TuneIn and Buckley Radio Partner, Making 12 Stations, WOR Radio Easier to Hear
WOR News Talk Radio 710 to Use TuneIn as Primary Mobile Streaming Solution
(firmenpresse) - PALO ALTO, CA and GREENWICH, CT -- (Marketwire) -- 03/20/12 -- , the worldwide leader in radio streaming, and , a privately held broadcasting company, today announced a partnership making Buckley Radio flagship NYC WOR Radio and 11 additional stations in six U.S. markets available to over 30 million people across 150 connected products through the TuneIn service.
Under the agreement, 12 of Buckley Radio's AM and FM radio stations in New York, Connecticut and California will be available for the first time through the TuneIn service. WOR New York, with over 1,000,000 listeners per week, will use TuneIn as its primary mobile streaming solution for worldwide listening. TuneIn is a free service that lets people listen to music, sports and news from around the world.
"As listening habits evolve, it's crucial that our programming is where our listeners are. The app, vehicle and device integration strategy executed by TuneIn does just that," said Jared Lapin, Director of Interactive, WOR Radio. "In addition to this unmatched distribution, TuneIn provides a reliable, easy way for us to better serve a growing digital audience, and we are excited about even more ways to strengthen our business in the future."
TuneIn provides its service in 10 languages across 230 countries and territories, and is building an ad platform to share revenue with broadcast partners in the coming months. Beyond distribution and a future revenue share, TuneIn makes its technology available to broadcasters who are looking for a simple streaming solution without having to invest in a multitude of platforms and applications.
"Buckley Radio is an innovative company with high-quality programming, and we are excited to have them join the TuneIn family of broadcast partners," said Kevin Straley, Vice President, Programming at TuneIn. "We are thrilled to be bringing US super station WOR to TuneIn, with the addition of their 11 sister stations. Now our listeners can enjoy the best of Buckley Radio from New York City to Monterey, California."
Buckley Radio stations include New York's WOR, which features popular talk radio from hosts such as Governor David Paterson, Joy Browne, John Gambling and Joan Hamburg and shows such as "The Car Doctor with Ron Ananian," and "The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer." Other Buckley Radio stations include Connecticut's DRC FM, WDRC, WWCO, WSNG, WMMW, and California's Kelly 95.3, Groove 99.3, KNZR, Mix 97.7, KWAV, ESPN 630, Z 97.9, KUBB, Hot 104.7, Q 91 and KIOO.
TuneIn is a free service that lets people listen to , , and from around the world. TuneIn offers over 50,000 AM, FM, HD and stations and more than one million on-demand programs streaming from every continent. The company's are highly ranked worldwide. TuneIn is available in 10 languages across all major smartphones and tablets, connected home stereos, smart TVs, connected automobiles and online at . The company raised venture funding from Sequoia Capital in 2010 and is hard at work in an old plumbing supply building in Palo Alto, California.
Buckley Radio is an independently owned and operated broadcasting company. The company owns 17 radio stations in 6 markets and the WOR Radio Network, a syndication company distributing programming to over 400 radio stations across the U.S. and Canada. Since 1956, Buckley Radio has been committed to maintaining the quality of entertainment and information we bring to our audience and the level of integrity we offer our advertising partners. We invest in and are a vital part of the communities in which we operate.
Deanna Decker
Allison+Partners for TuneIn
(415) 277-4929
Ryan Polivka
TuneIn
(510) 290-7809
Jared Lapin
Buckley
(212) 642-4453
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Datum: 20.03.2012 - 16:19 Uhr
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