Radio Disney Group
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|2003|7|30}}
| founder = ABC Radio Networks
| defunct = {{End date and age|2015|12|18}}
| location_city = New York City, New York
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| area_served = Nationwide
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| owner = The Walt Disney Company
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| parent = ABC, Inc.[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1614263&Service=FM&Form_id=322&Facility_id=86619 Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations - FCC]
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Radio Disney Group, LLC{{cite web|title=RADIO DISNEY GROUP, LLC Entity Information|url=http://appext20.dos.ny.gov/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_nameid=2957897&p_corpid=2936700&p_entity_name=RADIO%20DISNEY%20GROUP%2C%20LLC&p_name_type=%25&p_search_type=BEGINS&p_srch_results_page=0|work=Corporation and Business Entity Database|publisher=New York Department of State's Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code|access-date=26 January 2014}} was a limited liability company that owned most of the Radio Disney radio stations operating in each U.S. state. Radio Disney Group was owned by the Disney–ABC Television Group[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101167603&qnum=5110©num=1&exhcnum=1 CHANGES IN INTERESTS - KIID application to assign broadcast station]{{Cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/custom/Documents/CBS_ABC.pdf |last=United States District Court - Central District of California - Western Division|title=Case No. CV12-04073|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=10 May 2012|access-date=1 March 2018}} and the headquarters were located in New York City, New York.
History
The company was founded on July 30, 2003 by the ABC Radio Networks, a former subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
In the sale of the ABC Radio Networks to Citadel Broadcasting (in 2007), the Radio Disney Network and their owned-and-operated radio stations are not included.{{cite news|last1=Rosenthal|first1=Phil|title=Disney in deal to merge ABC Radio with Citadel|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/02/07/disney-in-deal-to-merge-abc-radio-with-citadel/|access-date=June 2, 2016|work=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Publishing|date=February 7, 2006}}
In 2010, Radio Disney Group was started to sell their stations located outside of the 25 largest radio markets. The majority of the stations have gone silent, while others changed their format or maintained their regular format. On August 13, 2014, it was announced that Radio Disney will be selling off all of their stations (the majority owned by Radio Disney Group) except KDIS (owned on or before September 26, 2014) to focus on the digital XM radio and livestream radio (such as on TuneIn).{{cite news|last1=Lafayette|first1=Jon|title=Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital|url=http://broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/exclusive-radio-disney-moving-air-digital/133166|access-date=August 13, 2014|date=August 13, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/89717/radio-disney-to-sell-all-but-one-station/ |title=Radio Disney To Sell All But One Station |date=August 13, 2014 |access-date=August 13, 2014 |last=Venta |first=Lance |publisher=Radio Insight }}{{cite magazine|title=Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6214509/radio-disney-to-sell-the-majority-of-its-stations|magazine=Billboard|access-date=13 August 2014|ref=13 August 2014}} While the stations were originally slated to sign off on September 26, the stations remained on the air and continued to carry Radio Disney programming until they were sold.{{cite web|title=NERW Extra: No Signoffs for Disney AMs|url=http://www.fybush.com/nerw-20140926/|website=Northeast Radio Watch|date=26 September 2014|access-date=27 September 2014}} {{Subscription required}} The sale of the last station (WSDZ,[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1712708&Service=AM&Form_id=905&Facility_id=4622 Consummation Notice - Federal Communications Commission] to Salem Media Group)[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/94556/salem-acquires-radio-disneys-final-five/ Salem Acquires Radio Disney’s Final Five - Radio Insight] was completed on December 18, 2015.
Former owned and operated stations
Notes:
- 1 Former Radio Disney owned-and-operated station.
- 2 Former ESPN Radio owned-and-operated station.
- 3 Former Disney independent radio station.
See also
- Radio Disney
- Cumulus Media Networks (formerly ABC Radio Networks and Citadel Media)
- Disney–ABC Television Group
References
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External links
- [http://www.radiodisneymedianet.com/ Radio Disney Medianet]
{{Disney–ABC stations}}
Category:Defunct radio broadcasting companies of the United States
Category:Defunct companies based in New York City
Category:American companies established in 2003
Category:Mass media companies established in 2003