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| Type | Radio network |
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| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Disney Branded Television |
| History | |
| Launch date | November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18) |
| Closed | April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14) |
| Coverage | |
| Availability | National, through broadcast stations,satellite radio, andinternet radio |
| Affiliates | See list |
| Links | |
| Website | radio.disney.com at theWayback Machine (archived December 29, 2020) |
Radio Disney was anAmerican radio network operated by the Disney Radio Networks unit ofDisney Branded Television withinDisney General Entertainment Content, headquartered inBurbank, California.
The network broadcast music programming oriented towards children, pre-teens and teenagers, focusing mainly oncurrent hit music and a heavy emphasis onteen idols (particularly those signed withDisney Music Group record labels, such asHollywood andWalt Disney); compared to mostCHR stations, Radio Disney was far more aggressive in playing only current hits and eschewedrecurrent rotation.[1]
For many years Radio Disney affiliated with stations in markets of varying size, mainly large and mid-sized markets; however, by the early 2010s, Disney had begun to phase out the network's affiliations with terrestrial radio stations, and sold its owned-and-operated Radio Disney stations (with the exception of KDIS inLos Angeles) to third-parties, in order to focus more on its programming, marketing, creating revenue producing events and distribution of Radio Disney as aninternet radio outlet on digital platforms.[2]
In 2015, Radio Disney partnered withiBiquity to distribute the network terrestrially via itsHD Radio platform, and withiHeartRadio for further digital distribution.[3] In the same year, Radio Disney launched a spin-off service,Radio Disney Country, which carried acountry music format catered towards a similar audience; in 2017, this service replaced the main Radio Disney service on KDIS, which was renamedKRDC. The network also lent its name to theRadio Disney Music Awards, an annual music awards presentation broadcast on television from 2014 to 2019 byDisney Channel.
On December 3, 2020, Disney announced that Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country would be shut down in the first quarter of 2021.[4][5][6] On April 14, 2021, Radio Disney ceased broadcast when its last remaining terrestrial station, KRDC in Los Angeles, was quietly changed to a simulcast ofKSPN 710 AM, anESPN Radio frequency. Two years later, KRDC was sold to the owners ofChristian Talk stationKWVE-FM, and today, now operates asKWVE.
Disney had for a long time been involved in the music business, building off its success in movies and TV shows, which later becameDisney Music Group. However, with radio, Disney was not committed to the medium only doing a few shows. Radio Disney is Disney's third foray into radio. In late 1955,Walt Disney startedThe Magic Kingdom radio show—running Monday through Fridays and which was heard onABC Radio.[7] Even before the 1996 Disney-CC/ABC merger, Disney and ABC Radio considered as early as 1991 planned for a children's radio network but dropped the idea.[8] Starting on July 31, 1994, Disney started a weekend radio show,Live From Walt Disney World, that originated from both Disney World and Disneyland onRadio AAHS.[8][9]
In November 1995, ABC Radio Networks and Children's Broadcast Corp. reached an agreement for ABC Radio to provide marketing and sales to Radio AAHS. 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.[10]
Radio Disney was test launched at 5 am on November 18, 1996, in four markets,Minneapolis,Atlanta,Salt Lake City, andBirmingham, Alabama byABC Radio Networks.[11][12][13] On March 8, 1997, a fifth test market was added,Seattle on former KidStar stationKKDZ.
Pleased with the results in those four test markets, ABC Radio Networks announced on May 8 that Radio Disney would begin a nationwide rollout, starting on October 1.[14] On August 26, Radio Disney was launched in Los Angeles on KTZN/710, and by the end of the year, the network had 14 affiliates.[15]
By August 1998, 28 stations had affiliated with Radio Disney, with an expected 63 stations by the end of 1999. Radio Disney purchasedKAAM (AM) (Plano, Texas) for $12 million and switched the station to the network in August.[16] In 1998, the network was based out of its Dallas station.[17]
Because my family matters, I promise to spend at least one hour each week with my family participating in fun things that draw us together and celebrate what makes us unique.
Other than music, the network aired other programs such as "Mickey & Minnie's Tune Time", a two-hour weekday toddler program, and two 60-second features per hour which included contests, "ABC News for Kids" and "Gross Me Out".[16] The network ran its Radio Disney Project Family Initiative from July 1 to September 15, 2003, with family-themed programming and events to get family to sign on to the Radio Disney Family Pledge.[18]
Radio Disney would later begin being carried onXM Satellite Radio in 2001,[19] with the station launching onSirius Satellite Radio in 2002.[2] Disney entered a joint venture to launchCapital Disney digital radio channel in Britain and operated from 2002 until June 29, 2007.[20] In 2004, Disney paid the formerChildren's Broadcasting Corporation (which operated children's radio networkRadio Aahs) $12.4 million in a lawsuit settlement.[21]
In April 2002, Radio Disney began using a new logo, which was followed by the network redesigning its website, and changing its slogan to "Your Music, Your Way" on May 28, 2002.[22][23]
On July 30, 2003, ABC Radio Networks founded theRadio Disney Group, who took over operations of most of Radio Disney's stations.[24]
2006 marked the network's 10th anniversary; Radio Disney rebroadcast its first hour of programming from November 18, 1996, on June 6, 2006, at around 4:58 pm. ET on stations in selected markets, such asWQEW.[citation needed] Also, as part of the 10th anniversary, Radio Disney held the "Totally 10 Birthday Concert" on July 22, 2006, at theArrowhead Pond inAnaheim, California.[25] It also included a simultaneous live webcast on the Radio Disney website. A second concert was held inDallas, Texas, on November 18, 2006, at theDallas Convention Center.[citation needed]
In August 2006, 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'scable television properties, except forESPN.[26]
On June 12, 2007, Disney spun off and merged itsABC Radio Networks withCitadel Broadcasting into Citadel Communications while retaining itsESPN Radio and Radio Disney networks and stations.[27][28]
In March 2008, Radio Disney and Gracenote signed a licensing agreement starting immediately that allowed the lyrics to be seen along with the song online on Radio Disney Internet Radio Player.[29] The channel began streaming live oniTunes Radio Tuner in August 2008.[30] In November 2008, Radio Disney relocated its main operations from Dallas to Los Angeles.[17] The former radio studio that housed Radio Disney in Dallas began to be used byThe Kidd Kraddick Morning Show in 2008.[17]
On October 8, 2008, the network launched theNext Big Thing feature which allowed listeners to vote on young unsigned artists' songs to be played.[31] In 2013, the Radio Disney Music Awards began airing on theDisney Channel.[32]
Sometime in April 2009, Radio Disney changed its logo to the one used until the station's closure.[33]
By 2009, Radio Disney was starting to reduce its station footprint to the larger markets to make the network more profitable. In January 2010, Radio Disney Group requested permission from the FCC to "silence" five of its owned-and-operated stations (along with a sixth station operating under alocal marketing agreement with another company) while the stations were being sold.[34] Disney sold six AM stations and one FM station that year.[2] In June 2013, Disney announced the sale of seven owned-and-operated stations in medium-sized markets, in order to refocus Radio Disney's broadcast distribution on the top-25 radio markets.[35]
On April 10, 2014, it was announced that Radio Disney'sTop 30 Countdown would become a syndicated radio show, distributed byRick Dees's Dees Entertainment.[36] Aha Radio,Slacker and ShowMobile signed online carriage agreements with the network in mid-2014.[2]
On August 13, 2014, Radio Disney's general manager Phil Guerini announced plans to sell all but one of its remaining owned-and-operated stations on or before September 26, 2014, in order to focus more on the network's programming, co-branded events, and digital outlets. Listenership reports indicated that the majority of Radio Disney's audience listened to the network via satellite radio and other digital platforms, and only 18% via terrestrial AM/FM radio. KDIS remained operational to serve as the originating station for the Radio Disney network,[2][37] while the remaining stations would continue carrying Radio Disney programming until their respective sales were completed.[38] The last five Radio Disney owned-and-operated stations for sale were sold on September 15, 2015, toSalem Media Group (who was the largest purchaser of the stations) for $2.225 million.[39]
On April 13, 2015, Disney announced that the Radio Disney network would move toHD Radio subchannels; the network would be distributed byiBiquity via deals with broadcast companies (CBS Radio,Entercom,Cumulus Media, etc.) with ad sales handled by its HD Radio Digital Network. A network representative stated that the move was intended to target families as in-car listeners. Eventually, those deals ended quietly after a few years.[40] On August 6, 2015, Radio Disney was made available for listening oniHeartRadio.[3][41][42]
It was announced that on November 25, 2019, Disney had secured a deal with Entercom to bring Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country to the company'sRadio.com platform.[43]
On December 3, 2020, Disney announced that both Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country would shut down in the first quarter of 2021 as part of its restructuring plan to focus more on producing content for the television networks andDisney+, with KRDC being put up for sale.[4][5] Radio Disney began to wind down operations on December 31, 2020, as their DJ's hosted their final shows, and was discontinued onSiriusXM on that same date. Radio Disney Country was completely shut down at noon Pacific Time on December 31; KRDC subsequently returned to the main Radio Disney feed. On January 1, the station ceased its Top 40 format and switched to an automated throwback playlist which mainly consisted of songs from throughout the 24-year history of the network.[6] The Radio Disney app and website shut down on January 22, 2021, while the station continued to broadcast on iHeartRadio until it was removed sometime during March.[44] At that point, the station was only heard in theGreater Los Angeles Area on terrestrial radio until April 14, 2021, at 10 am PT, when it was quietly discontinued and switched to a simulcast of sister stationKSPN. The final song Radio Disney played prior to being switched was “Unwritten” byNatasha Bedingfield.
Despite the station now being defunct, Radio Disney’s Instagram and Twitter remain active to promote other Disney movies and TV shows, mainly those airing onDisney+.
On March 25, 2021, Disney launchedDisney Hits, at the time exclusively on SiriusXM. Unlike Radio Disney, Disney Hits only includes music from The Walt Disney Company's productions.[45]
In August 2022, Disney announced a partnership withAudacy Inc. to launch nine additional Disney-branded audio feeds through theAudacy mobile app, in addition to making Disney Hits available on that platform. The nine channels include jazz, a sing-along channel, decades channels devoted to the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, a "Disney Reimagined" channel, a Spanish language channel, a channel devoted to music from Disney Channel, and an LGBTQ-oriented "Disney Pride" channel. The announcement noted that additional Disney channels, including at least oneChristmas music channel, would be added later in 2022.[46]
Radio Disney played a large selection of songs from stars and programs on Disney Channel, along with popular songs from mainstreampop andR&B artists that are found on conventional radio stations. The network airededited versions of some Top 40 songs (which remove profanity and any other suggestive content, and in most cases replaces it with re-recorded lyrics specifically for the station) to make them appropriate for younger listeners.
In July 2010, Radio Disney debuted its first scripted serial calledMy Dream, a contemporary story utilizing a format reminiscent of serials from the 1940s. Unlike Depression-era radio serials that typically featured episodes lasting 15 to 30 minutes, episodes ofMy Dream runs for only 90 seconds and play multiple times throughout the day.[49]My Dream stars Daphne Blunt as a 14-year-old girl trying to make a name for herself in the music industry while dealing with the usual struggles, responsibilities and emotional ups and downs of an everyday teen.[50]
Radio Disney carried a number of features from interactive contests to informational programs.
From 2001 to 2019, Radio Disney held an annual awards ceremony, theRadio Disney Music Awards, to honor popular music artists featured on the network. Similar to theTeen Choice Awards andNickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, teenagers would vote to select the winner of each category includingBest Female Artist,Best Male Artist,Best Music Group,Song of the Year,Best New Artist,Fiercest Fans,Artist with the Best Style,Most Talked About Artist and more.Hilary Duff is the biggest winner with 18 awards and 35 nominations. After 2007, the ceremony went on a five year hiatus before returning in 2013. Beginning in 2014, it was televised onDisney Channel.[51][52] In 2019, the ceremony was renamed the "ARDYs".[53] No ceremony was held in 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, though a pre-recorded special entitledRadio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist aired in place of the ceremony that same year.[54] After Disney announced in December of that same year that Radio Disney would be shut down in the first quarter of 2021, the awards ceremony was quietly discontinued.[4][5][6]
In 2000 and 2001,[55] Radio Disney launched two separate "world tours" that traveled to major U.S. cities includingAtlanta,New York City,Boston,Dallas,Chicago,Houston,Phoenix,Los Angeles,San Francisco andSeattle. In 2000, the tour featured up-and-coming talent (No Authority,Myra) and then Radio Disney DJs,Mark and Zippy. The tour played in theatrical venues and had audiences of up to 2,000 people per show (there were four shows each weekend in each city).
A 2002 World Tour was teased on the Radio Disney website, but eventually ended up being canceled.[56]
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| Radio Disney Networks | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1996; 30 years ago (1996) |
| Defunct | February 2021 (2021-02) |
| Headquarters | 3800 Alameda Avenue,, United States |
Number of locations | 1 |
Key people | |
| Services | Radio network |
| Parent | Disney Channels Worldwide (Walt Disney Television) |
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Radio Disney Networks[57] is an Americanradio network that is owned byDisney Channels Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary ofWalt Disney Television, a primary component ofThe Walt Disney Company's Disney Media Networks segment. Radio Disney Networks broadcasts three separated digital channels, Radio Disney, Radio Disney Country and Radio Disney Junior, via radio station's HD channel or by online stream sites. The original Radio Disney network play music and other content aimed atpreteens and youngteenagers; it can be described as a youth-targetedcontemporary hit radio format with heavy emphasis onteen idols. Recently Radio Disney has become a Mainstream Top 40 Indicator reporter on Nielsen-BDS eventually being upgraded to monitored status with Nielsen-BDS. Radio Disney is also a monitored reporter on the Mediabase 24/7 Top 40 panel.[citation needed] The network is headquartered inBurbank, California.
Radio Disney Junior was available via the Watch Disney Junior app in August 2014.[2] On November 4, 2015, Radio Disney Networks launched acountry music-focused internet radio station, Radio Disney Country.[58] Disney Channels Worldwide replaced its Watch app series with the singular, DisneyNow, which combines its TV and radio channels the week of September 29, 2017.[59] On November 13, 2014, Radio Disney and Radio Disney Junior became available on Slacker Radio with Radio Disney's Top 30 Countdown starting on November 15, 2014.[60]
 Logo of Radio Disney Country on its only affiliate, KRDC | |
| Type | Radio network |
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| Country | United States |
| History | |
| Launch date | November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04) |
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| Coverage | |
| Affiliates | See list |
| Links | |
| Website | radio |
Radio Disney Country was acountry music focused internet radio network that launched on November 4, 2015, and was initially exclusive to Radio Disney's own digital platforms.[58] The service focused upon current songs, current and past material from popular artists, and pop songs featuring country musicians. Guerini explained that the format of the channel was meant to allow it to draw from a wider range of songs than traditionalcountry radio stations, owing to the format's "embrace" of rock, hip-hop and pop-oriented songs (withRolling Stone noting its airplay ofLil Nas X's Western-trap song "Old Town Road" in 2019 as an example of this strategy).[61] The network's launch coincided with the2015 CMA Awards.[58][62] Like its sister station, Radio Disney Country emphasized current hits and used little recurrent rotation.[1]
On June 9, 2017, Disney announced that it would expand the network's distribution to include other digital platforms, such as iHeartRadio andTuneIn, as well as curated playlists onApple Music andSpotify, and terrestrial radio with the flip of KDIS to the network as KRDC 99.1 FM and AM 1110 (the main Radio Disney network continued to be carried locally on a subchannel ofKRTH until late 2018 when its contract to carry the network expired).[63]
The station'sLet the Girls Play segment premiered on December 5, 2018.[64] In July 2019, Radio Disney Country opened a Nashville Music Row based studio.[65] In July 2019, Disney agreed to license Radio Disney video content to Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation to telestream via a patented process the content to the web and the audio to a radio station, WIGO-AM, asThe Radio Disney Hour (working tile).[66]
Radio Disney Country's targeted audience was women aged 18 to 34 years old.[65] The network's mix of music would be every thing with 60% popular artists and 40% up and coming artists.[62] It ceased in the afternoon of December 31, 2020.[6]
On February 14, 2011, a Radio Disney Junior block was launched in tandem with theDisney Junior onDisney Channel block. The hour-long block focused on music for the preschool age plus fun "audio theater" with Disney Junior characters.[67] On May 30, 2014, Radio Disney Junior was spun off into its own station on the WATCH Disney Junior app, later becoming its own separate paid app in January 2016, and appearing to have been discontinued some time afterwards.[68][69]
On October 1, 2024, a spiritual successor to Radio Disney Junior, Disney Jr. Radio would be launched on the SiriusXM app.[70]
Despite being music-oriented, the network was carried primarily on AM stations. The Walt Disney Company owned most of the network's affiliates, though some stations were operated through local marketing agreements that had varying degrees of local management. The last separately-owned Radio Disney affiliate,WOLF inSyracuse, New York, left the network on February 1, 2014.
In addition to terrestrial stations, Radio Disney was also available nationally through XM Satellite Radio and Sirius, which merged into SiriusXM in 2008. In the Walt Disney World resort, the station was carried on channel 14 (later 32) on TVs in the Disney Resorts Collection.
On August 13, 2014, it was announced that all of Radio Disney's remaining stations, excluding KDIS, were to be sold in an effort to focus more on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network. KDIS would be retained to serve as the originator of Radio Disney's programming, and its operations was assumed by the network's national staff.[2][37] However, Disney later announced that it would syndicate Radio Disney throughaffiliations withHD Radio subchannels.[40][71]
A gray background indicates a station directly operated by the Walt Disney Company.
| Media market | State/Terr. | Station | Freq. | Affiliated | Disaffiliated | Owner |
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| Phoenix | Arizona | KOOL-HD3 | 94.5-3 | 2016 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Los Angeles | California | KRTH-HD2 | 101.1-2 | 2016 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Oakland–San Francisco | KLLC-HD3 | 97.3-3 | 2016 | 2018 | Entercom | |
| Sacramento | KUDL-HD2 | 106.5-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom | |
| San Diego | KYXY-HD3 | 96.5-3 | 2016 | 2018 | Entercom | |
| Denver | Colorado | KALC-HD3 | 105.9-3 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Wilmington | Delaware | WJBR-HD2 | 99.5-2 | 2016 | 2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| Fort Myers | Florida | WXKB-HD2 | 103.9-2 | 2016 | 2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| Miami | WKIS-HD3 | 99.9-3 | 2016 | 2018 | Entercom | |
| Tampa | WLLD-HD2 | 94.1-2 | 2015 | 2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group | |
| Augusta | Georgia | WKXC-HD2 | 99.5-2 | 2015 | 2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| Indianapolis | Indiana | WZPL-HD2 | 99.5-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom |
| New Orleans | Louisiana | WLMG-HD2 | 101.9-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Minnesota | KMNB-HD3 | 102.9-3 | 2016 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Kansas City | Missouri | KZPT-HD2 | 99.7-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom |
| St. Louis | KFTK-HD3 | 97.1-3 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom | |
| Las Vegas | Nevada | KCYE-HD2 | 102.7-2 | 2015 | 2017 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| KCYE-HD3 | 102.7-3 | 2017 | 2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group | ||
| New York City | New York | WBMP-HD3 | 92.3-3 | 2015 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Charlotte | North Carolina | WNKS-HD2 | 95.1-2 | 2016 | 2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| Fayetteville | WZFX-HD2 | 99.1-2 | 2016 | 2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group | |
| Greensboro | WQMG-HD2 | 97.1-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom | |
| Greenville | WMGV-HD2 | 103.3-2 | 2016 | 2018 | Curtis Media Group | |
| Portland | Oregon | KRSK-HD2 | 105.1-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | WXTU-HD3 | 92.5-3 | 2015 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Bayamon | Puerto Rico | WXYX-HD2 | 100.7-2 | 2016 | 2018 | RAAD Broadcasting |
| Isabela | WELX-HD2 | 101.5-2 | 2016 | 2018 | RAAD Broadcasting | |
| Lajas | WXLX-HD2 | 103.7-2 | 2016 | 2018 | RAAD Broadcasting | |
| Santa Isabel | WXHD-HD2 | 98.1-2 | 2016 | 2018 | RAAD Broadcasting | |
| Memphis | Tennessee | WRVR-HD2 | 104.5-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Austin | Texas | KGSR-HD2 | 93.3-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Sinclair Telecable Inc. |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | KLUV-HD3 | 98.7-3 | 2016 | 2018 | Entercom | |
| Houston | KHMX-HD3 | 96.5-3 | 2016 | 2016 | Entercom | |
| Norfolk–Virginia Beach | Virginia | WPTE-HD2 | 94.9-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Seattle | Washington | KSWD-HD3 | 94.1-3 | 2016 | 2018 | Entercom |
| Milwaukee | Wisconsin | WMYX-HD2 | 99.1-2 | 2017 | 2018 | Entercom |
These songs hit No. 1 on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs from 1997 to 2020.
The Radio Disney Jams series CDs are various artists compilations of music featured on Radio Disney.
Internationally, there are Radio Disney stations in Chile, Poland, Argentina, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. On October 21, 2010, Radio Disney launched in Brazil. From October 1, 2013, to July 28, 2022, Radio Disney was available in Russia via Disney.ru.[97]
Radio Disney is available in Latin America via terrestrial broadcast. Similar to Radio Disney in the U.S., it broadcasts in Spanish to Argentina,[98] Bolivia, Chile,[99] Nicaragua,[100] Ecuador,[101] Guatemala, Paraguay,[102] Uruguay,[103] Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica,[104] Mexico,[105][106] Peru[107] and in Portuguese toBrazil.[108] Radio Disney Latin America is a separate operation and wasn't affected by the decision to shutter Radio Disney in the United States.[5]
Radio Disney planned to begin broadcasting on the digital radio platform in the United Kingdom by the end of 2008.[109] On July 6, 2007,Ofcom, the communications regulator of the United Kingdom, announced that the 4 Digital Group, a consortium headed byChannel 4 and featuringEmap,UTV,British Sky Broadcasting,Global Radio,Carphone Warehouse andUBC, had been awarded a license to run a new digital radio multiplex which would include Radio Disney as one of ten new national radio stations. On October 10, 2008, Channel 4 withdrew plans to launch 4 Digital, ending the probability of Radio Disney launching on the service.[110]
A similar station,Capital Disney began broadcasting in 2002 on theDAB digital radio network, on Sky Digital (Digital Satellite) and various digital cable television providers in the UK. The station was a joint venture between the UK'sCapital Radio Group and Disney. The idea was to useCapital Radio's programming experience to assist Disney in launching a radio station in the UK. In early 2007, both Capital Radio (by now calledGCap Media) and Disney agreed to pursue different goals, and as a result, Capital Disney closed down on June 29, 2007.
Phil Guerini Vice President, Music Strategy, Disney Channels Worldwide and General Manager, Radio Disney Networks
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