{"id":11203,"date":"2017-03-17T14:27:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T13:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/?p=11203"},"modified":"2018-01-16T10:43:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T09:43:17","slug":"showcase-discover-poptastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/showcase-discover-poptastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Showcase: Discover Poptastic"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/b>. <\/strong>Can you describe your project and the idea behind\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0Poptastic\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0in a couple of words?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

I listen to a lot of radio stations online, however after constantly switching between stations, I told myself that there was perhaps another way! And then Poptastic Radio was born on 31 May 2013! The initial idea was to propose an essentially British Pop format<\/strong>, with an emphasis on Britpop, Indie, Alternative Rock and new talent<\/strong>. The line-up\/scheduling composed of \u00a0singles and album extracts as well as a selection of tracks classed amongst the best sellers in England and legendary sounds that have marked the history of Pop Music.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the scheduling base remains\u00a0unchanged, we’ve simply injected a couple of\u00a0French tracks. We’ll be making\u00a0Poptastic Radio a French radio station dedicated to London and England fans, in terms of music and more!<\/p>\n

.\u00a0Prior to this, did you have any experience in the radio world?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

I started out in radio in 1981. Already at that time, I was very interested in what was happening in England, illegal radio stations<\/strong> on medium and short waves, offshore radio stations like Radio Caroline. And then, there was the liberalization of the airwaves in 1981<\/strong>, and from there I began to work in associative radios, then private, before spending more than 10 years of my life between NRJ and Nostalgie. I’ve experienced a bit of everything from animation (fortunately not too long) to the production of adverts, all the way\u00a0through to music programming, production\u00a0and even HF.<\/p>\n

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. How did you hear about\u00a0RadioKing?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

We came across\u00a0RadioKing on the Internet and by word of mouth. We used to be\u00a0on another platform but we weren’t satisfied with it. Other radio stations had\u00a0tested RadioKing before us and had praised the merits of this platform. And after testing the product, we signed up!<\/p>\n

.\u00a0In your opinion, what are the essential features that RadioKing offers to a radio station?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

I see several! The whole system of automatic programming is frankly well thought out. The management of the multimedia library<\/strong> and the possibility of editing\u00a0mix points on a case by case basis is very important for the finish\u00a0on air. The different stream qualities that are offered are also important. For example, being able to offer 48 Khz is great for countries where ADSL has little or no presence, and with us, it is a strong point for listening on smartphones because the plans\u00a0are cheaper! The stats are an indispensable tool<\/strong> to know where we are, the widgets<\/strong> to integrate the player on a site … A word also on AirKing<\/strong> that allows to go live incredibly easily from its browser. Who could have imagined such a tool a few years ago ?!<\/p>\n

. What are the different ways to listen to \u00ab\u00a0Poptastic\u00a0\u00bb?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

In addition to RadioKing and Poptastic Radio website<\/a><\/strong>, the radio station is available on all major global listening platforms such as TuneIn, Radioline, Orange, on the TV with Freebox, iTunes but also on the mobile app,\u00a0available for Android and iOS.<\/p>\n