OCTOBER and KINGDOMS RISE and KINGDOMS FALL

Hope you enjoyed Punk Rock Weekend.  Listening time increased 13% in the past month!  You pushed the play button over 800 times and spent close to 3 thousand hours with KJRW.  Thanks for checking us out in the U.S., Germany, Canada, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Australia, Ecuador, and Slovenia.

KJRW takes you Under the Covers once again on the weekend of the 20th.  It will be a weekend full of punk rock cover songs.

We're also sprinkling in some spooky songs leading up to Halloween.

All Request Fall continues on KJRW....


....for as long as Radionomy keeps us online.  They dropped us an email saying the ax will fall on the 28th if listening does not keep rising.  So, keep pressing that play button and tell your friends to do the same!

MY WAVE

KJRW took a little break from New Wave Summer to bring you Grunge Week.  Pearl Jam's Home Shows raised about $11 million to fight homelessness.  

We now return to New Wave Summer, already in progress.  New Wave Summer continues through Labor Day.

Thanks for listening in the U.S., Germany, Spain, Canada, Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, France, and Ireland!

JUNE HYMN

Almost 400 of you clicked the play button on KJRW over 800 times and listened for over 2 thousand hours during the month of May.  That puts us over halfway to our ultimate listening goal we need to reach by the end of October to stay online.  Listening time increased 17% from April to May.

Sadly, that percentage dropped in the past week by 8% due to technical difficulties with Radionomy.  Several of their streams have only played sporadically since the Friday before Memorial Weekend, including ours. There has been no reply to our inquiry for a solution.  We're back on today.

New Wave Summer begins in a couple of weeks.  KJRW will showcase artists such as:  Joy Division, Duran Duran, Blondie, Devo, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Talking Heads, and more all summer long.

As always, we take your requests at kjrwwestseattle@yahoo.com or on our Facebook Page.  You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for listening in the U.S., Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, Austria, U.K., Ecuador, Morocco, and Thailand.

THE FIRST DAYS OF SPRING

Our Spring Fling got off to a slow start, but love began to bloom over the first Punk Rock Weekend ever on KJRW.  You pushed the play button 254 times on Saturday and Sunday to hear the Ramones, Clash, Sex Pistols, and more.  Listeners spent one hundred more hours with KJRW on Punk Rock Weekend than the previous weekend.  We may have to do this again soon.

Folks have spent almost 8 hundred hours listening to KJRW during the first half of April.  Radionomy will be looking at our listening time at the end of this month to determine if they will give us more space for more songs or if they will drop us from the website.  It is up to YOU to keep KJRW online once again by listening.

Thanks for listening in the U.S., France, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Greece, Austria, Poland, New Zealand, Uruguay, Italy, Spain, Australia, and the U.K.

WHAT'S GOING ON (at the End of July)

It's the last Monday of the month. That means KJRW provides the music round of the Shadowland Pub Quiz! Come Out and Play at the corner of California and Oregon in West Seattle at 8 p.m. Celebrate the last month of New Wave Summer by naming that New Wave tune in the audio round.

Yep, there's just one month left of New Wave Summer.  Get the T-shirt before it leaves the KJRW Corner Store.

And there are only two months left in our contract with Radionomy.  We're going to need a huge increase in listening to stay online past September.  So listen early and often! 

Folks in the U.S., Germany, Canada, France, Spain, Poland, U.A.E., China, Italy, U.K., Greece, and Israel spent the most time with the station during the past month.

If everyone that checked out the station during the month of July had stuck around for at least an hour, KJRW's listening time would be at 100%.

Would you do that?  Spend just one hour a day with KJRW? 

WHAT'S GOING ON (In the Middle of June)

New Wave Summer has begun on KJRW!  The Psychedelic Furs are playing as I type this note.  We're just a couple of weeks into June, but it is already shaping up to be a good month for the station.  People have spent almost 3 thousand hours listening in the U.S., Germany, Canada, France, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Austria, and Greece.  Listening time is currently at 72%!  We may just make it to 100% by September...

WHAT'S GOING ON (At the beginning of May)

 KJRW will feature a different artist every day this month!

A reason to listen every day in May.

Time spent listening in April fell to 28%.  Our hope was to achieve at least 57% to be on pace to reach 100% in 5 months.  People did spend over 11 hundred hours with KJRW in the U.S., Germany, Canada, France, Spain, Poland, Austria, and Italy.

It's still cold, cloudy, and rainy in Seattle, but New Wave Summer is right around the corner...

Speaking of corners, be sure to visit the KJRW Corner Store for stuff with the  Little Lex Logo!

WHAT'S GOING ON (at the beginning of April)

We have not received the official word from Radionomy, but it looks like we have enough listening hours to stay online in April.  You checked us out over 16 hundred times in March, and spent over 19 hundred hours with KJRW.  That means we are about halfway to reaching our ultimate goal.  Thanks for listening in the U.S., Germany, Canada, France, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland.

Something funny is going on all day today on KJRW.  Listen for songs you will only hear on April 1st.

On April 7th, KJRW celebrates the induction of Pearl Jam into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Pearl Jam songs every hour next Friday.

WHAT'S GOING ON (at the End of February)

We're sad to report listening dropped to 21% of our goal during February.  There needs to be a huge increase in March because Radionomy will be checking in on us at the end of the month.

People spent the most time with KJRW in the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, and Mexico.

This Spring, KJRW is gonna get out from Under the Covers and Tighten Up.  KJRW Goes Green on March 17th, with songs from Green Day every hour.

And if we get enough listening hours in March, not only will we get to stay online for another six months, but we will be given the space to add a bunch more songs.

WHAT'S GOING ON (In the Middle of January)

People in the U.S., Germany, France, Canada, U.K., Poland, Spain, Hungary, Australia, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Italy, Peru, and Israel are getting Under the Covers with KJRW.

Listening time is slowly creeping back up.  We are currently at 25% of where we need to be in 8 months, in order to not get deleted again.

Please continue to enjoy all the cover songs this winter on KJRW.  It's what we need to keep us warm.

WHAT'S GOING ON (at the beginning of November)

OH HELL NOvember!  A month ago, we weren't sure if KJRW would make it to November, but we did with your help. Hope you enjoyed the Great PUNKin tunes the last half of October.  

The play button was hit over 8 thousand times in October!  Folks spent over 46 hundred hours listening in the U.S., Germany, Canada, France, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Estonia, Macedonia, Mexico, Uruguay, U.K., Netherlands, Singapore and Thailand.

Currently, we are 15% over Radionomy's listening requirements, but this is no time to relax. They may check in again on us next month, as we begin our 7th year online.

ALL Request FALL continues on KJRW.  Email your song requests now.

WHAT'S GOING ON (at the beginning of September)

The last days of New Wave Summer saw a big bump in audience size, about 46% higher than usual! 

Listening the longest were people in the United States, Canada, Germany, Mexico, France, Spain, Italy, China, Ireland and Belgium.  Inside the U.S., KJRW is most popular in Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Orlando, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. 

Don't be sad New Wave Summer is over because we just added 350 more Alternative and Punk Rock songs to the KJRW playlist!  

All Request Fall has begun.  You say it, we play it.  
Submit your song request any time.

WHAT'S GOING ON (At the beginning of June)

Pull up those parachute pants, straighten that skinny tie and wind your Swatch watch because it's time for New Wave Summer!  Listen for your favorite 80's New Wave songs by the B-52's, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Devo, Blondie, Talking Heads, The Cure and many, many more.

People in the U.S. alone spent over 1500 hours with KJRW in May.  Also tops in listening were:  Canada, Spain, Belarus, Italy, Mexico, Serbia, Germany, France and the U.K.

We re-stocked the KJRW Corner Store with shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, hats, stickers, key chains, magnets and much more.  Stop by today!

WHAT'S GOING ON (in the middle of May)

We are on track to reach our goal of 2 thousand listening hours this month. Listening time is highest in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Mexico, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Brazil and Germany. Inside the U.S., folks spend the most time with KJRW in Seattle, Detroit, Orlando, Denver, Charlotte, Chicago, Greensboro, San Francisco, Boston and Cleveland.

You don't have much longer to get in on the Grand Giveaway. Be sure to email kjrwwestseattle@yahoo.com to enter right away. Please include your name and the city in which you live.

Pull up those parachute pants, straighten that skinny tie and wind your Swatch watch because it is almost time for New Wave Summer. We're getting ready by uploading plenty of Depeche Mode, Talking Heads, Missing Persons and more.

Stop by the KJRW Corner Store for shirts, stickers, key chains and hats.

Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook for more frequent station updates.

Thanks for listening to West Seattle's Only Alternative - KJRW.

WHAT'S GOING ON (at the beginning of May)

KJRW is now enjoyed on almost every continent on the globe!  Tops in listening were:  the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, Brazil, France, Belarus and the U.K. 

In fact, folks are spending the most time listening to KJRW than ever!  We met our goal for April with about 1700 hours.  We would like to see 2 thousand hours for the month of May.  Tomorrow is our program director's birthday.  A really wonderful birthday present would be the greatest listening time in the station's history.  

Listen to KJRW 

KJRW provides the picture round of the Shadowland Pub Quiz tomorrow night at 8, where California and Oregon meet in West Seattle.

The Grand Giveaway continues on KJRW in May.  Email kjrwwestseattle@yahoo.com to enter.

Get ready to dive into NEW Wave Summer in June...

WHAT'S GOING ON (at the end of March)

Over a thousand people checked out KJRW in March, and spent over a thousand hours listening.  We didn't quite reach the daily average listening time we were shooting for,  so please help us spread the word that KJRW is now on Radionomy.   People listened in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Finland, Australia and the U.K. the most.
April Fool's Day tradition at KJRW is to play songs not usually heard on the station.  In the past, there has been everything from disco to rap.  Tune in to see what happens this year!

WHAT'S GOING ON (in the beginning of March)

March has come in like a lion, with a bunch of technical difficulties from Radionomy.  Songs were repeated over and over and there was dead air for many hours.  It was as frustrating for us as it was to you, we are sure.  It seems that we are back on course now. (We hope!)

KJRW's first month on Radionomy went pretty well.  We uploaded close to 7 hundred songs by over a hundred  different artists.  Our audience grew steadily through February, as we lingered Under the Covers.  Close to a thousand streams were launched.  People spent almost 12 hundred hours listening in:

1. U.S.A.
2. Canada
3. Sweden
4. France
5. Brazil
6. U.K.
7. Japan
8. Mexico
9. Italy
10. Serbia

Help us reach our goal of adding 10 more hours of listening per day by the end of March.  Share the station on Facebook and Twitter.  Or do it the old fashioned way and talk to to a friend about KJRW.  If you enjoy it, they may also.

Listen for Green Day every hour on St. Patrick's Day!

And stay tuned to learn how you could win cold, hard cash from KJRW...

WHAT'S GOING ON (At the Beginning of October)

September was a great month for KJRW.  The station reached its highest rank ever on Live365.com.
There were over 2 thousand visits to the station page last month.

People spent the most time listening to KJRW since last spring.  Where were they listening?  In the U.S., Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Argentina, Belarus, Sweden, New Zealand, Mexico and Italy.  Washington, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, New York, California, Tennessee, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Kentucky were the places inside the U.S. with the most listeners.

And we got to hang out with the Dollyrots at the Crocodile Café in the middle of September.

They are currently working on their first live CD/DVD.  You can get the scoop on that and even suggest a title they may use here:  http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/dollyrotslive/updates/59837.


ALL Request FALL continues on KJRW.  Send us some spooky Halloween song suggestions at kjrwwestseattle@yahoo.com.  The most requested tunes on KJRW right now are:

1. Dangerous - Big Data
2. Paul Revere - Beastie Boys
3. Quitter - Rhones
4. Indecent - Spunk Lads
5. I Was Wrong - Social Distortion
6. Empty Head - Screaming Females
7. Change the World - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
8. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
9. Incinerate - Sonic Youth
10. Look Back and Laugh - Minor Threat

WHAT'S GOING ON (at the end of March)

During the past month, KJRW has enjoyed honoring Women Who Rock. We hope you enjoyed it also. There were over twelve hundred visits to the station page at Live365. 

People spent over a thousand hours listening in the U.S., Spain, Canada, Belarus, Mexico, Germany, New Zealand, France, United Kingdom and Italy in March.  Tops in time listening inside the U.S. were Seattle, Dallas, Cincinnati, Chicago, Charlotte, New York, Peoria, Philadelphia, Fort Myers and San Francisco.

Your favorite tunes were:

1. I Hate Myself for Loving You - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
2. Teen Age Riot - Sonic Youth
3. Seether - Veruca Salt
4. Dangerous - Big Data
5. Prisoner of Society - Living End
6. I Feel You - Depeche Mode
7. Pinhead - Ramones
8. M.e.x.i.c.o. - Kills
9. Stranger Than Fiction - Bad Religion
10. Human Fly - Cramps

In April, KJRW celebrates the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. This year's inductees include Lou Reed, Green Day and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.  We will also highlight members such as Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie and more.

WHAT'S GOING ON (at the beginning of November)

Hello and welcome to November!  The last month of KJRW's contract with Live365.  You can help us renew and stay online for another year by making a donation at http://www.gofundme.com/KJRW-WestSeattle or by becomming a VIP.

VIPs spent more time listening to KJRW in October, and the average time all listeners tuned in was longer than in September.

The U.S., Canada, Colombia, Spain, France, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, U.K., Brazil, Italy and Austria were the countries where people listened the most in October.

Your favorite songs the last week of October were:

1. Rather Be A Zombie - Dollyrots
2. The Busdrivers - Josh's Shirt
3. Season of the Witch - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
4. Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus
5. People Who Died - Jim Carroll Band
6. Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals
7. Feel the Pain - Dinosaur Jr.
8. Goo Goo Muck - Cramps
9. Kundalini Express - Love and Rockets
10. Oh My God - Kaiser Chiefs

Our hope is to continue our musical journey from 80's College Rock in November to 90's Alternative in December.  Please help us renew our contract with Live365 in December.