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Radio Disney was an American radio network operated by the Disney Radio Networks unit of Disney Branded Television within Disney General Entertainment Content, headquartered in Burbank, California.
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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 |
| Closed | April 14, 2021 |
| Coverage | |
| Availability | National, through broadcast stations, satellite radio, and internet radio |
| Affiliates | See list |
| Links | |
| Website | radio.disney.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 29, 2020) |
The network broadcast music programming oriented towards children, pre-teens and teenagers, focusing mainly on current hit music and a heavy emphasis on teen idols (particularly those signed with Disney Music Group record labels, such as Hollywood and Walt Disney); compared to most CHR stations, Radio Disney was far more aggressive in playing only current hits and eschewed recurrent 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 in Los Angeles) to third-parties, in order to focus more on its programming, marketing, creating revenue producing events and distribution of Radio Disney as an internet radio outlet on digital platforms.[2]
In 2015, Radio Disney partnered with iBiquity to distribute the network terrestrially via its HD Radio platform, and with iHeartRadio for further digital distribution.[3] In the same year, Radio Disney launched a spin-off service, Radio Disney Country, which carried a country music format catered towards a similar audience; in 2017, this service replaced the main Radio Disney service on KDIS, which was renamed KRDC. The network also lent its name to the Radio Disney Music Awards, an annual music awards presentation broadcast on television since 2014 by Disney 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 of KSPN 710 AM, an ESPN Radio frequency.
Disney had for a long time been involved in the music business, building off its success in movies and TV shows, which later became Disney 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 started The Magic Kingdom radio show—running Monday through Fridays and which was heard on ABC 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 on Radio 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 a.m. on November 18, 1996, in four markets, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, and Birmingham, Alabama by ABC Radio Networks. On March 8, 1997, a fifth test market was added, Seattle on former KidStar station KKDZ.
Pleased with the results in those four test markets, ABC Radio Networks announced on May 8, 1997, that Radio Disney would begin a nationwide rollout, starting on October 1, 1997.[11] On August 26, 1997, Radio Disney was launched in Los Angeles on KTZN/710, and by the end of the year, the network had 14 affiliates.[12]
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 August.[13] In 1998, the network was based out of its Dallas station.[14]
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.
— Radio World[15]
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".[13] 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.[15]
Radio Disney would later begin being carried on XM Satellite Radio in 2001,[16] with the station launching on Sirius Satellite Radio in 2002.[2] Disney entered a joint venture to launch Capital Disney digital radio channel in Britain and operated from 2002 until June 29, 2007.[17] 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.[18]
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.[19][20]
On July 30, 2003, ABC Radio Networks founded the Radio Disney Group, who took over operations of most of Radio Disney's stations.[21]
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 as WQEW.[citation needed] Also, as part of the 10th anniversary, Radio Disney held the "Totally 10 Birthday Concert" on July 22, 2006, at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California.[22] It also included a simultaneous live webcast on the Radio Disney website. A second concert was held in Dallas, Texas, on November 18, 2006, at the Dallas 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's cable television properties, except for ESPN.[23]
On June 12, 2007, Disney spun off and merged its ABC Radio Networks with Citadel Broadcasting into Citadel Communications while retaining its ESPN Radio and Radio Disney networks and stations.[24][25]
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.[26] The channel began streaming live on iTunes Radio Tuner in August 2008.[27] In November 2008, Radio Disney relocated its main operations from Dallas to Los Angeles.[14] The former radio studio that housed Radio Disney in Dallas began to be used by The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show in 2008.[14]
On October 8, 2008 the network launched the Next Big Thing feature which allowed listeners to vote on young unsigned artists' songs to be played.[28] In 2013, the Radio Disney Music Awards began airing on the Disney Channel.[29]
Sometime in April 2009, Radio Disney changed its logo to the one used until the station's closure.[30]
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 a local marketing agreement with another company) while the stations were being sold.[31] 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.[32]
On April 10, 2014, it was announced that Radio Disney's Top 30 Countdown would become a syndicated radio show, distributed by Rick Dees's Dees Entertainment.[33] 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][34] while the remaining stations would continue carrying Radio Disney programming until their respective sales were completed.[35] The last five Radio Disney owned-and-operated stations for sale were sold on September 15, 2015, to Salem Media Group (who was the largest purchaser of the stations) for $2.225 million.[36]
On April 13, 2015, Disney announced that the Radio Disney network would move to HD Radio subchannels; the network would be distributed by iBiquity 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.[37] On August 6, 2015, Radio Disney was made available for listening on iHeartRadio.[3][38][39]
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's Radio.com platform.[40]
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 and Disney+, 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 on SiriusXM 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.[41] At that point, the station was only heard in the Greater Los Angeles Area and San Diego County on terrestrial radio until April 14, 2021, at 10 am PT, when it was quietly discontinued and switched to a simulcast of sister station KSPN. The final song Radio Disney played prior to being switched was “Unwritten” by Natasha 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 on Disney+.
On March 25, 2021, Disney launched Disney Hits, at the time exclusively on SiriusXM. Unlike Radio Disney, Disney Hits only includes music from The Walt Disney Company's productions.[42]
In August 2022, Disney announced a partnership with Audacy Inc. to launch nine additional Disney-branded audio feeds through the Audacy 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 one Christmas music channel, would be added later in 2022.[43]
Radio Disney played a large selection of songs from stars and programs on Disney Channel, along with popular songs from mainstream pop and R&B artists that are found on conventional radio stations. The network aired edited 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 called My 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 of My Dream runs for only 90 seconds and play multiple times throughout the day.[46] 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.[47]
Radio Disney carried a number of features from interactive contests to informational programs.
From 2001 to 2019, Radio Disney held an annual awards ceremony, the Radio Disney Music Awards, to honor popular music artists featured on the network. Similar to the Teen Choice Awards and Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, teenagers would vote to select the winner of each category including Best 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 21 awards and 35 nominations. There were no award ceremonies held between 2009 and 2012, as well as 2020 and 2021.
In 2000 and 2001, Radio Disney launched two separate "world tours" that traveled to major U.S. cities including Atlanta, New York City, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. 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).
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| Radio Disney Networks | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Defunct | February 2021 |
| 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[48] is an American radio network that is owned by Disney Channels Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Walt Disney Television, a primary component of The 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 at preteens and young teenagers; it can be described as a youth-targeted contemporary hit radio format with heavy emphasis on teen 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 in Burbank, California.
Radio Disney Junior was available via the Watch Disney Junior app in August 2014.[2] On November 4, 2015, Radio Disney Networks launched a country music-focused internet radio station, Radio Disney Country.[49] 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.[50] 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.[51]
 Logo of Radio Disney Country on its only affiliate, KRDC | |
| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| History | |
| Launch date | November 4, 2015 |
| Closed | December 31, 2020 |
| Coverage | |
| Affiliates | See list |
| Links | |
| Website | radio |
Radio Disney Country was a country music focused internet radio network that launched on November 4, 2015, and was initially exclusive to Radio Disney's own digital platforms.[49] 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 traditional country radio stations, owing to the format's "embrace" of rock, hip-hop and pop-oriented songs (with Rolling Stone noting its airplay of Lil Nas X's Western-trap song "Old Town Road" in 2019 as an example of this strategy).[52] The network's launch coincided with the 2015 CMA Awards.[49][53] 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 and TuneIn, as well as curated playlists on Apple Music and Spotify, 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 of KRTH until late 2018 when its contract to carry the network expired).[54]
The station's Let the Girls Play segment premiered on December 5, 2018.[55] In July 2019, Radio Disney Country opened a Nashville Music Row based studio.[56] 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, as The Radio Disney Hour (working tile).[57]
Radio Disney Country's targeted audience was women aged 18 to 34 years old.[56] The network's mix of music would be every thing with 60% popular artists and 40% up and coming artists.[53] It ceased in the afternoon of December 31, 2020.[6]
On February 14, 2011, a Radio Disney Junior block was launched in tandem with the Disney Junior on Disney Channel block. The hour long block focused on music for the preschool age plus fun "audio theater" with Disney Junior characters.[58]
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 in Syracuse, New York, left the network on February 1, 2014.
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][34] However, Disney later announced that it would syndicate Radio Disney through affiliations with HD Radio subchannels.[37][59]
A gray background indicates a station which was directly operated by the Walt Disney Company.
| AM Station | FM Station |
|---|
| City of license / Market | Station | Years affiliated | Current ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver, CO | KADZ 1550 | 1998−2003 | Defunct, shut down in 2003 |
| Albuquerque–Santa Fe, NM | KALY 1240 | 2003–2010 | KDSK, owned by KD Radio, Inc. |
| Fresno, CA | KAVT 1680 | 2000–2008 | KGED, owned by Bendita Eucaristia Radio, Inc. |
| Salt Lake City, UT | KBEE 860 | 1996–2003 | KKAT, owned by Cumulus Media |
| Denver, CO | KDDZ 1690 | 1998–2015 | KDMT, owned by Salem Media Group |
| Albuquerque–Santa Fe, NM | KDEF 1150 | 2000–2003 | KNMM, owned by Sangre de Cristo Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
| Los Angeles, CA | KDIS 710 | 1997–2003 | KSPN, owned by Good Karma Brands |
| Los Angeles, CA | KDIS/KRDC 1110 | 2003–2017; 2020–2021 | KWVE, owned by Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa |
| Little Rock–Pine Bluff, AR | KDIS-FM 99.5 | 2003–2013 | Salem Media Group |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN | KDIZ 1440 | 1996–2015 | KYCR, owned by Salem Media Group |
| Lafayette, LA | KDYS 1520 | 1997–2004 | KFXZ, owned by Delta Media Corporation |
| Portland–Salem, OR–Vancouver, WA | KDZR 1640 | 2003–2015 | Salem Media Group |
| Albuquerque–Santa Fe, NM | KDZZ 1580 | 1997–1999 | KIVA, owned by Rock of Talk LLC |
| Oklahoma City, OK | KEBC 1560 | 2003–2013 | Tyler Media LLC |
| Sacramento, CA | KIID 1470 | 2001–2015 | Punjabi American Media |
| San Bernardino, CA | KKDD 1290 | 1998–2012 | Relevant Radio |
| Seattle–Tacoma, WA | KKDZ 1250 | 1997–2015 | Akal Broadcasting Corporation |
| Bakersfield, CA | KMAP 1050 | 2000–2003 | KJPG, owned by Relevant Radio |
| Monroe, LA | KMBS 1310 | 1997–2000 | Red Bear Broadcasting Corporation |
| Houston–Galveston, TX | KMIC 1590 | 1999–2015 | DAIJ Media, LLC[60] |
| Phoenix, AZ | KMIK 1580 | 1998–2015 | KQFN, owned by CRC Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | KMKI 620 | 1998–2015 | KTNO, owned by Salem Media Group |
| San Francisco, CA | KMKY 1310 | 1997–2015 | Akal Broadcasting |
| Tulsa, OK | KMUS 1380 | 2004–2010 | Radio Las Americas, LLC |
| Omaha, NE | KOIL 1020 | 2006–2009 | KMMQ, owned by NRG Media |
| Honolulu, HI | KORL 690 | 1999–2004 | KHNR, owned by Salem Media Group |
| Kansas City, MO | KPHN 1190 | 2002–2013 | KDMR, owned by Catholic Radio Network |
| Wichita, KS | KQAM 1480 | 2002−2010 | Steckline Communications, Inc. |
| Grand Junction, CO | KRDY 620 | 1999–2000 | KJOL, owned by United Ministries |
| San Antonio, TX | KRDY 1160 | 2003–2013 | Salem Media Group |
| Little Rock, AR | KRNN 1380 | 1999–2003 | KZTS, owned by Salem Media Group |
| Corpus Christi, TX | KRYS 1360 | 1997–2000 | KKTX, owned by iHeartMedia |
| San Diego, CA | KSON 1240 | 1998–2003 | KNSN, owned by Crawford Broadcasting |
| Salt Lake City, UT | KWDZ 910 | 2003–2013; 2014–2015 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2017 |
| Waco, TX | KWTX 1230 | 1998–2001 | iHeartMedia |
| Duluth, MN | KXTP 970 | 1998–2002 | WDUL, owned by Midwest Communications |
| Omaha, NE | KYDZ 1180 | 1999–2006[61] | KZOT, owned by NRG Media |
| Gainesville, FL | WAJD 1390 | 2000–2009 | Gillen Broadcasting Corporation |
| Middletown, NY | WALL 1340 | 2005–2010 | Neversink Media Group, LLC |
| Jacksonville, FL | WBWL 600 | 2002–2010 | WBOB, owned by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corp. |
| Augusta, GA | WBBQ 1340 | 1999–2000 | WYNF, owned by iHeartMedia |
| Sauk Rapids–St. Cloud, MN | WBHR 660 | 1998–2001 | Tri-County Broadcasting |
| Norfolk, VA | WBVA 1450 | 2000–2001 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2018 |
| New Orleans, LA | WBYU 1450 | 2003–2011 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2011[62] |
| Savannah, GA | WCHY 1290 | 1998–2002 | WTKS, owned by iHeartMedia |
| Greensboro–Winston-Salem, NC | WCOG 1320 | 2000–2010 | Curtis Media Group |
| Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY | WDDY 1460 | 2002–2013 | WOPG, owned by Pax et Bonum, Inc. |
| Pittsburgh, PA | WDDZ 1250 | 2011–2015 | WPGP, owned by Salem Media Group |
| Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA | WDDZ 550 | 2001–2010 | WSJW, owned by Relevant Radio |
| Zion, IL | WDDZ 1500 | 1998–2000; 2002 | WPJX, owned by Polnet Communications |
| Panama City, FL | WDLP 1290 | 1999–2000 | WPCF, owned by Faith Radio Network, Inc. |
| Louisville, KY | WDRD 680 | 2002–2010 | WHBE, owned by UB Louisville, LLC |
| Grand Rapids, MI | WDSS 1680 | 2003–2008[63] | WPRR, owned by Goodrich Radio, LLC |
| Atlanta, GA | WDWD 590 | 1996–2015 | Salem Media Group |
| Orlando, FL | WDYZ 990 | 2001–2015 | WTLN, owned by Salem Media Group[64] |
| Hartford–New Haven, CT | WDZK 1550 | 1998–2010 | WSDK, owned by Blount Communications |
| Cumberland, MD | WDZN 100.1 | 1998–2011 | WVMD, owned by West Virginia Radio Corporation |
| Richmond, VA | WDZY 1290 | 1998–2013 | Richmond Christian Radio |
| Poughkeepsie, NY | WEOK 1390 | 2005–2010 | Townsquare Media |
| Detroit, MI–Windsor, ON | WFDF 910 | 2002–2015 | Adell Broadcasting[65][66] |
| Charlotte, NC | WGFY 1480 | 1998–2015 | Charlotte Advent Media Corporation |
| Long Island, NY | WGSM 740 | 1997–1998 | WNYH, owned by Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation |
| Norfolk, VA | WHKT 1650 | 2001−2010 | WJFV, owned by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corp. |
| Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA | WHRC 1450 | 1997–2001 | WWRI, owned by DiPonti Communications, LLC |
| Salisbury, MD | WJDY 1470 | 1999–2002 | iHeartMedia |
| Greensboro, NC | WKEW 1400 | 1998–2000 | Truth Broadcasting Corporation |
| Fulton, NY | WOSW 1300 | 2006–2012 | Craig Fox (Foxfur Communications, LLC) |
| Muskegon, MI | WKBZ 1520 | 2001 | Defunct, license canceled in 2002 |
| Milwaukee, WI | WKSH 1640 | 2002–2013 | WSJP, owned by Relevant Radio |
| Parkersburg, WV | WKYG 1230 | 1998–2004 | WPKB, owned by Seven Mountains Media |
| Auburn, NY | WMBO 1340 | 1999–2013 | Craig Fox (WOLF Radio, Inc.) |
| Birmingham, AL | WMKI 850 | 1996–1999 | WXJC, owned by Crawford Broadcasting |
| Boston, MA | WMKI 1260 | 1997–2015 | WBIX, owned by International Grace of God Church |
| West Palm Beach, FL | WMNE 1600 | 1999–2010 | WPOM, owned by Caribbean Media Group |
| Miami–Fort Lauderdale, FL | WMYM 990 | 1999–2015 | Actualidad Radio Group |
| Fort Myers, FL | WMYR 1410 | 2000−2005 | Relevant Radio |
| Macon, GA | WNEX 1400 | 1999−2008 | WUXL, owned by B&GRS Enterprises, LLC |
| Syracuse, NY | WOLF 1490 | 1999–2014 | Craig Fox (WOLF Radio, Inc.) |
| Oswego, NY | WOLF-FM 96.7 | 1999–2006; 2009 | WCIO, owned by Family Life Network |
| Memphis, TN | WOWW 1430 | 2000−2012 | Flinn Broadcasting Corporation |
| Macon, GA | WPGA 980 | 1998−2008 | WDDO, owned by The Glory Media Group, LLC |
| New York, NY | WQEW 1560 | 1998–2015 | WFME, owned by Family Radio |
| Mobile, AL | WQUA 102.1 | 2002−2005 | Family Worship Center Church, Inc. |
| Chicago, IL | WRDZ 1300 | 1998–2015 | Polnet Communications[67] |
| Indianapolis, IN | WRDZ-FM 98.3 | 2003–2015 | WZRL, owned by iHeartMedia |
| St. Louis, MO | WSDZ 1260 | 1998–2015 | Salem Media Group |
| Syracuse, NY | WSIV 1540 | n/a | Craig Fox (Cram Communications LLC) |
| Norfolk, Virginia | WVAB 1550 | 2000–2001 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2018 |
| Syracuse, NY | WVOA 103.9 | –2001 | WSEN, owned by Craig Fox (Renard Communications Corp.) |
| DeRuyter, NY | WVOA-FM 105.1 | 2001; 2009 | WCIS-FM, owned by Family Life Network |
| Pittsburgh, PA | WWCS 540 | 2001−2010 | Birach Broadcasting Corporation |
| Philadelphia, PA | WWJZ 640 | 1999–2015 | Relevant Radio[68] |
| Tampa–St. Petersburg, FL | WWMI 1380 | 1999–2015 | Salem Media Group |
| Sylvan Beach, NY | WWLF-FM 100.3 | 2001–2006 | WMVN, owned by Craig Fox (WOLF Radio, Inc.) |
| Cleveland, OH | WWMK 1260 | 1998–2015 | WCCR, owned by St. Peter the Rock Media, Inc.[69] |
| Baton Rouge, LA | WYNK 1380 | 1998–2002 | WPYR, owned by Catholic Community Radio, Inc. |
| Station | Frequency | City of license/ Market | Years affiliated | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KALC-HD3 | 105.9-3 | Denver, CO | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| KCYE-HD3 | 102.7-3 | Boulder City–Las Vegas, NV | 2015–2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| KFBG-HD2 | 100.7-2 | San Diego, CA | 2020–2021 | Local Media San Diego |
| KFTK-HD3 | 97.1-3 | Florissant–St. Louis, MO | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| KGSR-HD2 | 93.3-2 | Austin–Cedar Park, TX | 2017–2018 | Sinclair Telecable Inc. |
| KHMX-HD3 | 96.5-3 | Houston, TX | 2016 | Entercom |
| KLLC-HD3 | 97.3-3 | Oakland–San Francisco, CA | 2016–2018 | Entercom |
| KLUV-HD3 | 98.7-3 | Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | 2016–2018 | Entercom |
| KMNB-HD3 | 102.9-3 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN | 2016–2018 | Entercom |
| KOOL-HD3 | 94.5-3 | Phoenix, AZ | 2016–2018 | Entercom |
| KRSK-HD2 | 105.1-2 | Molalla–Portland, OR–Vancouver, WA | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| KRTH-HD2 | 101.1-2 | Los Angeles, CA | 2016–2018 | Entercom |
| KSWD-HD3 | 94.1-3 | Seattle, WA | 2016–2018 | Entercom |
| KUDL-HD2 | 106.5-2 | Sacramento, CA | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| KYXY-HD3 | 96.5-3 | San Diego, CA | 2016–2018 | Entercom |
| KZPT-HD2 | 99.7-2 | Kansas City, MO | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| WBMP-HD3 | 92.3-3 | New York, NY | 2015–2018 | Entercom |
| WELX-HD2 | 101.5-2 | Isabela, PR | 2016–2018 | RAAD Broadcasting |
| WJBR-HD2 | 99.5-2 | Wilmington, DE | 2016–2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| WKIS-HD3 | 99.9-3 | Boca Raton–Miami, FL | 2016–2018 | Entercom |
| WKXC-HD2 | 99.5-2 | Aiken, SC–Augusta, GA | 2015–2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| WLLD-HD2 | 94.1-2 | Lakeland–Tampa, FL | 2015–2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| WLMG-HD2 | 101.9-2 | New Orleans, LA | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| WMGV-HD2 | 103.3-2 | Greenville–Newport, NC | 2016–2018 | Curtis Media Group |
| WMYX-HD2 | 99.1-2 | Milwaukee, WI | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| WNKS-HD2 | 95.1-2 | Charlotte, NC | 2016–2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| WPTE-HD2 | 94.9-2 | Norfolk–Virginia Beach, VA | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| WQMG-HD2 | 97.1-2 | Greensboro, NC | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| WRVR-HD2 | 104.5-2 | Memphis, TN | 2017–2018 | Entercom |
| WXHD-HD2 | 98.1-2 | Santa Isabel, PR | 2016–2018 | RAAD Broadcasting |
| WXKB-HD2 | 103.9-2 | Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL | 2016–2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| WXLX-HD2 | 103.7-2 | Lajas, PR | 2016–2018 | RAAD Broadcasting |
| WXTU-HD3 | 92.5-3 | Philadelphia, PA | 2015–2018 | Entercom |
| WXYX-HD2 | 100.7-2 | Bayamon, PR | 2016–2018 | RAAD Broadcasting |
| WZFX-HD2 | 99.1-2 | Fayetteville–Whiteville, NC | 2016–2018 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
| WZPL-HD2 | 99.5-2 | Greenfield–Indianapolis, IN | 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.[84]
Radio Disney is available in Latin America via terrestrial broadcast. Similar to Radio Disney in the U.S., it broadcasts in Spanish to Argentina,[85] Bolivia, Chile,[86] Nicaragua,[87] Ecuador,[88] Guatemala, Paraguay,[89] Uruguay,[90] Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica,[91] Mexico,[92][93] Peru[94] and in Portuguese to Brazil.[95] Radio Disney Latin America is a separate operation and won't be 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.[96] On July 6, 2007, Ofcom, the communications regulator of the United Kingdom, announced that the 4 Digital Group, a consortium headed by Channel 4 and featuring Emap, UTV, British Sky Broadcasting, Global Radio, Carphone Warehouse and UBC, 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.[97]
A similar station, Capital Disney began broadcasting in 2002 on the DAB 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's Capital Radio Group and Disney. The idea was to use Capital Radio's programming experience to assist Disney in launching a radio station in the UK. In early 2007, both Capital Radio (by now called GCap Media) and Disney agreed to pursue different goals, and as a result, Capital Disney closed down on June 29, 2007.
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