Localwave: Australian Radio
Jaco-Stefan Olwagen Music iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Localwave: Australian Radio is a free Music app for iPhone and iPad by Jaco-Stefan Olwagen. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated October 18, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 4 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 18
- 2026 · v2.2.0
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About Localwave: Australian Radio
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/
What’s new
Version 2.2.0 · Updated October 18, 2026
Add the stations we don't have yet. - Add your own station. A name and a stream address are all you need. The app checks the address works, takes the station's name and genre from the stream itself, and finds the town on the map for you. - Stations from outside Australia are welcome too. - Added 91.3 SportFM, Perth's community sport station. - Station logos are no longer cropped square, so wide logos read properly. - The lock screen now shows a station's town when it has no frequency. - Tidied up station rows that had nothing to show on their second line. Every town has a voice. Find it.
App privacy
The developer, Jaco-Stefan Olwagen, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Alternatives to Localwave: Australian Radio
Looking for apps like Localwave: Australian Radio? Here are 6 similar apps on the App Store. The highest rated is ZPlayer – Your Music, Your Way (5.0/5), and all 6 are free to download.
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Radio New Zealand: FM & Online
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Community Radio Plus
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Localwave: Australian Radio | – | Free | October 18, 2026 | |
| Radio Australia FM Stations | 4.8 / 5 (10) | Free | Jun 13, 2026 | Compare |
| ZPlayer – Your Music, Your Way | 5.0 / 5 (2) | Free | Oct 23, 2026 | Compare |
| Australia Radio App Live DAB | 4.8 / 5 (18) | Free | Oct 7, 2026 | Compare |
| Radio Australia - Radio AU | 4.8 / 5 (104) | Free | Oct 9, 2026 | Compare |
| Radio New Zealand: FM & Online | 4.5 / 5 (13) | Free | Oct 7, 2026 | Compare |
| Community Radio Plus | 4.2 / 5 (6) | Free | Aug 17, 2026 | Compare |