Radio Disney & Radio Aahs: Battle for the Airwaves

Midway to Main Street
Midway to Main Street
50.1 هزار بار بازدید - 4 سال پیش - Years before Radio Disney hit
Years before Radio Disney hit the airwaves, station owner Christopher Dahl had an idea for a 24/7 children's radio network. In 1990 Dahl rolled the dice and created the Children’s Broadcasting Corporation, and with it he set out to prove that a dedicated children’s radio network was a viable business idea. He would be proven right, and yet it would cost him everything.

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