WUWM Milwaukee’s NPR

What can I say? WUWM, Milwaukee’s NPR is serving up great news, entertainment, laughs and some hometown flavor. And with this app the hits keep coming when you’re away from your radio. Now initially there were some hiccups with the app when it first debuted but since then it’s been smooth sailing for me. There’s of course always room for improvement but I think that the app’s format and operation has been steadily improving and I think it’s a great resource for Milwaukee. Ayyyy!

When I’m up north and a radio can’t pick up a single NPR station, I can sit around a fire pit at night and listen to my favorite NPR programs with this app and a weak Internet connection. Whether in Northwoods or Milwaukee, I enjoy reading and listening to the extensive local reporting. The app allows me to catch up on local stories at my leisure. While walking along the lakefront or a county park trail, I can listen to live streaming of All Things Considered. Program interruptions to pitch for donations occur but are not oppressive.

I love this app when it works. That said, every other time I use it I get a “support for streaming brought to you by...” interruption about every 45 seconds. There will be 5 min of suppport messages with 10-15 sec bursts of the actual broadcast interspersed, or sometimes the support messages interrupt other support messages 😓