RadioTime's first objective is to make it easy to add a radio feature to thousands of different connected products. The RadioTime service handles all the intricate details like filtering compatible information with your product, and determining the best way to tune by user, location, connection, and device.
RadioTime Tools
The following chart will help you find the right tool for the job.
| Tools | Use | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Link to Pages |
Website Blog |
Share content that automatically updates others. |
| Widgets | Website Blog |
Your site automatically receives more and regularly updated content. You don't have to do anything once you add the widget. Quickly add local or favorite radio content to your site. Just copy and paste a little HTML snippet. |
| OPML | Applications Products Devices |
The easiest way to add a great browsing experience. Here your users get to browse local, location, genres, favorites and do searches. |
| JSON | Website | Programmers can get just the data to build and customize their own widgets. This tool will take widgets to another level. No restrictions. Geek away. |
| SOAP Web Services | Applications Devices |
Save changes in user accounts. Access and have complete control over all content and features on your terms. |
| vTuner API | Migrating legacy devices | Got an old product that keeps trucking? Add more life without doing a drop of development and testing. Seriously. |
| Custom Feeds | Special applications and analytics | Download radio guide data for products with a temporary connection. It's also a marketer's gold mine to get to know the market better. Tool provides information on content, listening access, and anonymous listening behavior. |
Widgets
Keep users on your site longer
When users see the widget, they might find it hard to resist checking out radio. Once they do, they'll find themselves spending more time on your site thanks to the radio content.
See more widget examples and technical details.
OPML Interface
OPML lets readers browse content and RadioTime automatically organizes all the information so you can quickly add the world of radio without dealing with any details or spending much time. Just modify a few items to look and work seamlessly with your product. The feed can access ...
- Channels (editorial content for 15 popular categories).
- Genres (Music, talk, sports).
- Locations (continent, country, local radio market).
- User's local radio based on their IP address.
- Tuning information filtered for your product and the user's location.
- User-managed RadioTime.com presets.
- Saved presets with partner/ID registration.
- Search results.
- Logos.
Read more about OPML and see an example.
JSON Interface
The JSON delivers raw, filtered, and organized data for you to present as you like. The only requirement is that the "Powered by RadioTime" link should appear in the same font size used for the main content display.
Want your inner geek to run free with widgets? Customize to your geek's desire. No restrictions. Learn more about RadioTime and JSON.
Here are more resources on JSON:
- http://json.org/js.html
- http://developer.yahoo.com/common/json.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON
Have fun geeking.
Web Services
Web Services offer standards-based industrial-strength access to all of the features and content you see in RadioTime.com. These work well with software and devices, and include secure access for updating user account information.
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Before you access the Java SDK and web services documentation, review content included for a road map of the basic concepts.
The documentation explains the RadioTime Web Service and shows how to use it. The SDK is a thin veneer over Apache Axis's SOAP binding, a useful tool for jump-starting Java developers.
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Custom Feeds
A lot of information is available on radio content, listening access, and listening information analytics through downloaded files or RSS feeds.
Wanna talk partnering? Add radio with our help? Shout out?
Send an e-note to sales@radiotime.com or give us a ring at 972-364-9797. We can discuss partnering, adding Internet radio to your product, or shoot the breeze.