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Subject: Station Programming Update - 3/1
Time: 4:38:00 PM EST
Author: theradioblog
Dear all,
It's been a while since I've posted here - sorry! We've been busy gathering feedback on the new AOL Radio and addressing all of your questions and concerns. Before I get into the new stations that are available on AOL Radio, I just wanted to first say thanks to all of those who have taken the time to send feedback to us. It really is appreciated and we are trying our best to answer as many of you as possible. As always, my e-mail box is open at TCinRadioNYC@aol.com.
Now, onto the station updates...
First, an XM update: As I've mentioned in the past, every month we examine, evaluate and rotate which 20 XM channels we offer for free on our network. This month, XM Willie's Place has been replaced with XM U.S. Country so if you're into '80s and '90s country, click here to check it out.
This past month, we've launched a bunch of new stations and have also made some changes in terms of station names.
New stations recently launched include:
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Classic Hip-Hop - The golden age of hip-hop (click here to listen)
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R&B and Soul Mix - Today's R&B and old school soul (click here to listen)
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Rock Anthems - Fist-pumping rock songs (click here to listen)
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All Michael Jackson - The King of Pop, 24/7 (click here to listen)
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Beautiful Music - Popular instrumental and vocal melodies (click here to listen)
If you're wondering what happened to an AOL Radio station, we made some changes in names including:
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Old Skool is now listed as '80s Hip-Hop
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Reggaeton and Urbano have been combined into one station: Reggaeton/Urbano
That's it for now and I'll be back in the future soon with more announcements.
Until later,
T.C.
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We don't know for sure who pulled the plug here.
My guess: It was XM that wanted a divorce. XM charges people for what AOL has been giving away for free. I know, not all XM channels were part of the free service but enough of them were. I suspect that except for the remaining long-standing dial up customers, few of AOL's BYO access users were paying extra for the full set of AOL music channels (partly because AOL keeps their premium service a secret, and almost impossible to find). XM probably figured they could do better on their own.
Let's do the math. Most places you can get DSL for $15.00. Cable and Fiber Optic packages are available that bundle Internet with TV and phone service. You do a little shopping around, you can get Internet elsewhere plus XM online and still come out ahead compared to what AOL charges for Internet Access or for BYO premium service.
Whoever wanted a split first, AOL doesn't seem to have much of a problem with this. They've made it very clear they want out of the dial-up ISP business and they are easing out of AOL proprietary software and content (things they should have done years ago). AOL will do better as a portal like Yahoo!, Google, MSN without proprietary content (available only to AOL customers).
I also would not be surprised if CBS shuts down their own web player and sends anybody who clicks on "Listen Live" on any of their station websites to AOL Radio. This likely means more traffic for AOL Radio and shared ad revenue for both companies. If this deal works out, maybe CBS/Viacom might acquire AOL or at least form some long-term "partnership." -
T. C.,
WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TO THE BONEYARD??
PLEASE HELP!
NJL -
I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for you all to fix whatever the heck the problem is . . .
Now, after all this time, and still cannot get your radio to work, I have only two words.....
Pandora.com
You lost this listener for good. -
> Comment from lisanne69 3/8/08 1:16 PM
Its after April, that stinks the only reason I like Aol radio mainly is because of XM.
Now if you're an Aol listener you get a deal where you pay about $2.99 a month <
XM Radio Online is $2.99/month for the first 6 months, then $7.99/month.
5/12/08 3:34 PM
why do people have to disrupt a good thing.