AM 970 The Answer vs NYC Media
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AM 970 The Answer
Listen to live talk radio from New York's AM 970 The Answer. Stream your favorite shows and stay connected to the station's content on your mobile device.
- Live radio streaming
- Talk radio content
- Mobile access
- New York's AM 970 The Answer
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AM 970 The Answer is the talk of New York. With the new AM 970 The Answer radio app you can feed your appetite for the best that AM 970 The Answer has to offer.
NYC Media
This official broadcast network informs, educates, and entertains New Yorkers. Discover the city's diverse people, neighborhoods, government services, and attractions through its media productions.
- Informative content about NYC
- Educational programming
- Entertainment for New Yorkers
- Highlights city services
- Showcases attractions and activities
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NYC Media is the official broadcast network and media production group of the City of New York. As a network, NYC Media's goals are to inform, educate, and entertain New Yorkers about the City's diverse people and neighborhoods, government, services, attractions, and activities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NYC Media at 88% against AM 970 The Answer's 25%. NYC Media also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). AM 970 The Answer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.
NYC Media holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of AM 970 The Answer's written reviews are positive against 88% of NYC Media's.
AM 970 The Answer ships an update every 3 weeks, NYC Media every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AM 970 The Answer | NYC Media |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Salem Radio Operations, LLC | Department of Information Technology And Telecomm |
Customer experience
AM 970 The Answer
NYC Media
In-app purchases
AM 970 The Answer
No in-app purchases
NYC Media
No in-app purchases
