Radio Disney
American youth-focused radio network
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| August 2022 | Disney announced a partnership with Audacy Inc. to launch nine additional Disney-branded audio feeds through the Audacy mobile app, expanding their music channel offerings to include diverse genres and themed channels. |
| July 28 2022 | Radio Disney ceased broadcasting in Russia via Disney.ru. |
| 2021 | Radio Disney Music Awards ceremonies continued to be on hold. |
| April 14 2021 | Radio Disney was quietly discontinued at 10 am PT, switching to a simulcast of sister station KSPN. The final song played was 'Unwritten' by Natasha Bedingfield. |
| April 14 2021 | Radio Disney ceased broadcast when its last terrestrial station, KRDC in Los Angeles, was changed to a simulcast of ESPN Radio. |
| March 25 2021 | Disney launched Disney Hits exclusively on SiriusXM as a replacement service for Radio Disney, focusing solely on music from The Walt Disney Company's productions. |
| January 22 2021 | The Radio Disney app and website were shut down. |
| January 1 2021 | Radio Disney switched to an automated throwback playlist featuring songs from its 24-year history. |
| 2020 | Disney begins syndicating Radio Disney through HD Radio subchannels. |
| 2020 | BTS' 'Dynamite' hits the top of Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| 2020 | Radio Disney Music Awards ceremonies remained suspended for a second time. |
| December 31 2020 | Radio Disney began winding down operations, with DJs hosting their final shows and discontinuing service on SiriusXM. Radio Disney Country was completely shut down at noon Pacific Time. |
| December 3 2020 | Disney announced the shutdown of Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country, planned for the first quarter of 2021. |
| 2019 | Shawn Mendes' 'If I Can't Have You' becomes the No. 1 song on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| 2019 | Final Radio Disney Music Awards ceremony held before the program's conclusion. |
| November 25 2019 | Disney secured a deal with Entercom to bring Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country to the Radio.com platform. |
| July 2019 | Disney agreed to license Radio Disney video content to Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation for web and radio distribution. |
| July 2019 | Radio Disney Country opened a Nashville Music Row based studio. |
| 2018 | Marshmello & Anne-Marie's 'Friends' reaches the top spot on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| December 5 2018 | The station premiered its 'Let the Girls Play' segment. |
| 2017 | Julia Michaels' 'Issues' hits No. 1 on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| September 29 2017 | Disney Channels Worldwide replaced its Watch app series with DisneyNow, combining its TV and radio channels. |
| June 2017 | The 'Code Word of the Day' program ended in mid-2017. |
| June 9 2017 | Disney announced expansion of Radio Disney Country to other digital platforms including iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Apple Music, and Spotify, and added terrestrial radio with KDIS flipping to KRDC 99.1 FM and AM 1110. |
| 2016 | Daya's 'Sit Still, Look Pretty' becomes the top song on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| April 2016 | 'For the Record with Laura Marano', a weekly one-hour show chronicling her career launch, closed. |
| 2015 | Shawn Mendes' 'Stitches' reaches No. 1 on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| November 4 2015 | Radio Disney Networks launched Radio Disney Country, a country music-focused internet radio station. |
| September 15 2015 | The last five Radio Disney owned-and-operated stations were sold to Salem Media Group for $2.225 million. |
| August 6 2015 | Radio Disney became available for listening on iHeartRadio. |
| April 13 2015 | Disney announced the Radio Disney network would move to HD Radio subchannels, distributed by iBiquity through deals with broadcast companies. |
| 2014 | Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea's 'Problem' hits the top of Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| 2014 | Radio Disney Music Awards launched as an annual music awards presentation broadcast on television. |
| November 15 2014 | Radio Disney's Top 30 Countdown launched on Slacker Radio. |
| November 13 2014 | Radio Disney and Radio Disney Junior became available on Slacker Radio. |
| September 26 2014 | Deadline for selling Radio Disney's owned-and-operated stations, with KDIS remaining operational as the network's originating station. |
| August 2014 | Radio Disney Junior was made available via the Watch Disney Junior app. |
| August 13 2014 | Disney announces the sale of all Radio Disney stations except KDIS, with a strategic shift towards digital distribution of the network. |
| August 13 2014 | Radio Disney's general manager Phil Guerini announced plans to sell all but one of its remaining owned-and-operated stations, focusing on network programming, co-branded events, and digital outlets. |
| June 2014 | Aha Radio, Slacker, and ShowMobile signed online carriage agreements with Radio Disney. |
| April 10 2014 | Radio Disney's Top 30 Countdown became a syndicated radio show, distributed by Rick Dees's Dees Entertainment. |
| 2013 | One Direction's 'Best Song Ever' becomes the No. 1 song on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| 2013 | The Radio Disney Music Awards began airing on the Disney Channel. |
| October 1 2013 | Radio Disney began broadcasting in Russia via Disney.ru. |
| June 2013 | Disney announced the sale of seven owned-and-operated stations in medium-sized markets to focus on top-25 radio markets. |
| April 1 2013 | 'Morgan & Maddy in the Morning' show started, hosted by Morgan Tompkins and Maddy Whitby. |
| 2012 | One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful' reaches the top spot on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| 2012 | Radio Disney Music Awards award ceremonies remained suspended after the 2009 hiatus. |
| 2011 | Selena Gomez & the Scene's 'Love You like a Love Song' hits No. 1 on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| February 14 2011 | Radio Disney launched a Radio Disney Junior block, a one-hour programming segment featuring music for preschoolers and 'audio theater' with Disney Junior characters. |
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