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krj
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response 38 of 40:
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Mar 21 07:09 UTC 2001 |
resp:7 :: The April issue of Folk Roots reports that World Entertainment
Network (wen.com) has ceased operations. WEN had regular "radio shows"
prepared for them by Folk Roots editor Ian A. Anderson and London
world music DJ Charlie Gillett; they also had about ten other hosts,
and they carried Gillett's main gig, the weekly two-hour show
"Saturday Night." WEN lasted less than a year but while they were there
they became a major influence on my listening and shopping.
WEN had added no new programs after January 1, so the news that
they had joined the dot-com casualty lists isn't really a surprise.
The old shows still seem to be up for now.
Listen or download some of this stuff while it lasts...
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krj
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response 39 of 40:
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Mar 21 07:21 UTC 2001 |
(I did some exploring on google. I already knew that WEN had been an
operation of a company called NicheMusic.com. I found a press release
saying that NicheMusic.com was going to acquired by audiohighway.com
in September 2000, and then I found a press release announcing that
audiohighway.com had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 11 2001.
Sic transit gloria mundi, or something like that.)
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krj
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response 40 of 40:
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May 16 16:53 UTC 2001 |
resp:38 :: Looks like www.wen.com has been dismantled. I had hoped to
collect a few more shows off of their site, but I waited too long.
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