For as long as I’ve been going to radio conventions, the one thing I always wondered was where is the radio?
At a couple of the now-defunct NAB Radio Shows, a handful of syndicated shows would broadcast live, but that was more about meeting current or potential affiliates. At podcast conventions, there’s always live podcast recordings, but never has there been a radio station dedicated to a convention.
That will change next month at NAB Show 2023.
What started last year as a suggestion to bring more people to their booth will come to fruition as The MaxxKonnect Group will launch “Maxx Radio” on April 1 with streaming services provided by SurferNetwork and will be heard throughout Las Vegas on Beasley Media Group’s 96.3 KKLZ-HD2 from April 10th though the end of the convention.
MaxxRadio will be a full-service station specifically spotlighting the radio industry at the convention. Programming will feature manufacturer and industry news and updates, as well as product information from radio industry manufacturers. Special radio-specific programming will include “Transmitter Talk Tuesday” with Nautel’s Jeff Welton, TWiRT with Kirk Harnack and more to be announced over the next few weeks.
I will be involved providing website and social media updates throughout the show as well as RadioInsight’s industry news updates. News coverage will also include RadioWorld Editor-In-Chief Paul McLane providing daily updates from the show floor.
MaxxRadio programming is being led by Isis M. Jones. Jones joins MaxxRadio with over three decades of industry experience mostly in Birmingham and St. Louis. Jones and MaxxKonnect’s Chris Roth will also be anchoring live programming during the show.
The goal of MaxxRadio is to spotlight where radio is now and what it can be in the future. To showcase some of the great tools being provided to broadcasters and the people making it special.
In addition to MaxxRadioNow.com and KKLZ-HD2, we will making much of our content leading up to and during NAB Show available on-demand on the website and on all podcasting platforms.
If you’re coming to Las Vegas for NAB Show 2023 join us at West Hall booth W2849 to see MaxxRadio live. To have your radio/audio business or product featured on MaxxRadio email us at contact@maxxradionow.com or call (888) 988-6299.
The MaxxKonnect Group has partnered with RadioInsight, RadioWorld, Beasley Media Group and SurferNetwork to launch “MaxxRadio” at NABShow 2023 in Las Vegas.
MaxxRadio will launch online on April 1st at MaxxRadioNow.com with streaming services provided by SurferNetwork and will be heard throughout Las Vegas on Beasley Media Group’s 96.3 KKLZ-HD2 starting April 10th.
MaxxRadio will be a full-service station specifically spotlighting the radio industry at the convention. Programming will feature manufacturer and industry news and updates, as well as product information from radio industry manufacturers. Special radio-specific events will be featured including Transmitter Talk Tuesday with Nautel’s Jeff Welton, TWiRT with Kirk Harnack and more to be announced over the next few weeks. All featured content will be available in podcast form on the website during and after the show.
RadioWorld Editor-In-Chief Paul McLane will provide daily updates from the show floor, while RadioInsight Publisher Lance Venta will be providing radio industry news and maintaining the MaxxRadio website leading up to and throughout the show.
MaxxKonnect President Josh Bohn states, “As the MaxxKonnect Group strives to provide best-in-class service, equipment and connectivity to all of radio, MaxxRadio brings all of radio to everyone coming to the NAB Show. A huge Thank You to all of our partners for providing the resources to make this station special; to SurferNetwork and Beasley Media Group for providing the distribution platforms, and to RadioInsight and Radio World for their best in class reporting to bring our audience everything they need to know about the radio industry both at the show and year round.”
Joining MaxxRadio as Program Director will be Isis M. Jones. Jones joins MaxxRadio with over three decades of industry experience. Her previous stops include WATV, WBHK & WBHJ in Birmingham, as well as WFUN & WHHL, St. Louis. She currently hosts the show #Room1420 on YouTube and Facebook. Joining Jones on the programming team will be MaxxKonnect Group Sales Manager for Wireless & Connectivity Products Chris Roth as Imaging and Production Director. Roth previously held Production Director duties for 103.5 WTOP Washington DC and has programmed at multiple stations including WIAD Washington and WWMY Raleigh.
Jones states, “MaxxKonnect created an opportunity with MaxxRadio for me to do what I love most: To Konnect with this amazing industry and with the folks that make it go round 365 days a year. Looking forward to meeting you all at NABShow 2023!”
MaxxRadio will be broadcasting live throughout the NAB Show from the MaxxKonnect Booth in West Hall W2849. To have your radio/audio business or product featured on MaxxRadio at no charge, email us at contact@maxxradionow.com or call (888) 988-MAXX (6299).
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com