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WDR 5 on Windows Pc

Developed By: Westdeutscher Rundfunk

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.71.0
Size 87.5 MB
Release Date November 05, 24
Category Entertainment Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (12)]

What's New:
Mit diesem Update haben wir kleine Fehler behoben.Gefällt Ihnen die App? Wir freuen uns über Rezensionen! Müssen wir uns etwas noch einmal genauer ansehen?... [see more]

Description from Developer:
The WDR 5 app offers the radio live stream from WDR 5 with additional information about the broadcast. You can also jump back up to half an hour in the stream. In addition, we offe... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download WDR 5 and install on Windows PC. WDR 5 is free Entertainment app, developed by Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Latest version of WDR 5 is 1.71.0, was released on 2024-11-05 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of WDR 5 is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install WDR 5 on Windows?

Instruction on how to install WDR 5 on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install WDR 5 on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install WDR 5 using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "WDR 5" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install WDR 5 on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "WDR 5" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.71.0 , 1.65.0.

Download WDR 5 1.71.0 on Windows PC – 87.5 MB

Download WDR 5 1.65.0 on Windows PC – 87 MB

The WDR 5 app offers the radio live stream from WDR 5 with additional information about the broadcast. You can also jump back up to half an hour in the stream. In addition, we offer all on-demand audios from the radio program for listening, saving and sharing.

In the "Start" area you will find the editors' current listening recommendations on various topics, as well as the most listened to audios from WDR 5. There are also all podcasts/broadcasts from A to Z and links to the playlist and the service pages for recipes, book tips and moderator information.

Are you particularly interested in certain topics or programs? Under "My WDR 5" you can create your personal collection of saved audios and also browse and subscribe to the content of individual programs.

Under "Program" you will find all broadcast times and additional information about the programs. You can also call up specific days.

You can use "Contact" to write directly to the WDR 5 team.

The app and its content are free for you. We recommend retrieving audios from the WLAN or via a mobile data flat rate with a view to the data volume. You can also reduce the stream quality in the settings.

The app uses the following permissions on your device:
Storage - For storing content (including audios available offline).
Telephone - You can call us directly via "Contact".

We look forward to feedback to wdr5app@wdr.de.
Mit diesem Update haben wir kleine Fehler behoben.
Gefällt Ihnen die App? Wir freuen uns über Rezensionen! Müssen wir uns etwas noch einmal genauer ansehen? Dann schreiben Sie uns gerne über den Kontakt in der App.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to record audio.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.