idobi Radio

idobi Radio
Type of site
 Internet Radio
Available in English
Owner idobi Network LLC
Created by Tom Cheney
Slogan(s) Music that doesn't suck/Running interviews into the ground since 1999
Website idobi.com
Alexa rank Negative increase 314,845 (April 2014)[1]
Registration Optional
Launched 1999
Current status Active

idobi Radio is a modern rock Internet radio station focusing on new pop punk, alternative music and power pop music. The station broadcasts over the Internet via its Web site, iTunes and SHOUTcast. Established in 1999, idobi connects listeners with artists through interviews and up-to-date music industry news, and by giving popular artists their own radio shows. The stream has an excellent track record of playing tracks from top unsigned artists, many times before they make it onto terrestrial radio stations or MTV rotation, most notably having featured artists like Good Charlotte, Fall Out Boy, and All Time Low prior to the bands' mainstream successes.

With roughly 3.5 million unique listeners per month, idobi Radio is the #1 alternative radio station on SHOUTcast.com, #1 overall on SHOUTcast.com, and regularly appears in the Triton Digital Top 20 alongside large broadcast companies like Clear Channel, Entercom, and more.[2]

History

idobi Radio was established in February, 1999 in Washington, DC by young music fan, Tom Cheney (then a producer for MTV Networks). The station broadcast through the Live365 radio platform in two formats: Alternative Rock and Top 40 (which initially ran off Cheney's home computer). As Internet radio usage grew, idobi's listenership skyrocketed. The station grew more popular by promoting itself through concert tours, especially the Vans Warped Tour, and by teaming up with popular artists.

The introduction of the iTunes Internet radio directory boosted listenership even further. idobi dropped the Top 40 stream in early 2003 in order to focus on the Alternative Rock stream and to launch a new web site covering music news, album reviews, concert photos, and artist info similar to AbsolutePunk and Buzznet. In 2003, the Live365 platform was also dropped in favor of SHOUTcast. In 2005, Entertainment Weekly Magazine named idobi one of the "fastest growing Internet radio stations in the world" and a "threat to terrestrial radio outlets".[3]

In 2014, idobi Radio was awarded "Best Single Stream Webcaster" at the 5th Annual RAIN internet Radio Awards at RAIN Summit Indianapolis. [4]

idobi participated in 2015 setting of CRB rates for internet radio by the U.S. Copyright office.[5] Arguments were presented that the previous royalty rates were too high, and have prevented competition in the internet radio space. Accuradio's Kurt Hanson states, "idobi…may be the only meaningful new entrant in the Internet radio industry to appear on the scene in the U.S. in the past seven years – and even it apparently has a history stretching back to 1999."[6]

In 2016, idobi partnered with Warped Tour to create iWR – idobi Warped Radio – the official internet radio station for annual tour. [7]

Currently, the station garners in excess of 5 million listeners a month, according to Triton Triton Digital, making it one of the most successful independent online radio stations in the world. The web site is based on a multimedia platform consisting of music news, album reviews, concert videos, concert photos, artists' biographies, and concert dates.

idobi music

idobi and its shows have played a role in breaking out bands like fun., Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Boys Like Girls, The Academy Is..., Fall Out Boy, All Time Low, Paramore, We the Kings, Cobra Starship and many others. Artists' exposure on the station has led to many record deals for unsigned artists and increased sales of digital tracks.[8]

The station's playlist rotation is based on top alternative hits with an emphasis on new music and deep album cuts from top alternative artists. The station is known to not pay attention to singles, unlike terrestrial radio.

Shows

Eddie Jason & Chris (sometimes called EJC Show) – Comedy and hot talk hosted by Eddie Barella, Jason Newcomer, and Chris Barr; Fridays and Mondays at 9pm EST. The show also features interviews with popular indie rock artists. Podcast at www.ejcshow.com.
First Person with Josh Madden – Music radio hosted by Josh Madden; Thursdays at 8pm ET
Full Frontal - hosted by Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat from All Time Low; Mondays at 7pm ET
The Gunz Show – "The realest, most diverse music show in the world"- Live from Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, music-intensive show featuring artist interviews, news, requests and listener interaction Sundays at 9pm EST and Wednesdays and Sundays at 9pm ET
The Mike Herrera Hour - hosted by Mike Herrera from MXPX; Fridays at 8pm ET
Man of the Hour – Hot talk hosted by Simple Plan guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre and former merchandise manager and MusiquePlus host Patrick Langlois. The show was picked up by Virgin Radio Montreal 96 on March 21, 2010.[9][10] The show returned to idobi Radio December 1, 2010.[11]
Rock The Walls – Music radio and Hot talk hosted by Patrick Walford from Toronto, Canada; Saturdays at 8pm EST
No Rules Radio – Comedy chat, great music, and what has been referred to as "Random S--t" brought to you by Allan Lake and Fat Steve from Great Britain and Even Better Brooklyn; Fridays at 6pm EST
All shows are uncensored and oftentimes controversial.

Past shows

Incidents

On March 12, 2014, idobi broke the news that New Found Glory's guitarist, Steve Klein, was charged with multiple counts of lewd conduct with a minor. The story was picked up by Billboard, MTV, The Huffington Post, and Alternative Press. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Other media

idobi also runs a concert photography site called Photos From the Show and an online music video stream called idobiTV.

On April 15, 2011, the site released the idobi App, an iOS app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. On August 30, it was released for Android.

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