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REVIEW
The Wind+ turns the LG TV into a single-station radio receiver.
Radio Training Network's free webOS channel streams The Wind audio to the living room — a niche use of a 4K display, but a clean one.
BY THE APP COMRADE DESK · MAY 11, 2026 · 2 MIN READ
The Wind+ is the kind of app that exists because broadcast radio still wants a foothold on the smart-TV home screen. Radio Training Network operates The Wind as a terrestrial and online station; the webOS app simply pipes that stream onto an LG TV without asking for an account, a subscription, or a pre-roll. It’s narrow software for a specific audience, and the narrowness is the point.
On any 4K OLED, an audio-only app is going to feel like a strange use of the hardware — the screen sits there while the speakers carry the load. But for a household that wants the station on in the kitchen while the TV is the loudest speaker in the house, the math works. No phone tether, no Bluetooth handshake, no Chromecast queue.
What’s missing is the polish layer that would justify the display: a now-playing read-out, a schedule grid, maybe ambient artwork. As shipped, The Wind+ is functional and honest about what it is — a free single-station receiver. That’s enough for the listeners it’s built for and not much for anyone else.
The Wind+ exists for one task — pipe a Christian-radio stream through the TV speakers — and it does that task without fuss.
FEATURES
The Wind+ is a free LG webOS app from Radio Training Network — the operator of the broadcast-radio brand The Wind. The webOS build is a single-purpose audio-streaming front end: launch it, wait for the buffer, and the station plays through the TV's speakers or whatever's wired into HDMI-ARC.
There's no live-TV component, no on-demand library, and no per-show DVR. The interface is the kind of static now-playing card you'd expect from a station-branded app — logo, station identifier, and minimal transport controls operated by the Magic Remote. Audio runs as long as the TV stays on the app.
Sign-in isn't required, which is the right call for a free single-stream app. Nothing here suggests podcast support, schedule listings, or alternate station selection — the "+" in the name appears to denote the connected-TV companion rather than a premium tier.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
The app does the one thing a station-branded TV channel should do — stream the station, reliably, with no account wall and no upsell. For a household that wants The Wind on in the background without tying up a phone or a Bluetooth speaker, the LG version is a legitimately useful install.
Being free with no ads in the app shell (the broadcast stream carries whatever sponsorship the station inserts) keeps the channel honest. There's nothing for Radio Training Network to monetise here beyond audience reach, and the build reflects that — no dark patterns, no tracking prompts, no "rate us" interrupts.
ROOM TO IMPROVE
This is, by design, a one-station app. There's no library, no related-stations carousel, no podcast or on-demand catalogue — which is fine if you already know you want The Wind and not fine if you don't. A small "currently playing" track read-out would help; standing in front of an LG OLED to learn what's on air feels like underuse of the display.
Audio-only apps on a 4K TV also have an inherent awkwardness: the screen sits idle while the speakers work. Ambient artwork, schedule cards, or even a static visualiser would justify the screen real estate.
CONCLUSION
The Wind+ is a narrow recommendation for listeners of the broadcast station who'd rather not stream from a phone. Everyone else can skip it without missing anything — there's no general-purpose radio functionality. As a free, unobtrusive single-station channel on webOS, it earns its slot on the home screen for the audience it's built for.