Radio Disney To Sell All Stations
Bye Bye Mickey! �The Walt Disney Co.�plans to sell all of it’s terrestrial radio Radio Stations except one and ultimately�move all of Radio Disney programming to exclusive digital distribution. �Of the 23�Radio Disney�Radio Stations up for sale, are the big Radio Stations in major markets like Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, New York, Atlanta and Houston. � The sell is being initiated primarily due to the new�listening�habits of young viewers, in which many have adopted a preference for satellite radio and online platforms. �A Radio Disney spokesperson states,�”Radio Disney will increase its investment in both digital distribution platforms and music-centric programming to optimize the network for long-term growth and to better reflect the habits of its listeners, a national audience of kids and families”. �Radio Disney’s KDIS-AM Radio Station in Los Angeles will be the one remaining Radio Station from where it will originate national network programming. An inside source reports that Disney intends to sell�the other 23 Radio Stations by September 26th. Disney still operates ESPN Radio, which owns Radio Stations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago and has 500 terrestrial affiliates.
