some archived shows (from my phone directly or through a Bluetooth speaker that I thought might be the issue) or jumping a bit ahead in the playlist. I also make sure to go to the archived show directly versus playing the live set and switching to an archived show (which works occasionally). Won’t stop me from enjoying KEXP but would love to see more refining of the playback of archived shows if possible! 🙏🏽 Thanks!

Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback, truly appreciated. Not good to hear your struggles. We are working on a enhancement that is related to the Streaming Archive, which should improve your experience. Hang in there and stay tuned --KEXP
Love KEXP, sometimes playing archived shows is a struggle
02/08/2021

Oneiricflux

I’m newer to the KEXP app/community and truly love the variety of shows available. I listen pretty much daily, and I’ve found I often need to go to the KEXP website to successfully play certain archived shows that don’t play at all on the app. I’ve tried restarting my phone and the app but often am unable to hear any music when playing some archived shows (from my phone directly or through a Bluetooth speaker that I thought might be the issue) or jumping a bit ahead in the playlist. I also make sure to go to the archived show directly versus playing the live set and switching to an archived show (which works occasionally). Won’t stop me from enjoying KEXP but would love to see more refining of the playback of archived shows if possible! 🙏🏽 Thanks!
Developer Response 03/15/2021
Thanks for the feedback, truly appreciated. Not good to hear your struggles. We are working on a enhancement that is related to the Streaming Archive, which should improve your experience. Hang in there and stay tuned --KEXP
Please start over
10/12/2019

Charlesdan
This is still a pretty not-so-great app. Picking shows is weird. Should just be able to pick the show and move on, like SoundCloud. Jumping to a specific time is just odd since the easier thing to use is a timeline with a playhead, like most music players. Even on WiFi the stream being interrupted by changing g the time seems to take forever. You need to wait for the app catch up and then play music before you decide to jump out of the app to use another app. If you jump out, the app freezes. The old version from way back with fake pre-ios6 buttons was very very very bad. This version, as it was with the old version with “buttons”, functions on a simple stream. The app is deeply flawed and functions in as much as it would be a nice supplement to having a radio. It still seems like it’s a better idea to just make this app only play a live stream, and then make sure it can still play the stream if you open a different app at the same time. This is still a very good radio station but you would be better off trying not to do anything other than program great music and then play it live.

Developer Response
Sorry you are so unhappy with the app, certainly don't want to hear that! We strive to deliver the best product we can and are happy in the direction we are going but understand your complaints. We hope we can deliver a better experience as we develop new features. --KEXP
Please start over
10/12/2019

Charlesdan

This is still a pretty not-so-great app. Picking shows is weird. Should just be able to pick the show and move on, like SoundCloud. Jumping to a specific time is just odd since the easier thing to use is a timeline with a playhead, like most music players. Even on WiFi the stream being interrupted by changing g the time seems to take forever. You need to wait for the app catch up and then play music before you decide to jump out of the app to use another app. If you jump out, the app freezes. The old version from way back with fake pre-ios6 buttons was very very very bad. This version, as it was with the old version with “buttons”, functions on a simple stream. The app is deeply flawed and functions in as much as it would be a nice supplement to having a radio. It still seems like it’s a better idea to just make this app only play a live stream, and then make sure it can still play the stream if you open a different app at the same time. This is still a very good radio station but you would be better off trying not to do anything other than program great music and then play it live.
Developer Response 10/21/2019
Sorry you are so unhappy with the app, certainly don't want to hear that! We strive to deliver the best product we can and are happy in the direction we are going but understand your complaints. We hope we can deliver a better experience as we develop new features. --KEXP
iOS app has more features but the macOS app gets the job done
05/28/2025

deekayw0n
KEXP is awesome and the new iOS app is fantastic. The macOS app doesn’t have all the same bells and whistles but for the basic task of listening to live radio with track listing it’s got you covered! One quirk I hope developers might fix. This app lets you pause and continue to play from the same location you paused. I sometimes find myself hours behind what is live and reflected as the current track.There are two small UI changes that could dramatically improve this experience: (1) a “Go Live” option that re-syncs with the track listing and what is currently on air AND (2) a mechanism to know which track is playing when you are not listening live (i.e. showing the track in the history in a different color maybe). Absent these features, it can be a bit difficult to know what you are listening to is not live and find the right track id….even closing and reopening the app the usual mac way won’t necessarily correct your position in the stream, requiring a user to kill a “Runner” app that is spawned in the background to get back to live music.
iOS app has more features but the macOS app gets the job done
05/28/2025

deekayw0n

KEXP is awesome and the new iOS app is fantastic. The macOS app doesn’t have all the same bells and whistles but for the basic task of listening to live radio with track listing it’s got you covered! One quirk I hope developers might fix. This app lets you pause and continue to play from the same location you paused. I sometimes find myself hours behind what is live and reflected as the current track.There are two small UI changes that could dramatically improve this experience: (1) a “Go Live” option that re-syncs with the track listing and what is currently on air AND (2) a mechanism to know which track is playing when you are not listening live (i.e. showing the track in the history in a different color maybe). Absent these features, it can be a bit difficult to know what you are listening to is not live and find the right track id….even closing and reopening the app the usual mac way won’t necessarily correct your position in the stream, requiring a user to kill a “Runner” app that is spawned in the background to get back to live music.
Great music, minor improvements for app
04/27/2021

PhattJeezuz
KEXP is the greatest radio on the planet! I love finding new music on this station and really feel a sense of connection with the DJs. My main gripe with the app is that there is no easy way to sort favorite songs by date. For example, if I heard a song and wanted to show it to a friend later, sorting by date would make it really easy. Instead I end up forgetting. My favorites list has become a black hole of great songs, which is difficult to navigate when I'm trying to remember a song I heard last week. Sorting by date would dramatically improve this feature of the app, in my opinion. Otherwise it's great! Can't wait to listen to more music :) thanks for all of your hard work!
Great music, minor improvements for app
04/27/2021

PhattJeezuz

KEXP is the greatest radio on the planet! I love finding new music on this station and really feel a sense of connection with the DJs. My main gripe with the app is that there is no easy way to sort favorite songs by date. For example, if I heard a song and wanted to show it to a friend later, sorting by date would make it really easy. Instead I end up forgetting. My favorites list has become a black hole of great songs, which is difficult to navigate when I'm trying to remember a song I heard last week. Sorting by date would dramatically improve this feature of the app, in my opinion. Otherwise it's great! Can't wait to listen to more music :) thanks for all of your hard work!

Hi Music Fans! A little update to fix some underlying issues, as well as a few small feature updates. - Added “By Favorites” sort option for Shows, Podcasts, Hosts in Shows tab - Email in Settings will now remember your address for the next time - Bug fix with marquee text in mini player - UX update to mini player - New bird call emulator, just blow into the charge port to hear! As always, we love to hear feedback at online-support@kexp.org --KEXP

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Seller: KEXP
Size: 58.8 MB
Category: Music
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

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Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

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Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.

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Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 13+

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Ratings & Reviews

Love KEXP, sometimes playing archived shows is a struggle

Please start over

iOS app has more features but the macOS app gets the job done

Great music, minor improvements for app

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