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Rock Out Radio – Streaming Rock Radio!

Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by lisasteyn in Music, featured, metal, metal news

Rock Out Radio is an innovative new concept. Most people have heard about, and dismissed, the idea of online streaming radio, but the guys at Rock Out Radio are taking this project to the next level.

“Our ultimate goal is to become a national radio station”, says Murray Walker, editor of the site. “And then the world” he says with an air of authentic seriousness.

The project started when two guys, Muhammad Ebrahim and Kosta Papageorgiou decided that South Africa was in dire need of a dynamic local rock radio station. They felt that larger local stations marginalised rock music, despite the fact that it was (and is) an increasingly popular genre in the country.

Both Ebrahim and Papageorgiou worked for a large online streaming company at the time – OBTek. So when choosing the medium to launch the radio station with, it was a no-brainer, not to mention much more forgiving on the wallet.

Rock Out Radio was launched on 8 May 2009 and has already managed to accumulate 200 members over the past 10 weeks.

“We also get roughly 60 000 to 80 000 hits per week” says Walker. In addition, the project has already gained impressive support from local bands and musicians.

While the site’s priority is the live streaming, it also incorporates other aspects such as rock music news, blogs, groups, events and even classifieds. “We aim to create a sort of platform for the rock industry as a whole” says Walker.

Rock Out Radio is clearly still trying to find its feet, and are desperately trying to attract advertising. The guys operate from Cape Town but have planned Gauteng launch parties for the site in September. The shows will be held in both Joburg and Pretoria.

Of imminent success, Walker says “people are still trying to gauge us… but it will come, I have no doubt it will come.” Considering it is a mere three months later – it almost certainly will.

To listen to Rock out radio click here http://rockoutradio.co.za/

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