Over a year later I decided to try this app again. I actually really love the variety in stations and the previous spotty connection doesn't happen anymore. I still have the same complaint - I don't want to have the lock screen ads. Unfortunately they can't be turned off. On Reddit I saw recommendations to force stop the app. Haven't tried that yet, but I do snooze it for 4 hours EVERY time it pops up. We'll see how long I keep this app until this feature annoys me enough to rage delete.