Bored of local signals and the canned playlists floating around Spotify and YouTube? Then why not explore radios from other regions? We've previously mentioned interesting options like StreamWriter (which supports recording) and the excellent portal Radio Garden, but today it's the turn of Screamer Radio, a lightweight and compact client with stations from all over the world, ready to listen.
For many people, the podcast is an ideal refuge. Among younger users, the number one distraction is Twitch. However, internet radio hasn't gone anywhere. There are always pessimistic voices talking about its anticipated death (just like the desktop computer and other technologies), but there's something about its format that has never stopped conveying comfort and familiarity, not to mention the refreshing randomness of some signals. Are you ready to explore radios from other parts of the world on your desktop? If so, then download a copy of Screamer Radio.
Listen to radios from all over the world with Screamer Radio
You can install Screamer Radio as a regular application, or take advantage of its portable edition that runs from a temporary folder. The only advanced technical requirement is version 4.7.2 of the .NET Framework, but if you can't meet that dependency, the official page offers downloads for its legacy edition.
The standard build of Screamer Radio comes preconfigured with hundreds of stations, but nothing stops you from searching for more lists on the internet, or adding streams manually. Its internal search engine allows filtering results by country or genre, while the metadata associated with some stations is downloaded via Google Images, which can lead to isolated errors (for example, incorrectly identified songs).
Apart from that, I must admit that Screamer Radio works better than expected. The Audio section enables options like Compression (this makes the signal sound with a little extra volume), and channel separation, as well as being able to select the output device if you have more than one on the machine.
The advanced menu includes display parameters, buffer controls (5 seconds by default) and privacy (essentially error reporting), and other behavior settings like pausing the stream if ten minutes pass on mute, or if the Windows desktop is locked. Give it a try! I'm sure you'll find something interesting in Screamer Radio.
Official site and download: Click here.
