NPR, Apple Team Up for First Streaming News Station on iTunes Radio

by Karl Utermohlen | March 24, 2014 2:47 pm

National Public Radio (NPR) and Apple (AAPL[1]) are joining forces to create the first news station on Apple’s audio streaming service.

NPR[2]iTunes Radio has been around since last fall but it existed exclusively to stream music until now[3]. Apple is bringing a free NPR stream 24 hours a day that includes a mixture of live shows and pre-recorded programming.

The stream will help both companies as NPR fans will probably download iTunes Radio if they haven’t already. The radio station already attracts over 30 million visitors a month, but this deal will help it get even more exposure thanks to Apple’s streaming service.

AAPL stock is up about 1.2% Monday.

Endnotes:

  1. AAPL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AAPL
  2. [Image]: https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Apple.jpg
  3. until now: http://recode.net/2014/03/24/itunes-radio-gets-news-radio-via-npr/

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