Last week we had a member here who needed Flash to listen to his favorite stations. And neither iPad's not (most) Android laptops support that. And, of course, don't have a very good speakers. So you should use either a headphone/earbuds or external speakers. But for those external speakers the tablet should have a connection. And, of course, it should have WiFi, so it can connect to your wireless router.
So you've got some nice selection criteria, when you visit a shop:
- must have WiFi
- must be able to use external speakers
- must be able to play that specific radio channel
Let the sales person show that it work, before you buy it!
Kees
Very simple for some one who knows ..we live in newcastle and my wife would like to listen to sydney am radio and I am thinking I may be able to stream it in via a tablet? I can do it on my desktop but am not computer savy enough to know if a tablet is the same

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