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Pure and Frontier lead the way with radio evolution

Pure has launched an innovative suite of new products for the iconic Evoke range that are built on Frontier’s leading Venice X platform, offering the benefits of SmartRadio to their customers.The new Evoke Spot, Evoke Play and Evoke Home products offer a diverse choice of usage across any home while taking the listening experience to the next level with a choice of DAB+, FM and Internet Connectivity. Every model of the new reimagined line is a SmartRadio device and therefore combines the reliability of FM and DAB+ with the choice and flexibility of streaming Internet Radio, Podcasts and Spotify Connect.Both Pure and Frontier have developed multiple products together, disrupting and changing the industry one collaboration at a time. Looking back on Pure’s product history, the Evoke-1 first laid the foundation and then adapted to customers’ needs over the course of 20 years, evolving into stereo product (Evoke 2) and then providing enhanced user experience with an added large colour screen and Bluetooth functionality (Evoke H4)Keeping with this constant evaluation of customer needs and addressing current trends, the latest reimagined Evoke Series composed of the Evoke Spot, Evoke Play and Evoke Home combine the advantages of SmartRadio while keeping contemporary design and focus on usability. Pure forwent the inclusion of any microphones or voice assistance allowing for maximum privacy. The new Evoke models feature a foldable colour display that doesn’t only save space and make this compact music system look even slimmer, it also makes it easy to conceal distracting lights. Keeping ease of usability in mind, complex functions such as alarm clock, timer or changing the audio source are hidden away under the foldable display while everyday functions are easily accessible on the surface of the devices.Frontier’s solutions are used by the world’s leading audio brands and are in millions of devices. Pure and Frontier have shaped the radio market with their innovations over the last 20 years and continue to push ahead. The Venice X module supports Spotify Connect, Amazon Music and Deezer as well as over 60k Internet Radio stations and 100k podcast episodes.Both Frontier and Pure are members of the SmartRadio logo programme, which aims to promote SmartRadio and educate users on the benefit of owning a SmartRadio over a DAB radio.Adrian Nordhaus, head of innovation and product management at Pure said: ‘We wanted to create a high quality and reliable product that had the best user experience that we could offer to allow us to be competitive in the growing SmartRadio market. We chose Frontier to work with and selected their Venice X platform, which combined high levels of functionality into a single, highly integrated turnkey module that enables SmartRadio products.’Prem Rajalingham, managing director at Frontier said: ‘We are delighted to work with Pure and once again create innovative products that will lead the SmartRadio market. We continue to see the SmartRadio market growing, with brands moving more products from simple DAB + FM to SmartRadio products that combine DAB, FM, Internet Radio, podcasts and catch-up radio.’ […]

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Review: Worst to First: The True Story of Z100

In summer ’83, with CHR resurgent, new convert WPLJ New York was “ready for our climb to the top,” as then-morning man Jim Kerr recalls. But on Aug. 2, WHTZ (Z100) launched under PD/morning man Scott Shannon. It says something about the strength of hit music in the mid-‘80s that WPLJ had a perfectly good […] […]

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Saga Cuts Ties With WAQY Morning Host John O'Brien After 30+ Years

After over 30 years at Saga Communications Classic Rock “Rock 102” WAQY Springfield MA, and in mornings with Steve ‘Bax’ Baxter for the past 26, John O’Brien has been let go from the station. O’Brien told the Springfield Republican that he was let go on January 21 while seeking mental health treatment after a medical […] […]

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KERA & KKXT Name New Program Directors

North Texas Public Broadcasting has announced the appointments of new Program Directors for Public News/Talk 90.9 KERA-FM Dallas and AAA “91.7 KXT” KKXT Dallas. Benji McPhail joins KKXT as PD. McPhail most recently spent nine years at AAA “105.5 The Colorado Sound” KJAC Timnath/Fort Collins CO until departing last November. McPhail joined the station in […] […]

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Hot 104.1 St. Louis Sets New On-Air Lineup

Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WHHL Hazlewood/St. Louis has announced a new on-air lineup taking effect on Monday, February 14. Evening host Princess Stormm will move up to afternoons from 3-7pm replacing OM/PD Derrick ‘Lil D’ Greene, who is departing. Mixer/weekend host ‘The Bomb Don’ DJ Raymond will take over the night shift from 7pm-12am. […] […]