The Summit Radio

The station? 5 stars all the way. I have this app going most of the day and it hasn’t had any problems. There are a few things I’d really like that would push it to five stars for me though…. A full-screen mode that shows the artist/title/cover only for when I am streaming from the iPad. It would be nice to see appropriately sized album artwork from across the room. Most important for me is audio fidelity. The music is so awesome that it deserves high quality stream, and going through quality stereo or headphones makes compression distracting at times. Also, a bit better organization of studio C/Z sessions available there, and access to streams of the sessions as they are released to the local PBS. Really, I feel bad giving just 4 stars here as the station is so great. I think developers may only read comments with less than 5 stars though ;)

The app consistently performs as expected. The ability to see the songs being played, pause when necessary, and get access to exclusive content are all fantastic. I’ve been listening to this station online for over a decade and I appreciate how easy to stay connected to the station no matter where I am in the world (I’ve listened in places as far away as Beijing and Jakarta). Finally, in this day and age where we have a nearly unlimited supply of “stations” curated by algorithms or corporations, I love the variety of music you cannot hear together anywhere else. Thank you Summit for continuing to be awesome.

I love that it's commercial free, and that they play local artists, as well as more "unknown" artists. My favorite band is Bad Suns, and this is the only radio station I've ever heard play them! They have a little bit of everything. It's also awesome that they have the recovery segment at night that includes positive sayings, messages and songs, helping those who have been/are addicted, or suffer from mental health issues. This is a great program! I highly recommend downloading it.