JACK IN TIME MAGAZINE
This article appeared in TIME Magazine in 2005. We hope it arouses your interest because our mission is to spread the word about JACK FM, and it involves some serious thinking outside the box. Follow this link to the TIME Magazine archive site to read the article.
October 13, 2009 SparkNet Signs Radio Express to Rep JACK-FM Format Internationally - Exclusive Agreement Will Build "Playing What We Want" Brand
In a move to widen the JACK FM radio format and “Playing What We Want” brands around the globe, SparkNet Communications has reached an exclusive agreement with Radio Express, Inc., the world's leading independent supplier of entertainment programming to radio stations outside the United States, to represent JACK FM . . .
To read the complete release, please visit www.jack.fm and for more information, contact Radio Express.
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THE ORIGINS OF JACK-FM
Vancouver is Canada's 3rd largest market, with 12 AM and 31 FM stations serving 2.1 million people and radio revenues of about US$130 million per year. CKLG 96.9 switched to Jack FM in December 2002 and today JACK-FM Vancouver at still the leader in ratings and revenue.
JACK is a brand of radio programming that creates a unique new space for itself. JACK is an unconventional, listener-driven approach. JACK is locally programmed and targeted to each individual market. JACK has more than 16 million listeners each week in Canada, the US, the UK, Austria, Germany and Russia. JACK has gained strong support from major advertisers - over $200 million in advertising revenues in North American markets in 2007.
Vancouver, Canada
JACK works because it has what listeners really want: an archive of great music with real variety and an attitude that is irreverent and fun. JACK attracts and energizes a coalition of different adult lifegroups, based on its unique music list and fresh, compelling presentation.
MORE JACK AUDIO DEMOS
Here is a telescoped sample of the Los Angeles version of JACK
. This "telescoped" sample plays only the hooks of the songs and has lots of JACK imaging, so you get the feeling of an hour or more of JACK in about 5 minutes.
JACK-FM may sound unique in each of its 60 radio markets worldwide. But the underlying principles of this amazing format are the same. Listen here to our new JACK Audio Montage.
