Clear Channel rolls out A.P.E. radio

[Hugabear]

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Clear Channel Radio and Front Line Management have formed a joint venture to create artist personal experience (a.p.e.) radio, a stand-alone company that will enable musicians to produce their own online shows. The channels will run 24 hours a day and play songs chosen by the artist, interviews and commentary. The program will launch in July with the Eagles, Aguilera and Weezer.
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I wonder what marketing genius came up with the name "ape radio". Is it a coincidence that the first three artists to get their own "ape" channels are white?

:eyes:

[Turbineguy]

1. Rush

to be relegated to P.I.G. Radio?

[MNDemNY]

2. Clear Channel is the devil.

[glinda]

3. Clear Channel is indeed the devil.

[Blue For You]

4. Back in my day, we had the Monkees on the radio. They were white too!

:hide:

[Rebubula]

5. Wow....

...you are REALLY reaching for some outrage here aren't you? Why do you feel the need to ascribe racist motivations to music?

Sometimes a Pen is just a Pen...

[Hugabear]

6. Where did I ever say it was racist motivation? Simply poorly thought out

I never said that there was any racist motivation behind the name. However, I do feel that it wasn't really thought through very well.

[Rebubula]

7. OK...

...but you made implications.

Connecting the acronym (APE) and that the first artists were white is a pretty blatant message. You were ascribing motives to a simple radio program based on your perceptions.