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title: "KCRW - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Your shortcut to the music, shows, and city you love. The KCRW app is your home for in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free music discovery. Stream live, catch up on shows, and hear real"
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# KCRW — United States
> Music, News & Culture

![KCRW App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/b0/7f/8e/b07f8ec5-bf8a-965f-3cd9-4b0f150a9136/production_icon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-sRGB-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [KCRW FM 89.9 and KCRW.com](https://apptail.io/developer/kcrw-fm-899-and-kcrwcom-Upab)
**Category:** Music
**Rating:** 2.9/5 (390 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.kcrw.kcrwradio
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 7.4.1 (released 2026-09-29)
**Original Release:** 2010-04-15
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id319014603)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/kcrw-dZSc/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/kcrw-dZSc/united-states)

## KCRW Description
Your shortcut to the music, shows, and city you love. The KCRW app is your home for in-depth journalism, community storytelling,
and free music discovery. Stream live, catch up on shows, and hear real-time Now Playing.

New in this version: Explore LA. Discover events, places, and cultural picks curated by KCRW, browse hand-picked collections from
local experts, and see what's happening near you on an interactive map. Bookmark your favorites to revisit or share, and keep all
your member perks in one place.

With livestreams including Dance24 and Vintage24, member perks in your pocket, and now a curated guide to the city, there's more
to discover than ever.

## KCRW Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/49/52/89/49528916-7018-c5d7-1eb3-190f667122d4/ios-App-Store-Listing-Photos-1.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/90/9d/4f/909d4fa8-b2cd-9aff-ed2d-7b2fa25602dc/ios-App-Store-Listing-Photos-2.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/db/90/1e/db901ec5-4a3d-f967-5bb5-be7931f464e4/ios-App-Store-Listing-Photos-3.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/76/a9/3e/76a93ee2-d2a6-6163-01ea-e1133b5bdbce/ios-App-Store-Listing-Photos-4.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/78/a5/9b/78a59b6e-51d8-0bd3-970e-b72d1a88f5e8/ios-App-Store-Listing-Photos-5.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/ae/61/08/ae61084e-c0d2-be38-70f8-d7d9adfe6a4b/ios-App-Store-Listing-Photos-6.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/dc/86/5d/dc865d61-d1ea-fc6e-6b1f-8f01f75968e0/ios-App-Store-Listing-Photos-7.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/ba/65/32/ba6532a0-98a1-eed0-0598-a51f09e016fb/ios-App-Store-Listing-Photos-8.png/1242x2688.png)

## KCRW Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 117 (30%)
- 4 stars: 29 (7%)
- 3 stars: 49 (13%)
- 2 stars: 77 (20%)
- 1 stars: 118 (30%)

## KCRW Reviews in United States

### *---- "CarPlay Broken"
I have relied on this app for years and I loved it, but whatever you’ve done recently broke CarPlay… it now only works if it’s the focused app on the screen. The minute you shift to another app (like maps, it’s being used in the car!) it goes silent after a few seconds. Please fix it!
-- shaunlyon, 2024-12-10

### ****- "One of my most used apps"
But AirPlay hasn’t been working for a couple weeks and cuts off quickly
-- landofthelost2, 2024-11-11

### ***** "A home page app"
I’ve loved this app for years and am sorry it’s taken this long to review it. It’s continued to improve over the years and I’m really impressed at this point with both the stability and offerings. 

The live options are fantastic and the addition of Dierdre O’Donoghue’s archives is a gift. It’s the greatest time capsule left to us by a huge driver of our college, independent, local & left of the dial radio and music scene from a half decade ago. 

There is also a huge library of their shows and podcasts, though I use it almost entirely for live music.
-- Gawdytucan, 2024-11-08

### *---- "Not working on CarPlay"
This app has not been working through CarPlay in my 2020 Toyota forerunner for two years now. If you fix the app, feel free to call me for a new membership pledge.
-- Drewnew 77, 2024-10-07

### **--- "Love KCRW, but the app somehow gets worse. Again."
Sept 2024
Recently, a previous bug returned that would cause the stream to keep playing on the phone speakers after putting away my earbuds.

The app also seems to be draining battery at a far faster rate than usual.

______

1. With the update to iOS 17, whenever I put away my earbuds the app will resume playing music from my phone speakers. This is particularly obnoxious in an office environment, but also such a basic issue that should not occur.

2. If the live radio is paused it will frequently not resume playing unless you restart the app completely. 

3. The app will not recognize my Spotify premium account. It could be due to my account being part of a Duo Premium subscription. 

I have more issues, but these are currently the biggest ones. I cannot keep using the app if the first issue is not resolved.
-- Allllllright, 2024-09-30

### ***-- "Streaming playback gaps"
I love this station more than words can explain. I've had a solid mostly positive experience with the app over the last couple of years, but recently I'm getting long gaps and seemed to lose connectivity. It's not happening on other streaming apps, so I'm pretty sure it's just KCRW. Anyway, I wanted to share and hope the issue improves. Love you guys.
-- GreedyDog, 2024-09-18

### ****- "App Isn’t the Beat, but Users are the Worst"
Great content. Yes the ads are annoying (there should be a mode to disable ads if you area donating member !)

But the worst by far is reading these entitled-ahh reviews.  You people need to come back down to earth and find gratitude. 

Thanks, KCRW
-- uniquelessthan30characters, 2024-08-16

### *---- "No Apple CarPlay"
Times out after 15 seconds on live, eclectic and Metropolis replays. Since I live in another city this is my only access so will not donate again if I can’t listen. Still love y’all though!
-- Boykindaddy, 2024-08-15

### ***** "it’s iffy, but gets the job done"
I’m really considering giving it four stars, but because KCRW is such a wonderful station and we need to support our local radio stations more than ever five stars
-- 443424343756443386, 2024-08-03

### *---- "FIX the app — the news stream doesn't work!"
The app's News stream is randomly unavailable and no fix, warning, or update is offered. Deleting and reinstalling app does NOT work.
-- AKA Queen Mab, 2024-06-10

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## KCRW Discovered Keywords
- music radio
- new music
- npr music
- kcrw
- kcrw radio
- kpcc
- kpcc radio
- culture publications
- the eclectibles
- mbe qbank


## KCRW Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/kcrw-dZSc/united-states)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/kcrw-dZSc/canada)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/kcrw-dZSc/poland)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/kcrw-dZSc/germany)
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- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/kcrw-dZSc/switzerland)
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