![]() What is now called Smooth Jazz, began in the 1980's as New Adult Contemporary (NAC) on KTWV The Wave in Los Angeles. How DB Overtook FM - Where the Listeners Are For this reason, Multicast Stations are not permitted to appear on Charts to avoid giving one programmer too much sway over Spins, Adds & Drops. A Network of Multicasts can appear as multiple Stations, but are in fact, several versions of the same stream/broadcast, playing the same songs at the same time, chosen by one programmer. NETWORK MULTICASTS are repeater streams/broadcasts originating from one main Station. Of those 27, the majority do not air Allen Kepler's Top 20 Countdown nor his Syndicated Shows 24/7, but instead choose between 1 to 3 shows to fill overnights or certain day parts. As an example, out of 51 Stations listed on SJ Network's website, our research is showing only 27 as ACTIVE (nearly 50% are INACTIVE). NETWORK SYNDICATION programming is counted as one Radio Station on most Airplay Charts, since the songs are chosen by only one programmer and relayed on several broadcasting outlets. Music Choice considers new music adds once per quarter, only four times a year, compared to other Radio outlets that traditionally add new music weekly! While the television content provider offers Smooth Jazz in their selection, this delivery method is considered to be "background" music. Music Choice programs Smooth Jazz for Cable TV in the U.S. and Canadian audience with a paid subscription. While many listeners now have Satellite Radio in their cars and home devices, the playlists are tightly programmed and not as available to new music and artists as much as DBs or FMs, and are only heard by a portion of the U.S. Sirius XM - Watercolors & Pandora Smooth Jazz Channels broadcast to U.S. HD Radio may be waning relevance soon, as no less than three of the major streaming players ( Deezer, Tidal and Amazon Music) now offer ‘hi resolution’ audio quality streaming, in addition to Global Radio's hi-res, 320k stream (free for high def listening). Syndicated programming provided by SJN features hosts Dave Koz, Miranda Wilson, Maria Lopez and others on these HD Channels, which also simulcast on iHeart Radio's streaming platform to capture On-line listeners. Previously popular FM SJ Stations fired their On-Air talent and relegated the Smooth Jazz format to their HD sub-channels utilizing Allen Kepler's Smooth Jazz Network for content. HD RADIO (High Definition or Hybrid Digital Terrestrial Radio Sub-Channels - Often requires special receiver)ġ2% of SJ Stations now broadcast to local communities and On-line audiences on HD Radio. IMPORTANT NOTE: It has been reported that CD's mailed to College & Community Stations often end up in the hands of interns instead of DJ's, another reason to focus on Digital Music Delivery with email follow up. Often Public or College Radio Stations stream On-line as well. Ironically, BILLBOARD'S 13 SJ Radio Station reporting panel are inclusive of 99% FM and HD Stations and Shows, offering the narrowest view of format spins.Ģ% of SJ Stations broadcast to local community audiences on AM. cities any longer. Despite the decline of terrestrial radio listening and pervasive competition of Digital Broadcasting and Satellite Radio, FM still retains loyal listenership, however, very few FMs feature the Smooth Jazz format 24/7, most FM airplay spins come from Speciality Radio Shows on College Radio. Borderless and wildly independent, Global Charts receive more relevant spins from Internet Radio Stations than almost all FMs, AMs and HDs combined.Ģ9% of SJ Stations broadcast to local community audiences on FM, but most of these are not in major U.S. ![]() From millions of annual tune-ins on Global Radio to hobbyists on Live 365, as well terrestrial/Internet simulcasts, the Internet is the most popular home for Smooth Jazz content today. In a recent deep dive into more than 280 Smooth Jazz Radio Stations, we found the following breakdown on broadcasting platforms:ĭB RADIO (Digital Broadcasting / Internet Radio)ĥ6% of SJ Stations broadcast to a Global audience on-line.
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