WUNDERRADIO ROCKING CTIA
See and Hear Wunderradio at Microsoft's Main CTIA Booth
LAS VEGAS . CTIA WIRELESS, APRIL 1, 2009 . WunderRadio, one of the top selling radio streamers for Windows Mobile, is rocking the main Microsoft booth at the CTIA Wireless Conference in Las Vegas, April 1-3, with 36,000 stations of live Internet radio. Users of Windows phones have made WunderRadio one of the top selling applications available on the Microsoft platform since its launch in February. WunderRadio, will be among the first set of applications available in the Windows Marketplace for Mobile included on Windows Mobile 6.5 phones later this year.
For the occasion, WunderRadio is available for a short time at a promotion price of $9.99. Instructions on how to download the application are available at www.wunderradio.com.
WunderRadio can also be purchased from Handango where it is the top selling music application and the second most popular of all applications. After the CTIA promotion, the regular price of WunderRadio for Windows Mobile will be $14.99.
Users can browse the enormous directory provided by RadioTime, to find radio stations that meet their needs and tastes, searching by location and over 400 different genres such as music, talk, sports, and entertainment.
"WunderRadio is well on its way to becoming the new standard for listening to radio on mobile devices," said Alan Steremberg, president of Weather Underground, the developers of the application.
"The Windows Mobile platform gives us the ability to offer more of the features users want such as background streaming, universal program and station searching, playback of more media types including global broadcasts and podcasts - even connecting WunderRadio to your Bluetooth speaker system or headset" added Josh Carroll, president of Jeyo, the developer of the Windows Mobile version of the software.
WunderRadio for Windows Mobile builds on the unique advantages of the Windows platform, providing home screen tailoring with a plug-in which enables users to view "now playing" program and song information and select their favorite presets. It elegantly handles incoming calls and is perfect for running in the background while using other applications.
"As one of the more popular Internet radio applications, WunderRadio is a tremendous asset to the Windows Marketplace for Mobile," said Steve Hegenderfer, group product manager for Windows Mobile at Microsoft Corp. "We look forward to making it easy for millions of Windows phone users to download WunderRadio for instant access to thousands of streaming internet radio stations and other audio streams."
"WunderRadio leverages the RadioTime Guide to provide both a wider selection of stations than any other tuner available for Windows phones, and the most robust and easiest to use search engine," said Bill Moore, CEO, Radio Time. "WunderRadio for Windows Mobile offers the most comprehensive worldwide channel list, a wide range of audio formats, reliable listening and integration with your device."
Media Contacts
Weather Underground: Toby Skinner, +1 415-983-2611, press@wundergrond.com
Radio Time: Andy Ryan, +1 954 434 9567, andyr@connectpr.com
About Jeyo
Founded in 2002, Jeyo is an award winning software firm specializing in products and consulting for mobile devices. Device manufacturers, carriers, and individuals worldwide have chosen Jeyo software to power their devices and Jeyo products can be found on millions of phones around the world today." More information is available at www.jeyo.com
About Weather Underground
The nation's first online weather service, Weather Underground is committed to delivering the most comprehensive, reliable weather information possible. In addition to serving free online weather information to millions of web users, Weather Underground delivers custom weather services to an array of businesses and media clients - both online and in print. Wunder Radio was initially developed to play local weather radio streams but evolved to include Radio Time's full directory of stations. More information is available at www.wunderground.com
About RadioTime
RadioTime is the leading radio tuner that powers Internet services and devices by connecting them to radio broadcast DJs, talk personalities, and sports programming. Listeners easily access free, live, local, and global radio programming through RadioTime service. Its service enhances other products and services by powering them with thousands of radio channels and programming. RadioTime, founded in 2002, is based in Dallas, Texas. More information is available at www.radiotime.com