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| Type | Radio network |
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| Country | United States |
| Availability | National; also distributed in Canada, Mexico, and Argentina |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company |
| Launch date | November 18, 1996 |
| Website radio.disney.go.com |
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Radio Disney is a radio network based in Dallas, Texas in the United States broadcasting music and other content targeted at children and young teenagers. A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously or slightly delayed for the purpose of extending total The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the CHILD syndrome (or congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects) is a genetic disorder It is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
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History
Radio Disney was launched on November 18, 1996 (coinciding with Mickey Mouse's birthday) at 4:58 A. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. M. EST with the song "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now). " Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now " was C+C Music Factory 's first hit "
When Radio Disney first launched, kids 12 and under were the only ones able to win a prize. In late 2000, the maximum age to win was increased to 14. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In 2002, the first Radio Disney Music Awards premiered. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It is a music awards ceremony that has been held every year since.
In 2004, Disney paid the former Children's Broadcasting Corporation (which operated Aahs) $12. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 4 million. Disney had collaborated with Radio Aahs for a time prior to the launch of Radio Disney as a direct competitor to Minneapolis-based company which reached about 30 stations at its height and former Aahs owners sued for damages because of a breached agreement. Radio AAHS (sometimes misspelled as "Radio Oz" was a radio network managed by the Children's Broadcasting Corporation
2006 marked the 10th year that the station was on the air, the rebroadcast of its first hour of broadcasting was aired on June 6, 2006 at around 4:58pm EDT on select markets such as WQEW. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. WQEW (1560 kHz is a Radio Disney affiliate licensed to New York City. Also, as part of the 10-year anniversary, the concert "Totally 10 Birthday Concert" was held on July 22, 2006 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called the The Pond, is an indoor arena in Anaheim California [1] It also included a simultaneous live broadcast on the Radio Disney website. A second one was held in Dallas, Texas on November 18, 2006 at the Dallas Convention Center. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Dallas Convention Center, originally the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, is a meeting hall event/ convention center and Civic center in the Convention [2]
In February 2006, the Walt Disney Company announced that it will be keeping Radio Disney and its owned-and-operated stations while divesting much of its radio holdings to Citadel Broadcasting. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English For the similarly named television broadcaster see Citadel Communications. Radio Disney will be reporting to the Cable Networks Group. This unit takes care of Disney's cable holdings, except for ESPN. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to
In April 2007, Radio Disney completely dropped the word "Ears" (from their first slogan; We're all ears!) from their phone number, ear mail, and from Playhouse Disney programming. April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. The call-in number was originally spoken aloud as 1-888-EARS-018, although for the last few years Ernie D. has been announcing it as 3277 instead of EARS. Now all DJs read it as 1-888-3277-018.
Markets airing on HD Radio may have an 8 second delay in its AM broadcast, which makes that station fall behind other Radio Disney stations on AM. A winner of a contest may be chosen before or while the contest details are announced. (In order to keep the analog/digital signals in sync, it is standard practice for Hybrid Digital Radio to delay all content by a few seconds. )
Availability
The network uses primarily AM stations and is available also on XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio in both the United States and Canada, both on channel 115. It was carried previously on Music Choice on most digital cable-TV systems. Music Choice is a US company that programs music and produces music-related content for digital cable cell phones and cable modem subscribers in the US However, on September 18, 2007, Music Choice replaced Radio Disney with their own channel similar to Radio Disney, but with a less interrupted music format. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Music Choice is a US company that programs music and produces music-related content for digital cable cell phones and cable modem subscribers in the US They replaced Radio Disney with a channel called Kids Only! on channel 822 on iO Digital cable service. Radio Disney was aired on channel 840 when it was available on iO Digital cable service. [3][4] Radio Disney is also available via satellite on XM on DirecTV (channel 867) – the Sirius package on Dish Network currently does not carry Radio Disney. DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded Not be confused with Indian Service Dish TV DISH Network is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service that provides Satellite television KDIS in the Southern California Los Angeles area is the network's flagship station. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The station is also streamed at RadioDisney.com and is also available on iTunes. Well-known Digital Cable Providers with Radio services may offer Radio Disney as a live radio broadcast selection to the listings.
Slogans
These slogans have been said to still be used, however no proof has been produced yet.
- "We're All Ears" (1996–2000)
- "Music And Prizes That Rock!" (2000–2001)
- "Your Music, Your Way!" (2001–Present)
Programming
Music
Currently/recently popular songs
Songs currently/recently on the pop charts that are usually popular with pre-teens and younger teenagers. If the song has a minor amount of "adult" lyrics, (such as "Get the Party Started" by Pink, "My Happy Ending" by Avril Lavigne, "1985" by Bowling for Soup) the song simply gets edited rather than lose airplay. " Get the Party Started " is a song by Pink, and was the first single from her second album M!ssundaztood (2001 Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence " My Happy Ending " is a song written and produced by Avril Lavigne and Butch Walker for Lavigne's second album Under My Skin (2004 Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award " 1985 " is a Song best known for its performance in 2004 by the Pop punk band Bowling for Soup which reached #23 on the Hot Bowling for Soup is an American Rock band who originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. Some good examples of edited songs include music from Rihanna, Usher, Chamillionaire, Soulja Boy, Chris Brown, Elliott Yamin, Black Eyed Peas, Simple Plan, Pussycat Dolls, Gwen Stefani, Sean Kingston, and JoJo. Rihanna (pronounced /riːˈɑːnə/ born Robyn Rihanna Fenty; February 20 1988 is a Barbadian singer, model and Fashion designer Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Hakeem Seriki (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air kəˌmɪljəˈnεər a Portmanteau of Elliott Yamin ( hebrew: אליוט ימין) (born Efraym Elliott Yamin on July 20, 1978) is an American Singer The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. Simple Plan is a French Canadian Pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Kisean Anderson (born February 3, 1990) better known by his Stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican Reggae singer Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque (born December 20 1990 professionaly known as JoJo, is an American pop and R&B Singer-songwriter, Other songs not on the pop charts that are popular with pre-teens, such as "The Hampster Dance" theme song or Axel F. The Hampster Dance or Hampsterdance is one of the earliest examples of an Internet meme, originally a simple Geocities page featuring rows " Axel F " is the electronic Instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. , by Crazy Frog, "Start All Over" by Miley Cyrus. Crazy Frog is a character used in the marketing of a Ring tone based on The Weird Annoying Thing, a computer animation created by Erik Wernquist. " Start All Over " is the fourth single performed by Miley Cyrus from her 2007 album Hannah Montana 2 Meet Miley Cyrus.
The record for the longest running Number 1 song on the Top 30 Countdown is held by "[[Pop (song)}|Pop]]" by *NSYNC, which was voted Number 1 for 34 consecutive weeks from June 3, 2001 to January 27, 2002 and an additional two nonconsecutive weeks.
"Classic" Disney songs
Although "classic" Disney songs are (now) rarely played on this radio network, songs from recent cartoons/movies made by Disney or one of its subsidiaries get played. Sometimes, fairly old songs that wouldn't normally play on Radio Disney get airplay for this reason (for example, various Elvis songs played in Lilo & Stitch) (although, back in the network's early years, oldies were a regular part of the format). For the television series see Lilo & Stitch The Series Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American Animated feature Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977
Songs from Disney Channel stars
Disney Channel stars songs such as music from Lizzie McGuire, High School Musical and Miley Cyrus, Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana, Selena Gomez, Jason Collyns, and music by Jonas Brothers, Brenda Song , Corbin Bleu, Aly & AJ, Hilary Duff, Vanessa Hudgens,Keke Palmer, Emily Osment, Everlife, B5, Jesse McCartney, Lucas Grabeel, The Cheetah Girls,Mitchel Musso, and Raven-Symoné. For the title character see Lizzie McGuire (character. Lizzie McGuire is a Disney Channel Original Series that aired High School Musical is an Emmy Award -winning American Television film. Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23 1992 is an American Actress and Singer-songwriter. Hannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American Television series, which debuted on March 24 2006 on Disney Channel. Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22 1992 is an American Actress and Singer best known for playing Alex Russo on the Disney Channel Original The Jonas Brothers are a VMA -nominated American Boy band. They gained their popularity solely from the television network Disney Channel Brenda Song (born March 27 1988 is an American actress model The shows ratings were the highest for a Disney Corbin Bleu Reivers (born February 21, 1989) better known as Corbin Bleu is an American Actor, model, Dancer Aly & AJ are a Teen pop band consisting of sisters Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka and Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka. Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28 1987 is an American Actress, pop Singer-songwriter Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14 1988 is an American actress and singer. Lauren Keyana Palmer (born August 26 1993 in Harvey Illinois) is an American SAG Award -nominated NAACP Image Award -winning Actress Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10 1992 in Los Angeles California is an American teen actress, singer and songwriter Everlife is a inspirational / Pop rock band made of three sisters Amber, Sarah, and Julia Ross. B5 is an R&B Boy band originating from St Petersburg Florida and later relocating to Atlanta Georgia. Jesse McCartney (born Lucas Stephen Grabeel (ˈgreɪbiːl "GRAY-beel" born November 23 1984 is an American Actor and Singer songwriter. The Cheetah Girls are an American Girl group created by The Walt Disney Company, and made famous by the successful eponymous Disney Channel original film Mitchel Tate Musso Mitchel is now on a nationwide tour visiting several states Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman (born December 10 1985 known professionally as Raven-Symoné or Raven, is an American actress and R&B
Artists that were big in the network's early years
Older artists that are very rarely played now, (or retired from the playlist), but were big in the network's early years include *NSYNC, 2gether, 3 Doors Down, 3LW, 98 Degrees, A*Teens, Aaron Carter, B*Witched, BBMak, Backstreet Boys, Bon Jovi, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Creed, Donna Lewis, Dream, Dream Street, Hanson, Kelly Clarkson, Hilary Duff, Jessica Simpson, Jump5, LFO, Lil' Bow Wow, Lil' Romeo, M2M, Mandy Moore, Mariah Carey, No Authority, No Secrets, Nobody's Angel, Play, S Club 7, Stacie Orrico, Sugar Ray, MC Hammer, Stevie Brock, Vitamin C, Weird Al Yankovic, Will Smith, and Youngstown. " 2gether " is a song from the New Power Generation album Goldnigga. 3 Doors Down is an American rock band formed in 1994 in by Brad Arnold ( Vocals and drums) Matt Roberts ( Guitar 3LW ( Acronym of " 3 L ittle W omen" was an American Hip hop, pop The A*Teens (pronounced A-Teens were a Pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1998 as an ABBA tribute called ABBA Teens Aaron Charles Carter (born December 7 1987 Carter who has also launched an acting career is known for media reports regarding his personal life including his relationships with B*Witched was an Irish Girl group who enjoyed success in both Europe and North America between 1998 and 2000 releasing two albums and eight singles all of which Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Creed was an American Rock band from Tallahassee, Florida that became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s Donna Lewis (born 6 August 1973, Cardiff) is a Welsh Singer-songwriter and Record producer best known for the 1996 Dream was an American pop Girl group. Formation The quartet was originally formed in October 1998 by talent scout Judith Dream Street was an American pop Boy band that was formed in early 1999 and broke up in 2002. Hanson is an American Pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982 is an American Pop rock singer songwriter and occasional actress. Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28 1987 is an American Actress, pop Singer-songwriter Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s Jump5 was an American Dance-pop / Contemporary Christian group Lyte Funky Ones ( LFO) was an American three-man pop / Rap group consisting of Rich Cronin, Devin Lima (born Harold Lima March 18 Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9 1987 better known by his Stage name Bow Wow (previously Lil' Bow Wow) is an American Rapper, actor and M2M was a Norwegian Pop music duo - Marion Elise Raven and Marit Elisabeth Larsen. Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10 1984 is an American pop Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Fashion designer No Authority was a four part American Boy band of the late 1990s and early 2000s from California. For the Carly Simon album see No Secrets No Secrets was an American Girl group comprised of five members Angel Faith, Nobody's Angel was an American pop Girl group of the late 1990s S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, was a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller. Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is a Grammy -nominated and Dove Award -winning pop Singer - Lyricist This article is about the band Sugar Ray For the boxers see Sugar Ray Leonard or Sugar Ray Robinson. MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell; March 30, 1962) is an American MC most popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s known for his Stevie Brock (born October 23, 1990) is an American pop singer Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1969, although other sources list July 20, 1970) is an American Pop music singer Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Youngstown is the name of a Boy band which was started circa 1998 Recently, music from *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and Sugar Ray have been receiving some airtime.
Playhouse Disney
Playhouse Disney (originally "Mickey and Minnie's Tune Time" between 1996-2001) airs on Radio Disney weekdays during the school year at 12:00 ET and ends at 1:00 ET and has been hosted almost exclusively by B. B. Good since its inception. Playhouse Disney is the brand name for Disney Channel 's preschool programs often airing as its own channel outside of the United States For the opening track in The Jonas Brothers third album A Little Bit Longer see BB Good B Playhouse Disney was once a two hour block, but has recently been cut back an hour, along with Circle Time Story, (Originally "Mickey And Minnie's Storytime Theatre" between 1996-2001) which featured read-along stories from Disney movies and films. Like Playhouse Disney on Disney Channel, it is targeted towards preschoolers. For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. Songs from Playhouse Disney shows, Disney movies, and songs from other shows such as Sesame Street get played, along with contests with preschool related questions, and questions about Disney characters. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining During Playhouse Disney, many of Radio Disney's old liners and jingles are played. Mainly the ones that have the first slogan, "We're All Ears. "
Current features
- Sound File - The news on what's new. Talks about new artists. (New entries weekly during Top 30 Countdown)
- The Insider - Originally called the Juicy Scoop. Get the inside scoop about the coolest and hottest artists.
- 60 Seconds With - DJ's talk with the hottest artists.
- Radio Disney Review - What was cool in the past years of Radio Disney.
- Playback - A song is played backwards and callers have to guess what song it is.
- Code Word of the Day - The Code Word of the Day is given out about 5 times an hour. If you know the word when they ask for it, (usually around 6:30 PM ET) you can win an awesome prize.
- Snipp it Clip - They play a small part of 3 songs and the person who guesses all three wins
- The Radio Disney Top 30 Countdown - The longest running program. Susan Huber is the host. Songs that got the most requests during the week were on the countdown, starting from 30 to the most requested song of the week. At the end of the year, the same thing was done, only it was the most requested songs of the whole year. The Top 30 Countdown now has new airtimes (effective June 3, 2007): Saturdays - 7am to 10am PT, 10am to 1pm ET and Sundays - 11am to 2pm PT, 2pm to 5pm ET. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- Connect Family - Originally "Family Fun Day" but re-branded early in April 2007 under the "Connect Family" title, Blake hosts the only show on Radio Disney where kids and adults play games and contests together for the entire duration of the show. April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Connect Family airs every Sunday afternoon after the Top 30 Countdown.
- Music Mailbag - Every Saturday during this segment of Radio Disney, Aaron K introduces a new song and listeners call in to the station or vote online to "Pick It" or "Kick It".
- Radio Rewind - A snippet of a song was played backward and callers would try to guess the name of that song.
- Hogwarts or Hogwash - A game played exclusively by Aaron K. The correct caller must answer three out of four questions from the popular Harry Potter series as true or false, by saying 'Hogwarts' for being true and 'Hogwash' for being false.
Retired features
- ABC News For Kids - Kid friendly, and informational news with Jim Hickey.
- ABC Notebook
- Aptitude Dude
- Backwards Bop - A snippet of a song was played backward and callers would try to guess the name of that song
- Battle Of The Cities - A trivia game that retired DJs, Mark and Zippy hosted. Two contestants from different cities would call in and the caller with the most answers wins.
- Bumbling Bill’s Safety Spotlight - Bumbling Bill and his friend Sally talk about what's safe and unsafe. Bumbling Bill can never seem to get Sally's name right. This program ended near the beginning of 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- Dr. Thinkenstein: RAD Scientist - Dr. Thinkenstein, a wild, hyperactive scientist with a Karloff-esque voice, examined technologies and breakthroughs that other scientists were currently working on to improve the future. Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s He frequently discussed his findings with his computer assistant, "I. gor" (nicknamed "E-dot").
- Frequency Jam - A program which started around 2002/2003. Every Friday night, three songs would be played. The song with the most votes (via Radio Disney's website) would be the next song that will get played. Frequency Jam ended in February 2007 when Disney redesigned their website. February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday.
- Grandma Nature
- Gross Me Out - Gross Me Out was a long time program that talked about gross things which kids often like to hear.
- Karaoke - A contest by retired DJ, Kara. She would sing one line of a song and the correct caller would sing the other.
- Lets Make A Deal - Another game/contest hosted by Mark and Zippy. This was also parody of the television game show of the same name.
- Theatre Of The B-zarre - a program that ended around mid 2006. Dr. B and a hair-ball like creature named Critter talked about strange and creepy things.
- The Adventures of Bud and Iggy - Bud and Iggy always get lost. Clues are given out about what city they are lost in. This long-time contest ended near the end of 2003.
- The State Game - Three clues about a state were given out (the state nickname and two facts) and callers would try and guess what state it is.
DJs
Radio Disney has had a number of different DJ's since its launch in 1996. A list of current DJ's and a schedule can be found[5] on Radio Disney's website. Below are a number of DJ's along with their years of employment.
Present DJs
- Aaron K. (2001)
- Blake (2005)
- Brian (Your Boy Brian) (1997)
- Ernie D. (1999)
- Lenny (2005)
- Penny Nichols (2001)
- Cherami (2008)
- Sherry Rogers (1996)
- Sheryl Brooks (1996)
- Susan Huber (1996)
- Audio Vault (2008)
Former DJs
- “Just Plain” Mark (1997 - 2001)
- B. B. Good (1998 - 2008)
- Candice (2005 - 2007)
- David Jordan (2001 - 2005)
- Dean Wendt (1996 - 2001)
- Don Crabtree (1996 - 2007)
- Giel (?)
- Kara (1997 - 2001)
- Kim Stewart (1997 - 2000)
- Lee Cameron (1996 - 1999)
- Squeege (1996 - 2005)
- Tina (1997 - 1998)
- Terri (2004 - 2008)
- Web Fingors (2001 - 2003)
- Zippy (1997 - 2001)
Stations
The listing below is accurate as of May 2007. Susan Huber is a Funimation voice actress She lives in the Fort Worth-Dallas area and is most notable for her role as Suno (Sno/Snow in the Japanese sub in the Just Plain Mark and Zippy were two Radio Disney DJs that aired weekday afternoons at 400 ET For the opening track in The Jonas Brothers third album A Little Bit Longer see BB Good B Dean Wendt (born 1968 is an American voice actor best known as the voice of Barney on the hit children's show Barney & Friends, from 2001 to present Giel is a Radio Disney DJ that airs Sunday mornings at 100 AM ET / Saturday nights at 1000 PM PT Just Plain Mark and Zippy were two Radio Disney DJs that aired weekday afternoons at 400 ET May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. Despite their current standing, many of these stations have diverse histories. Many of the current call signs of Radio Disney stations are variations on the Disney name and that of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Minnie Mouse is an Animated cartoon of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in Animated cartoons Comic strips and Comic book by At least one appears to be named for Goofy. Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe.
| Callsign | Frequency | Location | HD Broadcast |
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| KDIS | 99.5 | Little Rock, Arkansas |  |
| WRDZ | 98.3 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| WDZN² | 100.1 | Cumberland, Maryland |  |
- ¹ indicates multiple Radio Disney outlets in a single city
- ² W263AJ 100. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise KMIK is a Tempe Arizona AM Radio station that is part of the Radio Disney Network Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, KKDD is a commercial Radio station located in San Bernardino California, broadcasting to the Riverside -San Bernardino area on 1290 AM. Riverside is the County seat of Riverside County, California, United States. KMKY is a Radio station in Oakland California that broadcasts on 1310 AM. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city KIID (1470 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Childrens Radio format KDIS is a Radio Disney -affiliated Radio station licensed to Pasadena California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles area on 1110 kHz Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Radio Disney is a radio network based in Dallas Texas in the United States broadcasting music and other content targeted at Children and young The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States History WDZK started out in 1961 as WEXT licensed to West Hartford Connecticut, with a 1000 Watt daytime-only signal on 1550 kHz and a country and western format WBWL (600 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format from Radio Disney. WDYZ is a Radio Disney station serving the Orlando Florida market Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. WMYM is a Radio Disney station serving the Miami / Fort Lauderdale Florida market WWMI ( Radio Disney AM 1380 is a Radio station broadcasting a Childrens radio format WAJD (1390 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format to the Gainesville Florida, USA area Gainesville is the largest City in and County seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States. WMNE (1600 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Childrens Radio format West Palm Beach, also known as West Palm, is the most populous city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. WDWD is a Radio Disney station serving the Atlanta Georgia market WPGA (980 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County. WNEX is a Radio station in Macon Georgia, owned by Register Communications Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Radio Disney is a radio network based in Dallas Texas in the United States broadcasting music and other content targeted at Children and young Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. WDRD (680 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Childrens Radio format WBYU is the New Orleans Louisiana affiliate of Radio Disney and is owned by the American Broadcasting Company 's Radio Disney Group New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana WMKI is a children's radio station in the Boston market It is owned by The Walt Disney Company, and runs their Radio Disney programming Farmington Hills is an affluent as well as the most populous city in Oakland County in the U KDIZ (1440 AM is a radio station serving the Minneapolis-St Paul metropolitan area Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U KPHN (1190 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Childrens Radio format Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages WSDZ is an AM Radio station in Belleville Illinois, located at 1260 kHz Koil is the Tamil name for a Hindu Temple. The word literally means "abode of the king" ( Ko = king il = residence KALY is a Radio Disney AM Radio station serving the Albuquerque New Mexico, market Middletown is the name of two separate cities located in the U WEOK is an Radio station licensed to Poughkeepsie New York and serving the Mid- Hudson Valley. Poughkeepsie (pəˈkɪpsiː is a City in New York, USA and serves as the County seat of Dutchess County, located in the Hudson WDDY is an AM radio station licensed to Albany New York It broadcasts in rare AM Stereo from facilities located in Delmar New York operating with 5000 watts of power on 1460kHz Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. WQEW (1560 kHz is a Radio Disney affiliate licensed to New York City. The City of New York WCOG (1320 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format WGFY (1480 AM) is a Radio Disney station serving the Charlotte North Carolina, market WWMK AM 1260 is the Radio Disney affiliate in Cleveland Ohio, and is owned by ABC Radio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Radio Disney is a radio network based in Dallas Texas in the United States broadcasting music and other content targeted at Children and young KOCY is a Radio Disney station serving the Oklahoma City Oklahoma market Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. KDZR (1640 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Childrens Radio format Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U WWJZ (640 AM, "Radio Disney AM 640" is a Radio Disney branded Radio station serving the Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə WWCS is a Radio Disney station serving the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania market Canonsburg is a Borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km southwest of Pittsburgh. WDDZ (550 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format WOWW (1430 AM) is a Radio Disney affiliate Radio station serving the Memphis Tennessee, market Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. KRDY (1160 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format KMIC is a Radio Disney station serving the Houston Texas market KMKI AM 620 is a Dallas / Fort Worth Texas AM Radio station licensed in Plano Texas. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. In Broadcasting, a flagship station is the station which originates a Broadcast network, or a particular Radio show or TV show, primarily KWDZ (910 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Childrens Radio format Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U WDZY is a Childrens formatted broadcast Radio station affiliated with Radio Disney. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. WHKT (1650 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Children's music format Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States KKDZ (1250 AM) is a Radio station in Seattle Washington, that serves as the Radio Disney outlet for the Puget Sound region WKSH (1640 AM) is the Radio Disney affiliate for the Milwaukee area and is licensed to Sussex Wisconsin. KDIS-FM (995 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U WRDZ-FM (983 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Childrens Radio format WDZN is a Radio station and affiliate of Radio Disney and it is licensed to the city of Romney West Virginia, United States The City of Cumberland is the county seat of Allegany County Maryland, United States, and a regional business and commercial center for Western Maryland 5 is a broadcast translator for WDZN
| Callsign | Frequency | Location |
|---|---|---|
| WBBQ | 1340 | Augusta, Georgia |
| KDEF | 1150 | Albuquerque, New Mexico (affiliate moved to KALY). WSGF (1340 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Urban Gospel format Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. KDEF (1150 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Oldies format KALY is a Radio Disney AM Radio station serving the Albuquerque New Mexico, market |
| WMKI | 850 | Birmingham, Alabama (1997-1999, call letters reused for Boston affiliate and call letters reverted back to WYDE) |
| WYNK | 1380 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| KMAP | 1050 | Bakersfield, California |
| KRYS | 1360 | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| WDDZ | 1500 | Zion, Illinois |
| KADZ | 1690 | Denver/Boulder, Colorado |
| KXTP | 970 | Duluth, Minnesota |
| KAVT | 1680 | Fresno, California |
| WMYR | 1410 | Fort Myers, Florida |
| WKEW | 1400 | Greensboro, North Carolina (affiliate moved to WCOG in 2001) |
| KQMQ | 690 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| KORL | 690 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| KDYS | 1520 | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| KRNN | 1380 | Little Rock, Arkansas (affiliate moved to FM dial KDIS-FM) |
| WGSM | 740 | Long Island, New York (when WQEW became Radio Disney, this affiliate ceased being Radio Disney) |
| WQUA | 102.1 | Mobile, Alabama |
| WBVA | 1450 | Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia (Contract Problems caused the station to stop broadcasting Radio Disney) |
| WKYG | 1180 | Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| WJDY | 1470 | Salisbury, Maryland |
| KBEE | 860 | Salt Lake City, Utah (affiliate moved to KWDZ in 2001) |
| KSON | 1240 | San Diego, California (station became a Vietnamese/ethnic station in 2004) |
| WBHR | 660 | Sauk Rapids/St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| WCHY | 1290 | Savannah, Georgia |
| KWTX | 1230 | Waco, Texas |
| WOLF | 96. WYDE (1260 AM) is a Radio station currently acting as a simulcast partner of WYDE-FM. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. WYDE (1260 AM) is a Radio station currently acting as a simulcast partner of WYDE-FM. Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. KRYS-FM (991 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Country music format Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U Zion is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22866 at the 2000 census and estimated at 24303 as of 2005 The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States Duluth is a Port City in the US state of Minnesota and the County seat of St KGED is a Radio station located in the Fresno California area and broadcasts on the AM dial at 1680 KHz. Relevant Radio is a trademark of Starboard Media Foundation and is the largest Catholic Talk radio network in the United States, with 20 stations and 18 Fort Myers is the County seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. WKEW (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Gospel music format Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U Lafayette is a City in and the Parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. KRNN is a non-commercial music Radio station in Juneau Alaska, broadcasting on 102 Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U KDIS-FM (995 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format WGSM-FM, known as "SAM FM 1071" is a Variety Hits Radio station serving the Westmoreland County area, including eastern Allegheny County Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches WQEW (1560 kHz is a Radio Disney affiliate licensed to New York City. WQUA (1021 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Religious format Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Virginia Beach (pronounced /vɚˌdʒɪnjəˈbiːtʃ/ is an Independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area and one of the largest cities in WJDY (1470 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a standards format Salisbury (ˈsælzbəri or /sɔːɫzbəɹi/ is the County seat of Wicomico County Maryland. KBEE, branded as B987, is a Radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah which broadcasts at 98 Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U KWDZ (910 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Childrens Radio format WBHR is a Sports/Sports Talk Radio station serving the St Cloud area of Minnesota. Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. St Cloud (ˌseɪntˈklaʊd is a city in the US state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region WTKS (1290 AM, "NewsRadio 1290" is a Radio station licensed to serve Savannah Georgia. Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. KWTX (1230 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a format Licensed to Waco Texas, USA the station serves the Waco area Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. 7 | Syracuse, New York (Now known as MOViN' FM) |
| WWLF | 100. Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. 3 | Syracuse, New York (simulcast of WOLF-FM) |
Albums
In 1999, Radio Disney released their first CD, Radio Disney Kid Jams, containing the top songs from Radio Disney's playlist. Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. Over time, Radio Disney released more volumes of the Kid Jams series. (Commonly known as "Jams" since there was not enough room to put "Kid" and "Vol" on the jams sequels. ) Radio Disney also released two Holiday Jams CDs, an Ultimate Jams with select songs from Jams 1-6, Jingle Jams (Series 2004 & 2005), Move It, and Party Jams from their tenth birthday concert.
Available Radio Disney CDs
- Radio Disney Holiday Jams (Volumes 1 & 2)
- Radio Disney Jams series (Volumes 1 - 10)
- Radio Disney Jingle Jams (Series 2004 & 2005)
- Radio Disney Karaoke Series (Volumes 1 & 2)
- Radio Disney Move It
- Radio Disney Party Jams
- Radio Disney Pop Dreamers
- Radio Disney Ultimate Jams
- Radio Disney Jams 10
International
Internationally, Radio Disney can be heard in Australia, Japan, Poland, Argentina, Paraguay, Guatemala, Uruguay,Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. Radio Disney Holiday Jams is a holiday album by Radio Disney, released in 2000 The Radio Disney Jams series CDs are Various artists compilations of music featured on Radio Disney, a children's radio network Radio Disney Jingle Jams is a special collection of 17 Christmas carols tracks both original and revived sung by commercially-successful artists The Radio Disney Ultimate Jams is a collection of the best and finest songs from the Radio Disney Jams Series, volumes 1-6 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with There are plans to resume broadcasting of a Disney branded radio station in the UK in 2008, but this time under the 'Radio Disney' brand, aimed at a younger audience than its predecessor in the UK. It plans to broadcast in the Philippines, Sweden, Mexico and Brazil in the near future. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
Latin America
Radio Disney is available in Latin America via terrestrial broadcast. Similar to Radio Disney in the US, it broadcasts in Spanish to Argentina[1], Ecuador[2], Guatemala, Paraguay[3], Uruguay[4], Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica
Europe
Radio Disney will begin broadcasting on the digital radio platform in the United Kingdom by the end of 2008. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in 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, has been awarded a license to run a new digital radio multiplex which will include Radio Disney as one of ten new national radio stations. The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began EMAP is a British media company specializing in the production of B2b magazines and the organization of business events and conferences For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is a Television channel based British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the Global Radio Group is a UK radio company Senior personnel include Charles Allen, Richard Park and Ashley Tabor The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC ( known as The Carphone Warehouse, claim to be Europe 's largest independent Mobile phone retailer with over 1700
A similar station (if edgier), Capital Disney began broadcasting in 2002 on the DAB digital radio network, on Sky Digital (Digital Satellite) and various digital cable TV operators in the UK. Capital Disney was a British digital Radio station aimed at 8 to 16 year olds which used to broadcast across the UK on DAB Digital Radio (in selected Digital Audio Broadcasting ( DAB) also known as Eureka 147, is a Digital radio technology for Broadcasting Radio stations used in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The station was a joint venture between the UK's Capital Radio Group and Disney. The idea being 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 diffent goals, and as a result, Capital Disney ceased broadcasting and closed down on June 29, 2007. GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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