BuffaloRush Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 It appears that WGR is ditching its app in favor of Radio.com (CBS). From what I’ve seen, it looks like everything is there from the old WGR but I can’t say I like the new layout. I’ve always like the original app. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Wgr app still works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfladave Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, fansince88 said: Wgr app still works. Not for long they said it is definitely being dropped soon and not supported in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, sfladave said: Not for long they said it is definitely being dropped soon and not supported in any way. Huh. Have not heard that on any of the podcasts. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Reviews dont look promising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 The app wants you to start an account and provide a lot of personal data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: The app wants you to start an account and provide a lot of personal data. It's not required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I can't listen live anymore on my PC. I hear the broadcast for a fraction of a second, then it shuts down. I've been relying on buffalobills.com for recordings of One Buffalo Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Just now, TigerJ said: I can't listen live anymore on my PC. I hear the broadcast for a fraction of a second, then it shuts down. I've been relying on buffalobills.com for recordings of One Buffalo Live. https://player.radio.com/listen/station/wgr-sports#.WxG0c1VKi5M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Wow. I use that app almost everyday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, White Linen said: Wow. I use that app almost everyday. Which one? The old one? I do too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills7834 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 How about the tunein radio app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 2 hours ago, TigerJ said: I can't listen live anymore on my PC. I hear the broadcast for a fraction of a second, then it shuts down. I've been relying on buffalobills.com for recordings of One Buffalo Live. Oh, I get it. You mean you can't listen b/c of technical problems. I thought you were going to say you can't listen anymore b/c you can't take the commercials! I don't listen live for that reason. The recorded segments nicely delete them for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 They have also shut off on demand outside of the US and Canada. Before you couldn't listen live but you could always listen on demand. They have taken that function away. ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: They have also shut off on demand outside of the US and Canada. Before you couldn't listen live but you could always listen on demand. They have taken that function away. ☹️ Probably has to do with GDPR. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commish Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 5 hours ago, bills7834 said: How about the tunein radio app? Tunein works for me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 44 minutes ago, SDS said: Probably has to do with GDPR. Yea I suspected that. My Washington trip the other week left me in doubt what the US thinks about our little regulation. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 21 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Yea I suspected that. My Washington trip the other week left me in doubt what the US thinks about our little regulation. ? Im sitting in Heathrow right now and I can’t get to Reddit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 45 minutes ago, SDS said: Im sitting in Heathrow right now and I can’t get to Reddit. Reddit still works for me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Life is hell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Days Lois & Clark Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I wonder why they wouldn't just keep the app they had? Why would they feel a need to change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnotreallyscott Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I have never liked the WGR app. The layout isn’t terribly user friendly. For the longest time the play button was difficult to get to. And now it disappears if you’re reading any of the articles while listening. I don’t know much about Radio.com but I’m willing to give it a go. Hopefully it works with CarPlay too. That’d be a nice extra feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateHookerMD Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 The WGR app always had critical refresh bugs that were annoying. You can mimick the functionality by favoriting the individual podcasts for the individual shows within the app. There is even a "latest" podcast you can like. Then just go to your podcast tab. Pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatszel Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 when I go to the Radio app I get page not available hope that gets fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 This stinks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 3 hours ago, SDS said: Probably has to do with GDPR. For those who do not know (It implies that the company is gathering info which would be against law in EU): The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU. 2 hours ago, SDS said: Im sitting in Heathrow right now and I can’t get to Reddit. EU is creating their own embargo. 1 hour ago, Superhero said: I wonder why they wouldn't just keep the app they had? Why would they feel a need to change? Usually because company does not want to either pay to maintain it or pay the license fee to owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) Just wish they would make the Podcasts for entire shows, not just 1 hour blocks that play in reverse order on autoplay. Unless I'm missing something to fix that. So annoying to me that if I'm listening it goes from hour 2 to hour 1 instead of hour 3 on autoplay. And I'll also get interviews in between that I have already heard in the full hour. It's the simple things that improve user experiences, increase visits, and, in turn, advertising revenues. Edited June 2, 2018 by Mark80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) The going backwards autoplay always stumped me as well. I have also always wonder why they did not insert podcast type advertising into the on-demand pods..must be a reason for that. Going for a run in a few, will try the radio.com app for the first time (edit) Problems I had with radio.com today 1) When switching from bluetooth in car to just speaker on the phone, stream goes back like 5 minutes..can only fast forward in 15 seconds increments. The fast forward button takes you to next podcast. 2) Cant manually move it forward/backwards either 3) i was using on stream, was going to try to download but i cannot get the "download on wifi only" to switch to off..any suggestions? Edited June 2, 2018 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I guess may be coming, but my WGR Radio app worked today as I listened to Sal’s show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 19 hours ago, machine gun kelly said: I guess may be coming, but my WGR Radio app worked today as I listened to Sal’s show. I would think will work for another 2-4 weeks..then be shut down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 I haven’t had issues since using this new app. WGR I used to all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 (edited) Personally, I’ve always used the Tunein radio app to steam WGR and other upstate NY radio stations when I need my fix. It it works great; I highly recommend. https://tunein.com/ Edited June 3, 2018 by Idandria Added URL to tunein. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 26 minutes ago, Idandria said: Personally, I’ve always used the Tunein radio app to steam WGR and other upstate NY radio stations when I need my fix. It it works great; I highly recommend. https://tunein.com/ Yeah, I use it once in awhile to listen to The Lake too... never a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swnybillsfan Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 i am a huge fan of the wgr app. and i was pretty bummed to hear this news. then i tried to download this radio.com thing, and it is not compatible with my phone. so now i really hate this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Idandria said: Personally, I’ve always used the Tunein radio app to steam WGR and other upstate NY radio stations when I need my fix. It it works great; I highly recommend. https://tunein.com/ All Ive ever used as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 6/1/2018 at 9:09 PM, 26CornerBlitz said: https://player.radio.com/listen/station/wgr-sports#.WxG0c1VKi5M That's what doesn't work on my computer. The old means of listening on line did work. I don't know why that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 6/2/2018 at 8:38 AM, plenzmd1 said: (edit) Problems I had with radio.com today 1) When switching from bluetooth in car to just speaker on the phone, stream goes back like 5 minutes..can only fast forward in 15 seconds increments. The fast forward button takes you to next podcast. 2) Cant manually move it forward/backwards either 3) i was using on stream, was going to try to download but i cannot get the "download on wifi only" to switch to off..any suggestions? Send $7.99 for a cassette tape copy of the show, with the date and show you're requesting? ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbillsfan2206 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Their Facebook page is advertising the radio.com app all day long. It’s extremely annoying. I’m unfollowing their page until training camp at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 5 hours ago, Seanbillsfan2206 said: Their Facebook page is advertising the radio.com app all day long. It’s extremely annoying. I’m unfollowing their page until training camp at least... Maybe along with the app, Entercom is divesting itself of a few local radio pairings as well?...just haven't informed them yet. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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