Leading Jamaican Broadcaster Partners with AudioNow to Reach North America Diaspora

(March 19, 2012, Washington D.C.) AudioNow announced today that Power 106 FM, the leading Jamaican radio station broadcasting to Jamaicans across the world will now be available in the US and Canada by dialing 832.551.5045 from any mobile phone. The partnership enables Power 106 FM to use AudioNow’s technology platform to reach over a million Jamaicans in the United States and Canada. 

“Ethnic communities all over the world have the same desire and need for an affordable and convenient mobile service that doesn’t rely on expensive data plans,” says AudioNow’s Director of Public Affairs, Jennifer Friesen. “We are happy to bring together ethnic broadcasters and their audiences – wherever they may be located – with our easy to use and implement platform.”

“In today’s fragmented technology world, it makes sense to take advantage of any available distribution medium,” says Sandie Saunders, Assistant to the Managing Director at Power 106 FM. “AudioNow’s service makes sense to a lot of our listeners who are dialing in from the US and the UK to listen to our signature programs.”

Power 106FM is considered to be one of Jamaica’s top talk radio stations, which continues to play a dynamic social role, offering tremendous support to many national and community based activities in Jamaica. The station’s deep social involvement has contributed greatly to its increasing listener loyalty and audience share. This strong Jamaican radio brand has also developed an extensive international audience appeal and is considered a vital link to Jamaica for Jamaicans in the Diaspora, especially in the USA, Canada and the UK. This is so, because Power 106FM is known to be a prime source of information, especially for events and issues of national importance.

Twenty years ago, Power 106 FM went on air in December 1992 initially pursuing an all-talk format then later shifting to a hybrid talk and music format, hence the popular slogan – ‘Come for the talk, stay for the music’. Since 2001 the decision was taken to pursue an all talk format with the acquisition of the programs such as ‘Perkins On-Line’ and others joining its morning show ‘Independent Talk’. The station later went on to add ‘Dear Pastor’ and ‘An Ounce of Prevention’. In recent years it has added programmes such as: ‘Both Sides of The Story’‘Power and Glory’‘Sports Power’‘International Greetings’‘Prayer Line’‘Indian Talent on Parade’‘Auto World’‘Children of the Dragon’‘Real Man Things’‘Land Solutions’ as well as popular features like ‘Your Legal Corner’, among others. Power 106FM is among Jamaica’s first 24/7 all-talk radio stations. The objective of Power 106FM is to provide listeners and advertisers with a forum where all views can contend, thereby contributing to the social, cultural, economic and intellectual development of Jamaica as a nation.

AudioNowTM is the leading provider of mobile phone broadcast radio distribution in the country. It uses proprietary, “HD” voice design and patent-pending technology that allows any fixed or mobile phone to access live audio programming without any downloads across all mobile platforms. Visit www.audionow.com to learn more and register.

Contact Information: 

At AudioNow:
Jennifer Friesen 
Director of Public Affairs
Jennifer.Friesen@AudioNow.com 

 

(March 19, 2012, Washington D.C.) AudioNow announced today that Power 106 FM, the leading Jamaican radio station broadcasting to Jamaicans across the world will now be available in the US and Canada by dialing 832.551.5045 from any mobile phone. The partnership enables Power 106 FM to use AudioNow’s technology platform to reach over a million Jamaicans in the United States and Canada. 

“Ethnic communities all over the world have the same desire and need for an affordable and convenient mobile service that doesn’t rely on expensive data plans,” says AudioNow’s Director of Public Affairs, Jennifer Friesen. “We are happy to bring together ethnic broadcasters and their audiences – wherever they may be located – with our easy to use and implement platform.”

“In today’s fragmented technology world, it makes sense to take advantage of any available distribution medium,” says Sandie Saunders, Assistant to the Managing Director at Power 106 FM. “AudioNow’s service makes sense to a lot of our listeners who are dialing in from the US and the UK to listen to our signature programs.”

Power 106FM is considered to be one of Jamaica’s top talk radio stations, which continues to play a dynamic social role, offering tremendous support to many national and community based activities in Jamaica. The station’s deep social involvement has contributed greatly to its increasing listener loyalty and audience share. This strong Jamaican radio brand has also developed an extensive international audience appeal and is considered a vital link to Jamaica for Jamaicans in the Diaspora, especially in the USA, Canada and the UK. This is so, because Power 106FM is known to be a prime source of information, especially for events and issues of national importance.

Twenty years ago, Power 106 FM went on air in December 1992 initially pursuing an all-talk format then later shifting to a hybrid talk and music format, hence the popular slogan – ‘Come for the talk, stay for the music’. Since 2001 the decision was taken to pursue an all talk format with the acquisition of the programs such as ‘Perkins On-Line’ and others joining its morning show ‘Independent Talk’. The station later went on to add ‘Dear Pastor’ and ‘An Ounce of Prevention’. In recent years it has added programmes such as: ‘Both Sides of The Story’‘Power and Glory’‘Sports Power’‘International Greetings’‘Prayer Line’‘Indian Talent on Parade’‘Auto World’‘Children of the Dragon’‘Real Man Things’‘Land Solutions’ as well as popular features like ‘Your Legal Corner’, among others. Power 106FM is among Jamaica’s first 24/7 all-talk radio stations. The objective of Power 106FM is to provide listeners and advertisers with a forum where all views can contend, thereby contributing to the social, cultural, economic and intellectual development of Jamaica as a nation.

AudioNowTM is the leading provider of mobile phone broadcast radio distribution in the country. It uses proprietary, “HD” voice design and patent-pending technology that allows any fixed or mobile phone to access live audio programming without any downloads across all mobile platforms. Visit www.audionow.com to learn more and register.

Contact Information: 

At AudioNow:
Jennifer Friesen 
Director of Public Affairs
Jennifer.Friesen@AudioNow.com 

 

(March 19, 2012, Washington D.C.) AudioNow announced today that Power 106 FM, the leading Jamaican radio station broadcasting to Jamaicans across the world will now be available in the US and Canada by dialing 832.551.5045 from any mobile phone. The partnership enables Power 106 FM to use AudioNow’s technology platform to reach over a million Jamaicans in the United States and Canada. 

“Ethnic communities all over the world have the same desire and need for an affordable and convenient mobile service that doesn’t rely on expensive data plans,” says AudioNow’s Director of Public Affairs, Jennifer Friesen. “We are happy to bring together ethnic broadcasters and their audiences – wherever they may be located – with our easy to use and implement platform.”

“In today’s fragmented technology world, it makes sense to take advantage of any available distribution medium,” says Sandie Saunders, Assistant to the Managing Director at Power 106 FM. “AudioNow’s service makes sense to a lot of our listeners who are dialing in from the US and the UK to listen to our signature programs.”

Power 106FM is considered to be one of Jamaica’s top talk radio stations, which continues to play a dynamic social role, offering tremendous support to many national and community based activities in Jamaica. The station’s deep social involvement has contributed greatly to its increasing listener loyalty and audience share. This strong Jamaican radio brand has also developed an extensive international audience appeal and is considered a vital link to Jamaica for Jamaicans in the Diaspora, especially in the USA, Canada and the UK. This is so, because Power 106FM is known to be a prime source of information, especially for events and issues of national importance.

Twenty years ago, Power 106 FM went on air in December 1992 initially pursuing an all-talk format then later shifting to a hybrid talk and music format, hence the popular slogan – ‘Come for the talk, stay for the music’. Since 2001 the decision was taken to pursue an all talk format with the acquisition of the programs such as ‘Perkins On-Line’ and others joining its morning show ‘Independent Talk’. The station later went on to add ‘Dear Pastor’ and ‘An Ounce of Prevention’. In recent years it has added programmes such as: ‘Both Sides of The Story’‘Power and Glory’‘Sports Power’‘International Greetings’‘Prayer Line’‘Indian Talent on Parade’‘Auto World’‘Children of the Dragon’‘Real Man Things’‘Land Solutions’ as well as popular features like ‘Your Legal Corner’, among others. Power 106FM is among Jamaica’s first 24/7 all-talk radio stations. The objective of Power 106FM is to provide listeners and advertisers with a forum where all views can contend, thereby contributing to the social, cultural, economic and intellectual development of Jamaica as a nation.

AudioNowTM is the leading provider of mobile phone broadcast radio distribution in the country. It uses proprietary, “HD” voice design and patent-pending technology that allows any fixed or mobile phone to access live audio programming without any downloads across all mobile platforms. Visit www.audionow.com to learn more and register.

Contact Information: 

At AudioNow:
Jennifer Friesen 
Director of Public Affairs
Jennifer.Friesen@AudioNow.com