17/09/2022
Back in 2012 when I started my first internet radio station in Stillwater, New Zealand, I knew there would come a day when no one would be listening to my live podcasts and shows anymore, and when that day came I would hang up my hate and switch off the stations live stream equipment and call it a day.
That day came on Friday 16th September 2022, over 10 years later. I took 2 days to program and advertise my latest show, The World of Classic Rock and normally that would generate about 300+ listeners around the world. It’s not a lot of listeners, I know but DJ’ing to 300+ is still enjoyable and a feeling of self achievement. However, during my 2 hour classic rock show last night (a good one I might add) I did notice zero activity on this page, which was unusual and decided to check the listener links on the streaming server. There were 3 people listening to the show. It seems that there is no more interest in the live radio station by the looks of it. It had to happen one day and it looks like that day has come. It's too much work for a handful of devoted fans!
My true passion is music and it takes a lot of time and dedication to create these shows to air at certain times and because my listener base is so widespread it makes it difficult to cater a live show on a specific day for everybody, I get that. So from this moment on I will be recording shows in my studio in my own free time and publishing them as often as possible as a podcast on Mixcloud.com which is a music on demand service website. People can then listen to my shows when they want and have the time to, and not have to listen because I am streaming live on a certain day and time. Makes sense? I think it does.
So, it looks like it’s time to hit the road.. Thanks for the memories. It was a blast whilst it lasted and thanks to everyone for all your support over the years on The BLENZ 107.4 FM, RBR Rock Radio, Canal Radio UK and Van Life Radio.
I hope to see you on Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/theoutlawdj/
I will be publishing links to new show on my personal page from now on for those diehard’s who follow me. Cheers everyone, see you on the flip side 😎👍