Observed arrival · 2026-09-19
ZapperRadio Keeps the Ads Waiting
A free Windows internet-radio player that keeps up to 20 favorite stations connected and muted, so switching stations skips the usual pre-roll delay.
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- Windows listeners who switch radio stations often
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- Up to 20 muted favorites stay connected, using roughly 2–4 Mbit/s in total.
Field notes
The player uses a preconnection workaround: selected stations continue streaming silently so a listener can switch by unmuting an existing stream. The page estimates that 20 favorites consume about 2–4 Mbit/s and says the app reads station metadata, labels music versus speech or ads, and keeps 12 hours of play history. The Windows installer is offered for both x64 and ARM, but the site notes that it is not digitally signed yet.
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