When did Radio Disney start the next big thing?
The former radio studio that housed Radio Disney in Dallas began to be used by The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show in 2008. The network launched on October 8, 2008 the Next Big Thing feature which allows listeners vote on young unsigned artists’ songs to be played. In 2013, the Radio Disney Music Awards began airing on the Disney Channel.
When is Radio Disney going to shut down?
On December 3, 2020, Disney announced that Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country would be shut down in the first quarter of 2021. On April 14, 2021, Radio Disney ceased broadcast when its last remaining terrestrial station, KRDC, was quietly changed to a simulcast of KSPN 710 AM, an ESPN Radio frequency.
How many radio stations does Radio Disney have?
By August 1998, 28 stations had affiliated with Radio Disney, with an expected 63 stations by the end of 1999. Radio Disney purchased KAAM (AM) (Plano, Texas) for $12 million and switched the station to the network in July. In 1998, the network was based out of its Dallas station.
Who is the parent company of Radio Disney?
Operational duties of Radio Disney were transferred to the company’s Disney–ABC Cable Networks Group (currently d.b.a. Disney Channels Worldwide), which otherwise operates Disney’s cable television properties, except for ESPN.
When did ABC Radio stop broadcasting at Disney World?
After Disney’s acquisition of CC/ABC, Disney had ABC Radio cancel the agreement in August 1996 plus announced the start of its own children’s network and ended AAHS’s Disney World broadcasting rights.
When did Capital Disney Digital Radio come out?
Disney entered a joint venture to launch Capital Disney digital radio channel in Britain and operated from 2002 until June 29, 2007. In 2004, Disney paid the former Children’s Broadcasting Corporation (which operated children’s radio network Radio Aahs) $12.4 million in a lawsuit settlement.