Jacobs Media iPhone/iTouch "Stationalized App"

jacAPPS iPhone App For Radio

Audio providers know that to be successful, distribution on mobile devices is a must. And to maximize this opportunity, getting your station logo on the iPhone (or BlackBerry) desktop is the perfect, elegant solution, especially compared with aggregated options where there’s no station branding and it’s a complicated process for the consumer.

jacAPPS’ “stationalized” radio app is the perfect turnkey solution for audio providers – terrestrial stations, Internet streaming stations, HD2 stations, and air personalities – looking to provide streams and other features on mobile devices. We’ve created over 150 apps for clients ranging from commercial and public radio stations, as well as national talent like Dan Patrick and Lex & Terry. They’ve all expanded their reach, while making their fans very happy with their own jacAPPs.

jacAPP provides clients with a full-service app that contains these features:

• One-touch click stream access

• Revenue generation via a breakthrough rotating background panel

• Up to five streams per app

• Artist/title information

• Background and/or foreground play

• Alarm clock feature (wake up to your stream)

• Podcasts

• Station connectivity – web site, text, phone, email

• Analytics

For a one-time fee, jacAPPS provides a turn-key solution stations and personalities can easily buy “beachfront” property of the iPhone desktop – next to global brands like Pandora, Google, and Facebook. We design and build the app to meet your marketing goals, and then navigate the iTunes App Store approval process. We even have a graphic artist on staff to ensure your app looks great and stands out on the iPhone desktop.

What iPhone Owners Are Saying:

What jacAPPS Customers Are Saying:

"We are very proud to be the first radio broadcasting company in the country to embrace the latest Jacobs Media iPhone streaming technology.  It underscores our company's commitment to applying the latest technology to the strong core foundation that free radio provides to its listeners and advertisers."

Peter Smyth
Chairman and CEO
Greater Media, Inc.

"As manager of a brand that is always in search of our next infusion of “cool”, to me the iPhone app made perfect sense for The Hog. It wasn’t ‘til after we were up and streaming this new way of delivering our content that a huge onslaught of positive e-mail made me realize I had underestimated just how much “cool” we were getting for the money! Hog Heads LOVE the iPhone app from Jacobs!"

Keith Hastings
Program Director
WHQG/Milwaukee

"It’s great to work with a company who recognizes an opportunity and moves fast to implement it for their clients.  WTMD plays music that’s off the charts and Jacob’s Media knocked one out of the park with the iPhone app they developed for us. We could have never gone from idea to completion in the 10 days it took Jacobs to create our app. We’ve hit the top 50 in the iTunes app top free music apps, gotten great reviews for its reliability and sound quality and extended our brand from here in Baltimore to whole world."

Steve Yasko
General Manager
WTMD 89.7/Towson, MD

"The Jacobs Media iPhone app enables us to compete with a more brand centric app than all of the competition out there. I like the fact that my radio stations are not grouped into a corporate app with 1,200 other radio stations. The willingness of Jacobs and the software development team at Gladworks is also a huge asset. If you have an idea you would like to implement for your radio station you can go to them directly and not have to worry about limitations."

Phil Becker
Director of Programming
Oasis Radio Group / Ft. Wayne, IN

"Since our app went live in the Apple Store, we have seen impressive increases in our listener sessions. In addition, we have received comments from France, Germany, Croatia, Japan and others. As an internet only station, this app has been a terrific boost to our audience."

Dan Guthrie
KUJO99 / www.kujo99.com

What the Press and Pundits Are Saying:

“Now, Jacobs Media is custom-tailoring the process with its new “iPhone one-touch” application...  The software loads your station’s logo onto iPhones and enables consumers to tap and listen for free.”

“The net result is that the station’s stream is branded with the station’s logo, which appears as an icon on the iPhone. One touch of that icon and you are streaming that particular station. What is lost in variety is made up for with speed and simplicity. I know that 90% of the time I listen to the same station or two, so to me this makes perfect sense.”

“The iPhone offers may easy ways to listen to radio wherever you are, and the latest is a  station specific button app developed by Jacobs Media. They call it the Stationalized iPhone App, customizable with station artwork and directly pointing to the station mp3 stream.”

“Unlike a gaggle of iPhone applications that give users access to Internet radio through large Web radio aggregation sites, the Jacobs application allows iPhone owners to access up to five individual streams under a single distinctive logo that appears directly on an iPhones users desktop. What’s even more attractive is that the application connects the iPhone user directly to the station’s stream with no intermediaries. That means a given station can provide users its distinctive logo access icon with the ability to tap a main program stream as well as multicast and/or special event streams. And all with one touch convenience to station loyal listeners.”

Is there an annual/ongoing fee for the app?

No.  It's a one time fee.

What if I want something special/different?

We can do anything you can imagine.  There's programming and development fees, but most small changes or customizations beyond the standard app functionality are very reasonable.  The sky's the limit, however, in terms of what functionality we can add in to the basic app.

Can I directly link to my app from my web site or emails?

Yes!  You can place a link on the main page of your website. One click takes the iPhone owner directly to your streaming app, bypassing the iTunes Store main page and App Store menu of apps by category. A couple of clicks and they can stream your station on their iPhone.

Can I link to my site or include my phone number in the app?

Absolutely - The standard app includes the ability to link to your site, an email club sign-up, email the station, or even a one-touch request line or text message.  It's built in to our app!

Do you have many examples of what I can do with an App?

Over on the side of this page are some of the many live examples of our Apps you can download right now.  These will provide a sense of the variety of ways we've implemented and customized the app for various commercial, public and online-only properties:

How hard is it to download & install an app on the iPhone?

It's simple - and fast.  We've created the short video below showing exactly how it's done.