# Localwave: Australian Radio — Live Community Station Map > Live Community Station Map (iPhone/iPad app by Jaco-Stefan Olwagen.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/localwave-australian-radio/id6761519338 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Jaco-Stefan Olwagen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888374910) - Category: Music, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 4 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-04-07 - Data updated: 2026-08-25 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/localwave-australian-radio/id6761519338/reviews.md ## What is Localwave? Discover 1500+ Australian radio stations on an interactive map. Community, ABC, local FM, all free to stream. Tap a pin, hear your town's voice. No ads, no sign-up needed. Every town in Australia has a voice. Localwave helps you find it. Localwave is the first Australian radio app built around a map. Instead of scrolling through lists, explore stations the way they exist, scattered across the country, from the heart of Sydney to remote outback towns. Zoom into any region and see every community, ABC, and local station broadcasting there. Tap a pin, and you're listening in seconds. WHY LOCALWAVE? Community radio has been Australia's grassroots soundtrack since 1974. Over 450 community stations serve every corner of the country, from Triple R in Melbourne to 8CCC in Alice Springs, from 4ZZZ in Brisbane to 6EBA in Perth. These stations champion local music, indigenous voices, multicultural programming, and hyperlocal news that the commercial networks ignore. Yet no app gives community radio the spotlight it deserves. RadioApp pushes commercial stations. LiSTNR only carries the SCA network. Localwave puts community first. FEATURES • Interactive map with every Australian radio station pinned to its broadcast location • Genre filters: music, talk, news, sport, indigenous, multicultural, country, jazz, classical, and more • Background playback with lock screen and Dynamic Island controls • Sleep timer for drifting off to late-night community radio • Search by station name, city, or region • Favourite stations for quick access • AirPlay and Bluetooth support • Live Activity on your lock screen while listening • Clean, ad-free experience STATIONS ACROSS AUSTRALIA • New South Wales: FBi Radio, 2SER, Eastside Radio, and hundreds more • Victoria: Triple R, PBS, SYN, 3CR • Queensland: 4ZZZ, 4EB, Radio National Cairns • South Australia: Three D Radio, Radio Adelaide • Western Australia: RTRFM, 6EBA • Tasmania: Edge Radio, City Park Radio • Northern Territory: 8CCC, CAAMA • ACT: ArtSound FM, 2XX Plus all ABC and SBS national services. COMPLETELY FREE Every feature is unlocked for everyone, with no paid tier and no limits: • Unlimited favourites • Share any station with friends, so they can listen straight away • Stream recording for offline listening • Personal notes on stations • Home screen widgets for one-tap playback NO ADS. NO TRACKING. NO WORRIES. Localwave contains no advertisements and no third-party tracking. Your listening habits stay on your device. We request location access only to show nearby stations, your location is never sent to any server. AUSTRALIAN MADE Built with pride in Australia using native iOS technologies. Localwave feels right at home on your iPhone. Every town has a voice. Find it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Localwave+ | $2.99 | per year | | Localwave+ | $0.49 | per month | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.1 — 2026-08-22 Better stations, and the app opens where you want it. - Choose your default screen. Open straight to Favourites, Stations, the map or anywhere else, from Settings. - Fixed stations that were playing the wrong stream, including B105, Triple J, ABC Radio Brisbane and ABC Radio National. - Hundreds of stations now show their real on air name instead of a callsign, so Radio Blue Mountains is Radio Blue Mountains, not 2BLU. - Regional ABC listeners now hear their own local station rather than the capital city feed. - Removed stations whose streams no longer exist, and merged duplicate listings. Every town has a voice. Find it. ### 2.00 — 2026-05-31 Localwave is now completely free. Every feature is unlocked for everyone, with no paid tier and no limits. New in 2.0: • Unlimited favourites for everyone • Share any station with friends: send a link that lets them listen straight away or get the app • Stream recording and station notes, now free for all Every town has a voice. Find it. ### 1.0.3 — 2026-04-09 HIG "Playing Audio" compliance — System volume slider (MPVolumeView) with AirPlay route picker, proper audio session lifecycle Redesigned station card — Single expandable sheet with 3 detents (25%/55%/85%) replaces the old 3-step card → mini player → NowPlaying flow Favourite button on map cards — Heart toggle directly in the station card Recording playback fix — Audio session properly activated for recording playback HTTP stream recording fix — NSAllowsArbitraryLoads for URLSession access to HTTP streams ### 1.0.2 — 2026-04-08 Fixed stream recording playback - recordings now save and play back with audio General stability improvements ### 1.0.1 — 2026-04-07 Fixed an issue where tapping the record button would stop playback and close the now playing screen. 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*