Clearing the Static 2301

It's our year in review show this week, but it feels more like us just having one of our usual conversations speculating on what's to come in 2023.

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Clearing the Static 2252

It's Christmas day as this airs on the flagship, and action is starting to pick up.
We have some changes this week, including two in Canada, as Chorus is preparing a flip at one of it stations in Calgory, and a Canadian operator is expanding to this side of the border.
Fully on this side of the border, Beasley has flipped a station it recently acquired in Las Vegas where we only expected a rebranding. Will this do really well, or flip within a year?
Also, Cumulus has launched a 90s and 2K station in Dallas.
Summit has also done some consolidating on its Classic Rock stations.
That, plus a few other changes that I'm sure I'm missing, and a rundown of the stations we're watching to flip this year.

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Planet 9 New Year's Dance Party

 This time, ring in the New Year with Captain Kyle, Captain Cavanaugh, and some of the biggest 90's dance tracks of all time on the Planet 9 New Year's Dance Party!
Song 1. Hataway what is love
Song 2. Sweet Dreams – LaBuch
Song 3. More and More Captain Hollywood Project
Song 4. Tonight is the Night LaClique
Song 5. MR. Vaine – Culturebeat
Song 6. Runaway Real McCoy
Song 7. Miss Me Yoco Ross
Song 8. Baby Baby Corona
Song 9. There is a Star Pharogu
Song 10. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina – Madonna
Song 11. Come to My Window dance mix Melissa Etharidge
Song 12. Boom Boom Boom
Song 13.Fat Boy Max Million
Song 14. Celebration By The See – Fun Factory

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Radio Serena Show 308

It's our annual New Year's show here on Radio Serena! Ring in the new year with guest host Bob Cavanaugh, and an unusual selection of modern music.
1. Blackpink - Pink Venom
2. Britney Spears - Oops, I Did it Again
3. Brian Littrell
4. Sarah Evans - Backseat of a Greyhound Bus
5. Brothers Ausborne - All Night
6. Billy Strings - Dust in a Baggy
7. Imagine Dragons - Bones
8. Megan Trainer - Made You Look
9. Nickelback - She Keeps Me Up
10. Earnest Jackson & Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux - Inflation
11. Royal Taylor F. Capitol Kings - Ready Set Go
12. Hillsong Young and Free - Phenomena
13. Celine Deon - Another Year Has Gone By
14. Guy Lombardo

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Clearing the Static 2251

This week, The Radio Kid is joined by Jake Longwell. They discuss radio happenings from across the country including from Texas, Georgia, Idaho, and California.

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Clearing the Static 2250

 On this week's show, we thought we were going to have lots of time to fill, but we ended up having to cut the last story. Why? Lots of analysis this week.

First, a heritage brand returns to a full market signal in Atlanta.
Next, Summit Media has surrendered the licenses of two AM stations in Honolulu.
Later, VCY gets a station in New York. All that, plus a few other developments this week.

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Radio Serena Show 307

It's another edition of our annual Christmas tradition. Cozy up next to the fire with your friends and family for another quiet Christmas here on Radio Serena!
Song 1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Mannheim Steamroller
Song 2. Silent Night - Johnny Mathis
Song 3. Sussex Carol - Jeff Johnson, Brian Dunning & John Fitzpatrick
Song 4. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Kenny G
Song 5. Deck the Halls – Cascade
Song 6. Sigma - Secret Garden, Catherine Iversen
Song 7, The Wassail Song / All Through the Night - Yo-Yo Ma,
Song 8. Oh tannembaum – Dave Brewbeck
Song 9. A Christmas Festival - Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra
Song 10. Carol of the Bells - David Benoit

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Radio Serena Show 306

It's another week of great Christmas music here at Radio Serena. Hear some of your holiday favorites, plus wacky novelty Christmas tunes. Additionally, as we've noted on air for the past month or so, we've been collecting Christmas song suggestions in order to stump the singers at Dial a Carole, the long-time service of Snyder Hall at the University of Illinois at Champaigne/Urbana. Find out if our listeners have stumped this service, or if they really do know every Christmas song in the world right here on this edition of Radio Serena!
Song 1. Underneath The Tree – Kelly Clarkson
Song 2. Angels We Have Heard on High - Sixpence None the Richer
Song 3. White Christmas – The Drifters
Song 4. Ho, Ho, Ho, (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christmas) - Elton John
Song 5. Caroling, Caroling – Nat King Cole
Song 6. Silent Night - Karen Mason
Song 7. Santa Looked a lot like Daddy – Travis Trit
Song 8. Monster's Holiday - Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
Song 9. Blue Christmas – Sheryl Crow
Song 10. Santa's Too Fat For The Hula Hoop - The Pixies w/ Thurl Ravenscroft
Song 11. Christmas Just Ain’t Christmas – The O’Jays
Song 12. Dino The Dinosaur's Christmas Tree - Alan Reed
Song 13. Heat Miser - "Year Without a Santa Claus" [television special]
Song 14. I Still Believe in Christmas - Anne Wilson
Song 15. If We Make It Through December – Merle Haggard

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Clearing the Static 2249

It's an extremely quiet week in radio this week, so much so that we have nearly half an hour to fill, in which we talked about some of our memories from years past. First though, a station in Virginia flips from AAA to Christian, a format change comes to a translator in Honolulu, and a few other changes this week.

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Clearing the Static 2248

It's another quiet week in radio this week. Why does a change in Billings lead Bob down a tangent about unrelated tech happenings? We also have some major changes in the south thanks to George Flynn. All that and more this week.

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Clearing the Static 2247

 It's another quiet week, but we seem to be able to fill it, thanks in large part to a lengthy discussion around the ever evolving Ed Stolz situation. Also, a Pittsburgh AM is sold in a late breaking development, some news in shortwave, and some changes on the satellites.

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Planet 9 Voyage 44

 As all the captains and crew of the ship are sick, this week, the show is being taken over by Project Veela -- the Virtual Electronically Enhanced Live Assistant -- the ships automated system. Enjoy the 90's tunes selected this week.
In all seriousness, I'd really like to thank Serena (DJ Saffron) Schutz for voicing Project Veela, and Jennifer Tissot for producing this week's show. Without their assistance, this show would not have been done in time. It is the helpful people around me who make this possible by helping out when I don't feel well, or when I need a break, and in many cases, have to tell me to rest or slow down and take a break. Thank you for your hard work, and contributions, and friendship. --Serena (AKA Captain Kyle)
Song 1. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Song 2. Like the Rain - Clint Black
Song 3. All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
Song 4. Breakadawn - De La Soul
Song 5. Two Princes - Spin Doctors
Song 6. One and One – Robert Miles and Dreamland
Song 7. Run-Around - Blues Traveler
Song 8. Local God – Everclear
Song 9. Missing - Everything But the Girl
Song 10. Breathless - The Corrs
Song 11. Return to Innocence – Enigma
Song 12. Little Black Backpack - Stroke 9

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Radio Serena Show 305

This week, enjoy some of your favorite Christmas songs, plus your favorite part of the show -- novelty Christmas song right here on Radio Serena!
Song 1. Last Christmas – Wham
Song 2. Grown Up Christmas List – Amy Grant
Song 3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - John Pizzarelli
Song 4. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - John Cougar Mellencamp
Song 5. Christmas at Grandma's - Duke Tumatoe
Song 6. The Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra
Song 7. All I Want for Christmas Is You - Morgan Evans
Song 8. Yabba-Dabba Yuletide - Brian Setzer
Song 9. Do They Know it’s Christmas – Band Aid
Song 10. Silver Bells – Supremes
Song 11. All I Want for Christmas is More, More, More - Looney Tunes
Song 12. Christmas Wrapping - Glee Cast
Song 13. Together - Backstreet Boys
Song 14. Red Nosed Reindeer Blues

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Radio Serena Show 304

Song 1. What a Feeling – Irene Kara
Song 2. Wherever We're Going - Olly Dobson & Courtney-Mae Briggs – (BTTF Musical)
Song 3. It Works - Roger Bart, Emma Lloyd, Amy Barker, Melissa Rose, & -- (BTTF Musical)
Song 4. 21st Century - Roger Bart (BTTF Musical)
Song 5. Black Friday Song
Song 6. Happy Holidays – Andy Williams
Song 7. It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas – Bing Crosby
Song 8. Winter Wonderland – Johnny Mathis
Song 9. California Christmas - Switchfoot
Song 10. Recipe – Balhala
Song 11. Everybody Knows the Clause – Hanson
Song 12. Little Drummer Boy – Chicago
Song 13. Hark the Harold Techno

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