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Radio Margaritaville

January 04, 2023

Radio Margaritaville is a worldwide Internet radio station and SiriusXM Satellite Radio station (Ch. 24) owned by Jimmy Buffett. It features 24-hour music and live broadcasts of Jimmy Buffett's concerts.

Radio Margaritaville
Broadcast areaWorldwide
FrequencySirius XM Radio 24
Dish Network 6024
Programming
FormatGulf and Western, Country, Rock, Reggae
Ownership
OwnerJimmy Buffett
History
First air date
1998 on the Internet
June 15, 2005 on SIRIUS
November 12, 2008 on XM
Links
WebsiteRadio Margaritaville.com
SiriusXM: Radio Margaritaville

History

Buffett was inspired to create Radio Margaritaville after listening to radio stations in Australia, Key West, and to WOYS in Apalachicola, Florida. He was attracted to the channels' wide range of programming, as opposed to the homogenized playlists he heard elsewhere. He contacted an old friend, Steve Huntington, who agreed to leave terrestrial radio to serve as program director for Buffett's new venture. "When we first started talking about this, we didn't know the Internet would be the route," Huntington said in a 2001 interview. "We figured it would be done in syndication or something. But we started doing some shows on the main Margaritaville site in 1998 and the response was very good."[1] Buffett modeled the channel after pirate radio stations in terms of having no restrictions on what songs to play.[2] It also recalled free-form FM radio of the 1970s with diverse playlists featuring music in the rock, jazz, blues, and folk genres.[3] By 2002, Radio Margaritaville was one of the most popular Internet stations, though it had yet to build an audience that would rival small-market radio stations.[4]

Radio Margaritaville joined Sirius Satellite Radio in 2005 on channel 31 (moving to XM 24 May 4, 2011[5]) and Dish Network channel 6031. It became the first internet station to transition to mainstream radio, and can also be heard on radio. On November 12, 2008, following the merger of Sirius and XM Radio, the station was added to the XM lineup at channel 55 (moving to XM 24 May 4, 2011[6]). Radio Margaritaville's program director is Kirsten Winquist and the General Manager is Coleman Sisson. On air talent consists of hosts Kirsten Winquist (VP Programming), Sara West, Jasmine Shinness, Renee Adams, and JD Spradlin. The station is broadcast from The Margaritaville Resort locations in Orlando and Nashville.[7] Radio Margaritaville now has a stinger often heard between songs of a steel drum with a few notes of "Margaritaville", adding to station identity.

SiriusXM's station, "The Highway," added a Friday afternoon-drive program, Music Row Happy Hour, to its lineup in 2016. Hosted by Buzz Brainard, the show is broadcast from the Margaritaville Restaurant in Nashville and has featured visits from such artists as Brett Eldredge, Maren Morris, and Blake Shelton. The show "created a natural cross-promotion with Jimmy Buffett’s Radio Margaritaville channel."[8] As of August 2017, Radio Margaritaville averages three million unique listeners a week.[9]

Artists played

See also

References

  1. ^ Walker, Craig (June 6, 2001). "Margaritaville is calling". The Tennessean. p. 35. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Margaritaville moves to Sirius". CNN. May 10, 2005. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Bird, Rick (May 31, 2001). . The Cincinnati Post (via HighBeam Research). Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (January 2, 2002). . Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (via HighBeam Research). Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  5. ^ (PDF). 2011-05-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  6. ^ (PDF). 2011-05-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  7. ^ . SiriusXM.com. May 10, 2005. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  8. ^ Roland, Tom (July 17, 2017). "Get Buzzed, Go On The Radio: SiriusXM's 'Music Row Happy Hour' Does Drive Time Differently". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  9. ^ Feldman, Dana (August 10, 2017). "How Jimmy Buffett Turned Hit Song 'Margaritaville' Into A Multibillion-Dollar Empire". Forbes. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

External links

  • Official Site

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Radio Margaritaville is a worldwide Internet radio station and SiriusXM Satellite Radio station Ch 24 owned by Jimmy Buffett It features 24 hour music and live broadcasts of Jimmy Buffett s concerts Radio MargaritavilleBroadcast areaWorldwideFrequencySirius XM Radio 24Dish Network 6024ProgrammingFormatGulf and Western Country Rock ReggaeOwnershipOwnerJimmy BuffettHistoryFirst air date1998 on the InternetJune 15 2005 on SIRIUSNovember 12 2008 on XMLinksWebsiteRadio Margaritaville comSiriusXM Radio Margaritaville Contents 1 History 2 Artists played 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditBuffett was inspired to create Radio Margaritaville after listening to radio stations in Australia Key West and to WOYS in Apalachicola Florida He was attracted to the channels wide range of programming as opposed to the homogenized playlists he heard elsewhere He contacted an old friend Steve Huntington who agreed to leave terrestrial radio to serve as program director for Buffett s new venture When we first started talking about this we didn t know the Internet would be the route Huntington said in a 2001 interview We figured it would be done in syndication or something But we started doing some shows on the main Margaritaville site in 1998 and the response was very good 1 Buffett modeled the channel after pirate radio stations in terms of having no restrictions on what songs to play 2 It also recalled free form FM radio of the 1970s with diverse playlists featuring music in the rock jazz blues and folk genres 3 By 2002 Radio Margaritaville was one of the most popular Internet stations though it had yet to build an audience that would rival small market radio stations 4 Radio Margaritaville joined Sirius Satellite Radio in 2005 on channel 31 moving to XM 24 May 4 2011 5 and Dish Network channel 6031 It became the first internet station to transition to mainstream radio and can also be heard on radio On November 12 2008 following the merger of Sirius and XM Radio the station was added to the XM lineup at channel 55 moving to XM 24 May 4 2011 6 Radio Margaritaville s program director is Kirsten Winquist and the General Manager is Coleman Sisson On air talent consists of hosts Kirsten Winquist VP Programming Sara West Jasmine Shinness Renee Adams and JD Spradlin The station is broadcast from The Margaritaville Resort locations in Orlando and Nashville 7 Radio Margaritaville now has a stinger often heard between songs of a steel drum with a few notes of Margaritaville adding to station identity SiriusXM s station The Highway added a Friday afternoon drive program Music Row Happy Hour to its lineup in 2016 Hosted by Buzz Brainard the show is broadcast from the Margaritaville Restaurant in Nashville and has featured visits from such artists as Brett Eldredge Maren Morris and Blake Shelton The show created a natural cross promotion with Jimmy Buffett s Radio Margaritaville channel 8 As of August 2017 Radio Margaritaville averages three million unique listeners a week 9 Artists played EditJimmy Buffett Mac McAnally Jack Johnson Kenny Chesney Sheryl Crow The Beach Boys Zac Brown Band Bob Marley Toots and the Maytals Little Feat Paul Simon UB40 Jerry Jeff Walker Alan Jackson Toucans Steel Drum Band Crowded House Steve Goodman John Hiatt Lyle Lovett James Taylor Livingston Taylor Keith Sykes Sonny Landreth The Boat Drunks Sunny Jim White Bob Dylan Tom Petty Chuck Berry Garth Brooks The Neville Brothers Allen Toussaint Jan and Dean The Eagles Warren Zevon Steve Miller Band Pink Martini Buena Vista Social Club Sam Cooke Otis Redding Los Lonely Boys The Allman Brothers Band George Strait The Swingin Medallions The Tams The Embers John Mayer Jesse Winchester Club Trini Keith Urban Jeff Bridges Third WorldSee also EditList of Sirius Satellite Radio stations Jimmy Buffett s Margaritaville MargaritavilleReferences Edit Walker Craig June 6 2001 Margaritaville is calling The Tennessean p 35 Retrieved September 21 2017 Margaritaville moves to Sirius CNN May 10 2005 Retrieved September 21 2017 Bird Rick May 31 2001 Buffett Takes Margaritaville to Web The Cincinnati Post via HighBeam Research Archived from the original on September 21 2017 Retrieved September 21 2017 Chmielewski Dawn C January 2 2002 Signal fading on biggest Webcast Live365 Knight Ridder Tribune News Service via HighBeam Research Archived from the original on September 21 2017 Retrieved September 21 2017 Sirius Channel Lineup PDF 2011 05 02 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 05 16 Retrieved 2011 05 04 XM Channel Lineup PDF 2011 05 02 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 05 16 Retrieved 2011 05 04 Jimmy Buffett to Bring Radio Margaritaville Exclusively to SIRIUS Satellite Radio SiriusXM com May 10 2005 Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved August 16 2014 Roland Tom July 17 2017 Get Buzzed Go On The Radio SiriusXM s Music Row Happy Hour Does Drive Time Differently Billboard Retrieved September 21 2017 Feldman Dana August 10 2017 How Jimmy Buffett Turned Hit Song Margaritaville Into A Multibillion Dollar Empire Forbes Retrieved September 21 2017 External links EditOfficial Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Radio Margaritaville amp oldid 1127408495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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