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| Birdsong radio taken off the air | Birdsong radio taken off the air |
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| A digital radio station which became unexpectedly popular with listeners by playing just birdsong is to go off the air on Monday morning. | A digital radio station which became unexpectedly popular with listeners by playing just birdsong is to go off the air on Monday morning. |
| It is being replaced by an interactive radio station which will play a mix of indie, urban, rock and jazz music by unsigned artists. | It is being replaced by an interactive radio station which will play a mix of indie, urban, rock and jazz music by unsigned artists. |
| The Birdsong channel had been broadcasting for almost 18 months. | The Birdsong channel had been broadcasting for almost 18 months. |
| It was aimed as a temporary filler after the DAB OneWord station closed, but attracted thousands of listeners. | It was aimed as a temporary filler after the DAB OneWord station closed, but attracted thousands of listeners. |
| The recording was made 20 years ago in the Wiltshire garden of Quentin Howard, who is now the chief executive of a number of radio stations. | |
| He decided to broadcast it to fill the empty radio space, and since then nearly half a million people tuned in. Author Sir Terry Pratchett said he found it relaxing, fans set up Facebook sites, and a separate Birdsong Radio began online, selling CDs. | He decided to broadcast it to fill the empty radio space, and since then nearly half a million people tuned in. Author Sir Terry Pratchett said he found it relaxing, fans set up Facebook sites, and a separate Birdsong Radio began online, selling CDs. |
| Its replacement, Amazing Radio, features songs from artists who have uploaded their music to website amazingtunes.com over the past four years. | Its replacement, Amazing Radio, features songs from artists who have uploaded their music to website amazingtunes.com over the past four years. |