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All I Need Is A Miracle
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Let me first get out of the way that, yes, I know, “All I Need Is A Miracle” is by Mike + The Mechanics, while “Paradise Theater” is by Styx and contains “Don’t Let It End.” BlackLight Radio plays both songs, so I feel justified in mixing and matching for this post. This will be…
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New Mobile Options
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If you look to the left of this post, you will see a link to a mobile app. If you are on either an android or an Apple product, that link will take you to your app store to download, for free, an app locked to BlackLight Radio. First, the good about this app: 1) …
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Financial Realities At BlackLight Radio
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As many of you know, 2014 has been a year of change for BlackLight Radio. As costs continue to skyrocket and licensing companies close their doors, it becomes harder and harder to keep the 80s hits coming. The record labels, under the guise of paying the artist, have been working to break internet radio financially….
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Just Like Starting Over
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Radio stations aren’t always the most transparent when things are changing behind the scenes… but we’re not most radio stations. We license every song we play through a company called Loudcity. They are closing down at the end of February. We expect to move to a company called StreamLicensing. For the most part this will…
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Merry Christmas from BlackLight Radio!!!
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BlackLight Radio has just begun our “50 Hours Of Christmas!” Over the next 50 hours, this internet-only radio station will play a mix of Christmas hits from the 80s, alongside Christmas recordings from 80s artists from outside the decade. BlackLight Radio will also feature Christmas greetings from United States military personnel to their families in…
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BlackLight’s Back
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Due to a massive server (and server backup) failure, BlackLight Radio was off the air most of the weekend. In the picture to the left you can see Bubba, our internet radio tower repair man, doing what he can to get us back on the air. We are back now (with a new company), but…
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80’s Music and Bingo
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A New Way to Celebrate the 80’s Generation There are some people who are hooked on the 80’s generation – from wearing a pair of Reebok High-Tops and Members Only jacket to filling up their iPods with popular 80s hits such as those from Madonna, Prince, and Gloria Estefan. When it comes to having fun,…
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Getting Into Madonna’s “Into The Groove”
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“Into The Groove” by Madonna has an interesting history. If you were living in the United States in the 1980s, do you remember ever purchasing a 7″ 45 RPM single of “Into The Groove?” Do you remember even SEEING a 7″ 45 RPM single for “Into The Groove?” How about in your local jukebox… no?…
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Tragedy In Oklahoma
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The 1980s had their share of tragedies. The decade opened with the assassination of John Lennon. By mid-decade, the names Smith, Scobee, McNair, Onizuka, McAuliffe, Jarvis, & Resnik would become synonymous with the word “hero” when those brave souls lost their lives in the space shuttle Challenger disaster. The decade would end with the Yellowstone…
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Parkland, FL Celebrates w/ 80s Hitmakers
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The town of Parkland, FL had big plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the town with a concert performance by a popular 80s artist. The only problem with this (admittedly great) idea was the 80s artist they picked: Rick Springfield. Now, before you fans of Rick start working on hate letters…
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Tuesday Night Loudcity Issues
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Loudcity has had a hard drive failure (multiple hard drive failures?) Tuesday night, and as a result if you click the play button on our front page, you will get… absolutely nothing until Loudcity returns. The good news is, there are several ways still to listen to BlackLight Radio: SHOUTCAST You can launch the Shoutcast…
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Happy 80s New Year!
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In honor of the arrival of the New Year around the planet, BlackLight Radio will be playing PartyMixes from midnight 2013 in Christmas Island, Kiribati & Samoa, until it turns midnight 2013 in American Samoa, the Midway Islands, & Niue! LONDON: PartyMixes air from 10 am New Year’s Eve to 11 am New Year’s Day….