UTV’s Ben FM 2008
May 2nd, 2008
Greater Media Philadelphia’s 95.7 Ben FM in Philadelphia has just received IQ Beats custom jingle package numero dos… If aint’ broke, don’t fix it. Sticking with a good thing has never been more obvious.
Similar to a Jack FM and broadcasting in the Adult Hits format, Ben FM features music that spans 30 years and breaks the radio rules! With the freedom to play anything it likes, Ben FM spins music ranging from No Doubt to Jimmy Buffett, from Boston to the Bee Gees.
The new jingle package is no less varied than Ben FM’s playlist and is a nice update to the similar custom package crafted for them in 2005.
With fourteen themes each in ramp, long stager, short stager and shotgun form, Program Director Bill Schultz and the rest of the gang at Ben FM will have tons of options and will surely image anyway they feel like.
Listen to the entire package here.
Short stager montage | Download 1.6MB
UTV: The Re-Sings
April 21st, 2008
With one station yet to be revealed as an exception, UTV Radio in the UK has gone live with all their remaining versions of the 2008 UTV custom package launched on 5 April, 2008. Hear all the components of the package here and read more about Signal 1’s launch of the package here.
Singing thirteen stations at one time is a unique challenge and one we enjoyed. We would also like to thank Deputy Programme Director Simon Walkington and UTV Radio for the opportunity and all the laughs.
And to Len Groat… We are dedicating the entire package to you buddy!
Download Montage | 1.7MB
LBC Video
April 14th, 2008It’s been brought to our attention that this nicely produced video featuring the Main Theme from the LBC 2008 custom music-imaging package is kicking around YouTube. Check ‘er out:
The Seattle Symphony was thanked… Where’s the love for the boys at IQ? Ha ha.
Signal 1 Launches New Custom
April 5th, 2008
Clear, concise, elegant and soulful. UTV Radio has launched its dynamic, new on-air imaging on Staffordshire and Cheshire’s Signal 1 with the other 12 stations in the network each due to launch their respective versions soon.
Composed by Steven Scalfati and Patrick Napper, the package exhibits a range of mood, style, color and emotion while blending perfectly with the varied playlists found throughout UTV’s UK network.
We always love to have our clients from the UK and beyond visit us at our downtown Seattle tequila bar and clubhouse production facilities. UTV Radio’s Deputy Group Programme Director Simon Walkington made the pilgrimage to oversee vocal recording, get his hands on some mixes and find out what tequila is all about:
We are delighted with our new package. On first listen I was truly gob smacked. Working with the guys at IQ Beats is a bit harrowing with the free-flowing tequila, but how can you question the results?
They patiently got to know our brand(s), tirelessly worked on beds until they were perfect, mixed in world-class vocalists and presented us with jingles that complement our great playlist. IQ Beats have really taken our station imaging to a whole new level.
Click here to hear each component of the package and stay tuned to the blog for future additions showcasing the enormous amount of work that went into writing, recording, editing and mixing a custom package for thirteen different sings all at one time. Now may be a good time to remind you to subscribe to our feed so as not to miss out on any of the IQ action.
UTV 2008 Jingle Package Montage | Download 3.9MB
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WLFW gets IQ Wolf package
March 26th, 2008
Rusty James and the rest of the crew at Evansville, Indiana’s 93-5 The Wolf have recently taken delivery of a wolfrageous re-sing of our 100.7 The Wolf package and a healthy dose of Country X Factors.
As we were mixing down cut after cut, Rusty was already putting them on air! Either he is one eager beaver or he truly loves our stuff. Think he’s a fan of the IQ spin on music imaging for the Wolf? Let’s see:
The guys at IQ Beats know how to produce radio jingles for program directors… They give you all of the things you wish you had with other jingle packages like several mix-outs with every element of your jingle package at your fingertips for production.
If you are a Wolf Country station, I don’t know why you would use anything else! -Rusty James, Program Director, 93.5 The Wolf Evansville, Indiana
Check out a montage of Wolf and Country X Factor cuts | Download 3.8MB
My 106.1 - Flagstaff
March 17th, 2008
When a couple of radio heavyweights and friends of IQ came knocking for a the perfect package to launch Flagstaff, Arizona’s newest Hot AC station, we set them up with a fantastic re-sing of our 96.6 TFM package.
The package is using slogans of “80’s, 90’s and Today” and “My Music, My Station” along with an end sing of “My 106.1″ and sounds great. Custom edits of the stager cuts were made to accommodate the longer slogan sings with a great vocal sound provided by legendary jingle diva Emily McIntosh.
The station is now live and playing 10,000 songs in a row. Head to the My 106.1 site and click the Listen Live link to hear the magic, or head on over to iqbeats.com and listen to the package here.
My 106.1 montage | Download 2MB
UTV Custom Package in the Works
March 14th, 2008
Simon Walkington, Deputy Group Programme Director for UTV Radio’s portfolio of stations, has been in town with us this week as vocals are being recorded for our latest custom package, and second for this group of stations (previously as The Wireless Group).
The package is sounding great and is built around 7 music themes and a full suite of elements for news, weather and travel. Featuring Michael and Emily as the vocalists, the hip and streamlined vocal production lends to a clear and concise sound that is elegant, soulful and easy on the ears.
Today is our last day of vocal recording and there is no better way to cap off a big week than TEQUILA!! Who knows… We may get Simon to partake in some of the Western Hemisphere’s finest spirit, or he may elect to just settle in with a top-shelf steak at one of Seattle’s finest eateries after the session.
Regardless of the above choice he makes, we concur that he is a super nice guy and believe his choice to continuing to image with IQ Beats falls nothing sort of brilliant. Stay tuned to the blog for the debut of the package in early April.
LBC 2008 Demo
March 5th, 2008
Yippee!! There is finally a demo to go along with the launch of the new LBC 2008 custom imaging package for the New/Talk format unveiled at the beginning of February and featuring the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Originally announced here, we are excited to share this descriptive and comprehensive audio presentation highlighting all the themes, pieces, and parts that make the 2008 LBC package so fantastic and altogether useful.
To hear more of this proud and magnificent package, head to iqbeats.com where you will find each theme and accompanying mix-outs alongside the suite of rumble beds with logo elements.
2008 LBC custom package demo | Download 81.2MB
Play It With Feeling
February 25th, 2008Dan Akers, friend of IQ Beats, independent radio producer, member of the Global Radio creative team and frequent contributor to this blog has done it again and come up with an op-ed piece that seems perfectly timed to coincide with the recent release of our stunning new instrumental package for LBC 97.3 FM, London’s Biggest Conversation. Read the rest of this entry »
