The free online radio tuner to listen, discover and share your radio stations

Frequently Asked Questions

    GENERAL

  1. What is Streema?
    It's a site to tune into all your favorite radio stations, directly from your browser, with no download required. It's also a place to share these stations with your friends and discover hidden gems within the thousands of radio stations that are currently available on the Internet. And the best part is that it's free!
  2. Who are you and why do you do this?
    We're just a bunch of guys that love listening to radio and needed a website that could serve primarily as a simple radio tuner. We also think that radio stations give us a unique way to discover new music. = )
  3. How do I listen to a radio station on my temporary Playlist or my Favorites?
    Just click the Playlist or Favorites button on the player and then choose a radio station. This will launch the stream and play it through the hidden embedded player on our page.
  4. Why are there some Radio Stations that do not display the song and band name (a.k.a. "Song Info") of the song that is currently playing? Why does the "Song Info" icon appear for a particular radio on the directory when I can't see the actual song information on the player's display?
    As for the first question, the simple answer is that only some radio stations offer this information. The slightly less simple answer is that when they do, it is not always easy to grab and display it. So for now, our selection of radio stations that show the song information is limited, but we're working to expand it to more stations in the near future. As for the second question, it happens sometimes that certain radio stations generally offer this information but occasionally do not send it, which is why you'll find that some stations appear with the "Song Info" icon on the directory when there is no song information displayed on our player.
  5. If I leave Streema without registering, what happens to my temporary Playlist?
    It disappears! So don't forget to register in order to save your radio station playlist.
  6. How do I request a new radio?
    You may not find all of your favorite stations within our directory of free radio stations; so if there is anything missing, just go to the Radios section and click on the "Request a Radio" button. You will be taken to the Radio Request page, where you can provide us with the Radio Name, Homepage (URL), and other useful information. We'll add that radio as soon as we can!

    7. STREEMA ON FACEBOOK

  7. I see you guys have an application on Facebook. Very cool! How does that work?
    We're incredibly excited about being on Facebook! For those who have an account on Facebook, you can add our new app here. This will give our community of users yet another avenue to listen to their favorite radio stations.
  8. I also have a Page on Facebook. Can I add a radio station to it?
    Yes you can!! You'll need to use the Streema Radio Tuner for Pages application. This is another app we developed that allows you to add a radio station to your Page, so that visitors can play that radio directly from your Page. If you are a Page owner on Facebook, this is the application for you!

    9. OUR SITE AFTER YOU'VE REGISTERED

  9. What's the Friends list for?
    Once you add a friend who is also using Streema, you will see how easy it is to tune in and check out what your friend is listening to. If you click on your friend's username, you'll be able to see what your friend has on their Favorites as well as who's on their friend list. You can look for people you know by browsing your friend's own Friends lists or by using the "Add" link on the bottom side of your Friends list. Also, feel free to invite friends who are currently not using Streema via the Invite tab of the Home section.
  10. How do I remove/delete a radio station from my Favorite's list?
    To do so, go to the Home tab (you need to be logged in) and you'll see an "Edit" button right next to the "Favorites". Click on the "Edit" button and remove any station by clicking on the "cross" that appears on the left of every station's name. Once you're done removing stations, click on "Done" (which is located where the "Edit" was), and that's it.
  11. How private can I keep my Favorites and the radio that I'm currently listening to?
    As private as you would like! Go to My Account and there you will be able to set the privacy level you feel comfortable with.
  12. I clicked on someone's username and nothing happens. What's going on?
    Most likely, that user has their privacy level set in a way to keep their 'spot' private.
  13. What are Private Messages and how do I use them?
    In order to allow users to recommend radio stations to their friends and send short messages to them, we've created the Private Messages. You can find this in the Home > Messages section of our site. All you need to do is to choose the friend you want to send the message to, pick a radio station if you'd like to recommend one, and write a short message. That's it!
  14. This application absolutely ROCKS! How can I help spread the word?
    If you want to invite your friends through our site, there's an Invite tab under the Home section. We're also working on other methods to share Streema with your friends, such as badges and widgets. For now, you can go to our Banners and Logos section. Thank you for telling the world about our site! = )
  15. I sent an invite and my friend never received it. What can I do?
    Ask your friend to please check their junk or bulk mail folder. While SPAM filters are a great invention, they're definitely not perfect!!

    16. THE BORING TECHNICAL ISSUES

  16. What do I need in order to use Streema?
    First, you need to have Windows Media Player version 9.0 or above installed on your computer - however, we recommend Windows Media Player 11. You also need Real Player installed for certain radio stations that only stream with Real Audio. Our application is optimized for Internet Explorer 7.x, Mozilla Firefox 2.x/3.x, Chrome and Safari (read more here). You should also have at least a 56k Internet connection, but a broadband connection will give you the best results.
  17. And what about Linux?
    You can also enjoy Streema in Linux if you are using Ubuntu and Mozilla Firefox 3, to do so, follow the next steps. First, open the Package Manager and search for "gstreamer". Then, select and install the following packages: "gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad", "gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly" and "gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse". That's it!
    Note: if you have VLC installed, this might not work.
  18. I have a Mac and some radio stations simply don't work. What's going on?
    Believe us when we tell you that we feel the pain! Unfortunately, there are some radio streams that simply don't work with either the Mac version of Windows Media Player or even with Flip4Mac. The same thing happens with other platforms such as Linux. In the future we'd like to have a sophisticated system that will alert you in advance if a stream won't work with your platform.
  19. My browser is alerting about missing plugins. What can I do?
    First, make sure you have both Windows Media Player and Real Player installed (see FAQ #16). If you're a PC user with the Firefox browser instead of Internet Explorer, you might have to download the recently developed Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin (it will enable you to control the volume and know the status of the stream for many more stations). If you're a Mac user and don't want to install Windows Media Player, you can try downloading Windows Media Components for Quicktime (by Flip4Mac), although it's not our recommended solution since it may not work on all Macs.
  20. Why does the stream keep buffering?
    There are many radio stations that stream at a very high quality, which is great when you have a broadband connection - but not so great when you are using dialup! You'll also notice that many stations take a long time to load (even up to two minutes!) even if you have a broadband connection. That's unfortunately something that is unrelated to Streema. If you have a Mac, or are using another OS, there are additional reasons why this might be happening (see FAQ #18).
  21. A radio isn't working very well and I want to let you guys know about it.
    There is a very simple way to alert us about radio streams that are having problems: click on the link that says "Report this station" which appears on the player's screen, and then confirm that you want to report that particular station. That's it! We use this data now to investigate if the stream has changed and we intend to use it in the future to show radio performance.

Any questions or comments? Send us an email to info at streema dot com or use the contact form.