WTMD 89.7 vs 98 Rock Baltimore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WTMD 89.7
Stream live radio, discover new music from Baltimore's vibrant scene, and catch up on past shows. Stay informed about local events and receive alerts for your favorite broadcasts. This app connects you to music and culture.
- Live streaming radio
- New music discovery
- On-demand show access
- Local event updates
- Customizable notifications
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WTMD Mobile App: Your Home for Total Music Discovery Experience the best in music and cultural programming with the WTMD Mobile App, powered by AirKast. Whether you’re a lifelong music lover or discovering Baltimore’s vibrant arts scene for the first time, WTMD is your trusted source for Total Music Discovery. Key Features - Live Streaming: Enjoy WTMD’s signature blend of handpicked music, cultural programming, and more—anytime, anywhere. - Music Discovery: Be the first to hear the latest from Baltimore’s thriving music scene, alongside iconic artists and timeless tracks. - On-Demand Access: Miss a show? Catch up on archived episodes whenever it’s convenient for you. - Event Updates: Stay informed about live concerts, art openings, film screenings, and exclusive WTMD events. - Notifications and Alerts: Get notifications for your favorite shows and special broadcasts. At WTMD, we believe in the power of music and art to elevate communities and enrich lives. Listener support drives our mission to strengthen Baltimore’s creative scene and provide unmatched opportunities for local talent to shine. Discover, connect, and celebrate the music and culture of Baltimore. Download the WTMD Mobile App and take your passion for Total Music Discovery wherever life takes you. WTMD: Music. Culture. Community.
98 Rock Baltimore
Listen to Baltimore's premier rock radio station, featuring live broadcasts and updates. This app serves as the flagship station for the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles.
- Live rock radio broadcasts
- Baltimore Ravens flagship
- Baltimore Orioles flagship
- Local sports updates
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Baltimore's Rock Radio 98 Rock. Flagship Station of the Baltimore Ravens and the Baltimore Orioles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WTMD 89.7 at 4.7 against 98 Rock Baltimore's 3.3. WTMD 89.7 also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 51%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WTMD 89.7 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of WTMD 89.7's written reviews are positive against 51% of 98 Rock Baltimore's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | WTMD 89.7 | 98 Rock Baltimore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (63 ratings) — better | 3.3 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better | 50.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baltimore Public Media Corporation | Hearst Television |
Customer experience
WTMD 89.7
98 Rock Baltimore
User reviews
WTMD 89.7
From 63 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Great music selection
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 🌍 Listen anywhere
- 🌟 Discover new artists
- 📱 Stream quality is good
Room to improve
- 🐛 App has been problematic
- 🐛 Very slow to load
- 🐛 Playlist will not update
- 🐛 Takes forever to load
- 🐛 Does not work with car play
98 Rock Baltimore
From 35 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Listen outside FM range
- 👍 Listen on phone
- 👍 Great for live broadcast
- 👍 Listen to JSS live
- 👍 Listen to morning show anywhere
Room to improve
- 🐛 Video ads on pause
- 🐛 Ads every time you pause
- 🐛 Laggy streaming
- 🐛 Audio/video stops unexpectedly
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
Bugs and requests
WTMD 89.7
Reported bugs
15 issues- Playlist will not update
- App will stop periodically and randomly
- App does not launch from iPhone sometimes
- App does not integrate with car play
- App does not stop playing when a call comes in
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- App will not resume playing during a call
- Track listings have not updated
- Buggy and battery draining
- Crashes
- Incompatible with latest iPhone update
- Freezes immediately
- HD stream doesn't work
- HD-2 stream hasn't worked
- HD-2 stream not working at all
- Typo in the app (WTDM instead of WTMD)
Requested features
6 requests- Add a button to save a song to purchase later
- Add weather into the station
- Show album art
- Play in the background through safari
- See upcoming schedule
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- See when news brief breaks will be on
98 Rock Baltimore
Reported bugs
46 issues- Video ads every time you pause
- App only plays live audio when app is pulled up using Apple CarPlay
- Laggy streaming, audio/video frequency stops unexpectedly
- Downloaded podcasts throw errors
- Blackout location not accurate
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- App cuts out, error message 'problem loading audio'
- Audio constantly stops playing on Wi-Fi
- Does not respect landscape mode on iPad
- Doesn't want to run in the background
- Audio cuts out randomly
- New version is sucky, killed HD2 and HD3 stations, audio stream unstable
- App continuously crashes, needs to be reloaded multiple times a week
- Audio drops constantly on cell service or Wi-Fi
- Crashed immediately every time tried to open
- Song titles are never right
- Audio cuts out randomly
- Station cuts in and out, LiveWire video stops
- Stream constantly cuts out, needs stop/play every other minute
- App crashed perpetually during a long drive
- App constantly crashes and goes mute
- Audio randomly stops, sometimes plays for 5 mins, sometimes starts/stops 20 times a min
- Audio constantly crashes, need to hit stop/play to get it back
- App will stop playing, have to hit play/stop constantly
- Audio crashes all the time, only works for a couple minutes before stopping
- Update app for iPhone 5 and fix audio streaming bugs
- App crashes or hangs from time to time
- Crashing and loss of audio
- Crashes, a lot
- Suddenly stopping or locking up, only works for minutes at a time
- App just stares, does nothing, no sound, goes back to home screen
- Alarm is wonky, audio cuts out and switches to loud alarm
- Stops playing randomly
- App needs to be compatible for iOS 5.x
- No content, only ads work
- Occasional cut out and stop of app when multi-tasking
- No solid connection with edge network
- Doesn't play indie and classic work
- Bug when trying to increase or decrease volume (shuts app down)
- Constantly crashes
- Crashes so frequently, doesn't support multitasking
- Shuts off when trying to turn up volume
- Crashes in iOS4
- Crashes on the new OS
- A LOT of dropout and lag time
- App doesn't play in background
- Alarm is wonky
Requested features
12 requests- Make ads audio only
- Fix Apple CarPlay audio issue
- Update app for refresh
- Support CarPlay
- Add volume up/down button on screen
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- Add LiveWire button to app
- Update app for iPhone 5
- Add support for playback control with headphone remote
- Display track and artist names
- Show what song is currently playing
- Add more bells and whistles
- Add a shrine to Josh
In-app purchases
WTMD 89.7
No in-app purchases
98 Rock Baltimore
No in-app purchases
Questions
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