:: View topic - War Pig Radio: Internet Radio for the Gamerati

ephealy · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject:

Last week, Dan Repperger and I started a new project I'd like to tell you all about. Even though it's not 100% done, we're really excited by its early success. We have launched a 24-hour streaming radio station. Our goal is to cover two major demographics that podcasts don't easily reach:

1. General consumers that want quality content they can play without needing to select, download, and queue specific files. You can listen to gaming radio while at work or doing chores around the house - or just tune in to see "what's on."

2. We see an excellent opportunity to bridge a communication gap between consumers and publishers by offering this to retailers to play throughout the day in place of muzak. The station went live a week ago, and we've already got a short list of stores signed up.

As of right now, the play list is primarily material from some hand-selected podcasts. However, we have some new, original content we're actively pursuing. We're also looking to diversify, keeping our focus on gaming while giving some air time to anime, movies, comics, and such.

This is a new effort, so we're still polishing it. Several improvements are already in the works, primarily centered around the content. But if you want to see what we're doing from the ground floor, check it out at:

http://www.warpigradio.com/

I've been trying to get this off the ground since June 2008, and am just... I'm excited! Having Dan as a partner is also exciting. I've relied on his advice while launching Atomic Array and I'm a big fan of his podcast, Fear the Boot.

Dan created a widget so that you can add a War Pig player to any website. I created a video that explains how to set it up:

http://www.warpigradio.com/index.php/syndicate/

If you'd like to know more about War Pig Radio, feel free to contact me directly, speak with Dan, or write us at warpigradio@gmail.com .
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Ed Healy

Kobold Courier