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©Copyright 2016 NextRadio | Page 1 WELCOME TO THE NEXTRADIO USER MANUAL Here you will find a general breakdown of what NextRadio is, how it works, and how you can use it to get the most out of your listening experience. For a quick video overview of NextRadio - Click here What is NextRadio? NextRadio® is a free Android smartphone application that combines local, over-the- air FM radio through your device's built-in tuner with enhanced content via the Internet to let you experience FM radio on your smartphone in a brand new way. Get a real-time view of what’s playing on- air and interact live with your favorite local radio stations, all while using up to 92% less data, and up to 75% less battery compared to streaming radio apps. NextRadio may also be your lifeline in emergency situations when cellular networks are down or overloaded due to a disaster. Because NextRadio doesn’t rely on data, it keeps on working!

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WELCOME TO T H E N E X T RAD IO U S E R MANUA L

HereyouwillfindageneralbreakdownofwhatNextRadiois,howitworks,andhowyoucanuseittogetthemostoutofyourlisteningexperience.ForaquickvideooverviewofNextRadio-Clickhere

WhatisNextRadio?NextRadio®isafreeAndroidsmartphoneapplicationthatcombineslocal,over-the-airFMradiothroughyourdevice'sbuilt-intunerwithenhancedcontentviatheInternettoletyouexperienceFMradioonyoursmartphoneinabrandnewway.Getareal-timeviewofwhat’splayingon-airandinteractlivewithyourfavoritelocalradiostations,allwhileusingupto92%lessdata,andupto75%lessbatterycomparedtostreamingradioapps.

NextRadiomayalsobeyourlifelineinemergencysituationswhencellularnetworksaredownoroverloadedduetoadisaster.BecauseNextRadiodoesn’trelyondata,itkeepsonworking!

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Headphones

Gettingstarted

WhenNextRadioisfirstlaunched,thephone’slocationisusedtocreateaguideofyourlocalFMstations.Ifyourphone’slocationservicesareturnedoff,youmustenterazip/postalcodetobeabletoreceiveyourlistoflocalstations.

Besuretopluginyourheadphones!Theyactasyourbuilt-inFMreceiver’santennaandthereforemustbepluggedinatalltimesforreception.

Next,chooseyourfavoritegenreandselectyourfavoritestationswithinthatgenre.PressSAVESTATION,thenyoucaneasilyaccessthesestation(s)inyourFavoritesGuidelater.Nowyou’rereadytostartlistening!

Chooseyourgenre Selectstations

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NowPlayingscreenOnceyouchooseastation,youaretakentoitsNowPlayingscreenwhereyoucanseewhatiscurrentlyonair.

Alongwiththeartwork,viewsongtitle,artistandalbuminformationforcurrentlyplayingsongs,programnameandscheduleinformationforaliveshow,ortitleanddescriptionofadsorpromosinsyncwiththeaudio.

Ifyouwouldliketolearnmoreortobuythesongyouarecurrentlylisteningto,tapBUYTHISSONGandcompleteyourpurchaseattheGooglePlayStore,orAmazonMusicStore.

Hearasongthatremindsyouofthat“onetimeatbandcamp”withyourfriends?ShareitonsocialmediabytappingtheSHAREBUTTONlocatedunderthealbumart.

WhenyouLIKEorDISLIKEasong,youaresendingthisdatatotheradiostationforthemtoseewhatyou,thelistener,wantanddon’twanttohear!

Tapthehearticoninthebottomcontrolbartofavoriteyourcurrentstationorthestopbuttontostopradioplay.Slideortapthecontrolbaruptoviewlastguideyouused.

NowPlaying-Share,like,buy&more!

InteractiveadvertisingTheradioadvertisementsyou’rehearingmightcomewithin-appvisualandinteractiveenhancements.Actionsyoumaybeabletotakewithinteractiveadsincludefindingnearbylocations,downloadingcoupons,placingaphonecallortext,visitingawebsite,andmore!

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RecentlyPlayedscreenSeewhatyourcurrentstationhasrecentlyplayedbyscrollingthroughtheRecentlyPlayedlistlocatedunderneaththesonginformation.Moreinformationonrecentlyplayedsongscanbeseenbytappingoneachone.Youcanevenbuysongsfromthislist!

RelatedContentCardsEasyaccesstoinformationthatrelatestowhatyou’relisteningtoisjustbelowthealbumorprogramartintheformofContentCards.ContentCardscouldbeanythingfromupcomingconcertstoadvertisements.Actionscouldincludeinstantlybuyingtickets,addinganeventtoyourphone’scalendar,findinganearbylocation,visitingawebsite,placingacall,sendingatext,andmuchmore!

RelatedscheduleinfoMoreinformationabouttheprogramyou’relisteningtomayalsobefoundinthisarea.Ifradiostationshaveprovidedtheirprogramscheduletotheapp,youcanseewhat’sontheairrightnow,andwhatyoucanexpecttoseeupnext.Dependingonthestation,youmaybeabletoCALL,TEXTandTWEETradiopersonalitiesorvisittheirwebsites.

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Browselocalstations

FavoritesListTheMyFavoriteStationslistisaconvenientwaytokeeptrackofyourfavoritessothatyoucanbrowsemoreeasilytowhatyoulistentomost.YoubegincreatingyourFavoriteslistwhenyoufirstopentheNextRadioapp,andcancontinueaddingfavoritesbyclickingtheHeartIconintheCONTROLBARnexttothestopbuttonforanystationyou’relisteningto.AccessyourFavoritesListfromtheNavigationDrawerwhichislocatedinthetopleftcornerofyourscreen.

GenreGuideTheGenreGuidedisplaysallofyourlocalstationsbygenreandisauto-categorizedforyourconvenience!AccesstheGenreGuidefromtheNavigationDrawerinthetopleftcornerofthescreen.OthertraditionalwaysofbrowsingthatyoucanalsofindinthismenuareFrequencyListandManualTuner.

LiveGuide®Blindlyscanningtheradiodialisathingofthepast.WithNextRadio’sexclusiveLiveGuide,youcancheckoutallofyourlocalFMstations’livecontentdisplayedinoneplacewhereyoucanmakeyourselectionbasedonwhatyouwanttohear.LiveGuidedisplaysalbumorprogramartfromparticipatingstationsinorderoffrequencyorfiltereddowntoonlythefavoritesyou’veselected.It’syourwaytopersonalizeafeedoftheliveandlocalradiocontentthatrelatestoyou.

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AppwidgetWidgetsareself-containedminiprogramsthatrunonthephone'shomescreen.Placeitonyourphone’shomescreentomakeoperatingNextRadiomoreconvenient.Intheappwidget,youcantaptheNEXTorBACKbuttontonavigatethroughyourgivenstationlistings.YoucanalsochoosetostopthemusicbytappingtheSTOPButton.Tapthebuttoninthetoprightcornertoexpandthewidgetscreenintothemainappinterfacewhereyouaregiventheoptiontosharethesonginformationwithfriends!

NewsfeedNextRadio'snewestfeature,Newsfeed,showsyouthelatesttweets,news,albumreleases,concerts,alerts,andmore;periodically(upto100notificationsoverall)basedonyourfavoriteradiostations!Todeleteanotificationsimplyswipeleftanditwillgoaway.

Youcanalsocheckoutartistandsongfacts,discoverandbuytoday'shottestsongs,seewho'scomingtotownandclickforticketsandsignupforemergencyalerts.

NewsfeedpullsthisinformationbasedonwhatyouhavesetasyourFavoriteStations,sothatinformationisrelevanttoyou.Throughacombinationofman+machine,wefoundawaytogiveyoucuratedmusiccontentthatmatterstoyou-allinoneplace.

Newsfeedcanbearesourceforrealworldemergencysituations(hurricanes,tornadoes,earthquakes,etc.).Theseemergencyservicesarebasedonzipcodessobesuretogointosettingstosignupfortheseservices.

Everythingyouneed,andloveaboutradiocomestogether-rightinthepalmofyourhand!

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TheNavigationDrawer• MyFavoriteStations-Haveastationyoujustcan’tgetenoughof?Additto

yourFavorites.Buildyourownlibraryofstationsusingtheappsoyoucangetintunefaster.Whileonastationyoulike,pressthehearticoninthecontrolbartoaddtoyourFavoriteStationslist

• GenreGuide–Notsurewhatyouwanttolistento?WithGenreGuidewe’llmakeiteasierforyou!WithinGenreGuideyoucannavigatethroughyourlocalstationsbyJazz,Hip-Hop,Sports,Talk,ClassicRockandmore.Allyourlocalchoiceshavebeenauto-categorizedforyourconvenience.

• LiveGuide–TheLiveGuidemakesiteasiertonavigatethroughyourlocalstationsbyofferingacurrentviewofeverythingplayinginyourlocalarea.Seesomethingyoulike?Tapthestationtogetintuneinstantly.jgjfjgjgjgjgffffffffjgggggggjjj

• Newsfeed–Helpbringyourmusictolifeandstayup-to-date!NextRadio’snewestfeature,Newsfeed,showsyouthelatesttweets,songinformation,news,albumreleases,concerts,alertsandmorebasedonyourfavoriteradiostations!

• MyLikes–WithNextRadioyoucanLikeorDislikewhatyou’rehearingbypressingthethumbsupordowniconslocateddirectlybeneaththeNowPlayingartwork.FromtheMyLikesscreen,youcantakeaction(buysong,shareonsocialmedia,etc.)atalatertime.

• MyListeningHistory–ThisscreenallowsyoutoseeahistoryofyourlisteningexperiencewithinNextRadio.ClickMyListeningHistorytoseeachronologicallistofyourmostrecentlyplayedstationsandaudioeventstorediscoverwhatyouhavelistenedtoortakeadditionalactions.

• OutputtoSpeaker–Wanttosharewhatyou’relisteningto?Outputtospeakerisyoursolution!ByclickingOutputtoSpeaker–NextRadiowillplaythroughyourdevice’sexternalspeakers.Note:SinceyourheadphonewireactsasanantennaforyourFMreceiver,youwillneedtokeepthempluggedinforreception.Youmayalsouseaspeakercableforthispurpose.

• RefreshStationList–Ifyouhaveyoursmartphone’slocationservicesturnedon,NextRadio’sstationlistupdatesautomatically.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanforcethestationlisttoupdatebyclickingthislinktoensurethatyou’regettingacompletelistofstationsinyourlisteningarea.Ifyoudon’thavelocationservicesenabled,youmayenteryourcurrentzip/postalcodetofindlocalstations.

• BasicTuner–BasicTunerisatraditionaltuningfunctionthatusesnodata.Usethenavigationalarrowstofindspecificfrequencies.Withabasictunerlikethis,youcanuseitinthegymtotuneintoaTV,drive-intheater,andmore!

• Settings–Viewthesettingspagehere(Notifications,EmergencyAlerts,Support,SendUsLove,Interface,EndUserLicenseAgreement,FrequentlyAskedQuestions,PrivacyPolicy,Version)

• Quit–TapQuittocloseNextRadioandexittheapplication.

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SettingsNotifications–TurnofforonyournotificationsforNextRadiointhistab

EmergencyAlerts–Setthelocationyouwouldlikealertsfor.

Support–Havingissueswithyourdeviceandneedhelp?ContactourSupportTeam!

SendUsLove–GototheGooglePlayStoreandtelluswhatyouthink!

Interface–Haveaccesstoadata-freebasicTuner,SeekbyFavorites

ViewFAQ–Havequestions?Here’salistoffrequentlyaskedquestions.

ViewEULA–HereyoucanviewNextRadio’sEndUserLicenseAgreement

PrivacyPolicy–HereyouwillbedirectedtotheNextRadiositesPrivacyPolicyPage

Version–ViewwhatversionofNextRadioyouarerunning.

Havequestions?VisitourFrequentlyAskedQuestions.Visitoursupportpagetocommunicatewithasupportagent.OrviewourTermsofUse.

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