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LE-RADAR

Québec student newspapers, campus radio and sports, all in one place
New in version 1.2.4
Glass radio bar pinned under the masthead; Stop (■) button; current or upcoming show.
Articles as rounded cards; tapping one opens the original outlet.
Official station logos (notification, lock screen, car) and a new notification icon.
Bigger logo; status-bar safe area respected.
Local crash report with Copy and Share (nothing is sent).
LE-RADAR gathers student newspapers, campus radio and sports from Québec cégeps and universities.

The app is for discovery and for a list kept on the device. It does not replace the publications. The full article opens on the outlet that wrote it, in the system browser, with that outlet’s name on the button.

• Follow a paper, a region or a keyword
• Hide a source
• Save a card and revisit recently opened articles
• Read the last loaded feed offline
• Share the original article or the LE-RADAR card
• Listen to a campus station when an HTTPS stream is available

Some feed items are in English and are marked EN.

Network use: on each start the app downloads the current feed, the source list and the radio list from https://le-radar.ca/. While a station plays, it also fetches what is on air from https://le-radar.ca/radio-nowplaying.json. If that fails, it uses the copy bundled in the app. Card images load from each outlet’s own website, and radio audio streams directly from the station.

No account. No ads. Follows and favorites stay on the device and can be erased in Settings.

The interface language menu is the same as on https://le-radar.ca/ : French, English, and the other languages offered there. Original keeps each article in the language it was written in. Known interface phrases are translated on the device. Other phrases use the LE-RADAR translation cache and the same public translation services as the website.

LE-RADAR means Le Réseau Académique de Découverte et d’Agrégation de Ressources. The website https://le-radar.ca/ stays available on its own.

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 1.2.4 (9) suggested Added on Oct 29, 2026

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • ca.leradar.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 4.5 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 1.2.3
    Silent student radio stations now show as "Offline" instead of disappearing.
    A short notice appears when you start an offline station.
    Opening « quotes are kept in article titles.
  • Version 1.2.3 (8) - Added on Oct 27, 2026

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • ca.leradar.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 4.2 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 1.1.1
    Settings now shows the correct version number. Store listing updated.
  • Version 1.1.1 (4) - Added on Oct 25, 2026

    This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • ca.leradar.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 4.0 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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