Why Can't I
Tune In Anymore?
Well you're probably wondering why you are unable to listen to
your favorite Hip-Hop and R&B station anymore. Unfortunately we
have shut down our radio operations and don't plan to be
starting them back up anytime soon. We are still operating two
stations though, a Jazz station and a Hitz & Hip-Hop station, so
please be sure to tune in to the stations below:
Jazz -
http://www.KudiaRadio.com
Hitz & Hip-Hop -
http://www.Power979.com
Why Did This
Happen?
Internet Radio in general has not become very profitable yet. We
have been in the net radio business for a while now (since
2006), and have struggled very hard at just breaking even. In
January of 2009, we found a method that helped us easily break
even and profit too. Over time, this method grew to the point
where our radio stations were a huge source of income for our
company. Basically, every time a user tuned in on the
WindowsMedia Tuner (this is where 99% of our traffic came from),
they would tune in with Microsoft's Windows Media Player and
within the player, our website would appear with small text
advertisements on it (this built in browser was called HTMLview).
Because of the mass amount of people launching our stations per
day, we were able to gain a large amount of web traffic making
the website text ads pay to keep the stations running. This also
brought in enough money that we were able to deliver the
stations commercial free without audio ads.
On our 1 year anniversary of running 000Jamz (April 10, 2009),
Microsoft announced that it was going to be removing stations
who used HTMLview from their guide on August 1, 2009. We
immediately protested this change, as we knew that we would be
run out of business without it. After many hours on the phone
with Microsoft and their partners, we came to an agreement that
our stations would be allowed to keep using HTMLview and stay
listed in the guide if we joined up with a specific advertising
agency.
Everything was set to go, and when August 1, 2009 rolled around,
we had been removed from their guide. When we inquired, we were
told that they had changed their minds and no longer wished to
let us keep HTMLview. We kept running though, hoping that we
could come to some sort of agreement with Microsoft, and
unfortunately we were unable to even though they kept telling us
that they would find a solution.
So basically, Microsoft's poor decision making abilities are the
reason we are no longer in operation. We are very sorry to shut
down, but due to the high costs involved in running our radio
operations, we simply have no way to make money off of the
stations without HTMLview.
Click the link below to see the station history:
http://www.000jamz.com/about
What Can I Do To
Help?
Unfortunately, there isn't much that can be done to save
000Jamz. We have already turned off many of the servers powering
our stations and simply are unable to make a profit.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel
free to contact our president with the information below:
Karl Stallknecht - President
Address:
KWD Services, Inc.
2200 Opitz Blvd, Suite 200
Woodbridge, VA 22191
Phone: 703-445-3391 ext 801
Email: karl et
kwdservices.com (Please replace the "et" with an actual @
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