TNN Radio

TNN RADIO / KX935
City

Orange, California (TNN RADIO)

Laguna Niguel, California (KXRN)
Broadcast area

Orange County, California

Worldwide @ kx935.com
Branding

TNN RADIO

KX935
Slogan

The biggest little radio station on the planet, TNN RADIO

Laguna's Only FM, KX935
Frequency 93.5 (MHz) / 93.5 fm
First air date

February 4, 2006 (ARN Studio, Anaheim, California)

May 4, 2014 (KXRN aka KX935, Laguna Beach, California)
Format Alternative Rock, Punk, Reggae, Ska, Generational Rock
ERP 100 Watts
HAAT 35 Meters
Class 228LI
Facility ID KXRN / KX935 - 124565
Website

tnnradio.org

kx935.com

TNN Radio is an American modern rock radio program that broadcasts from KX935 studios in Laguna Beach, California, serving the Greater Orange County and Los Angeles areas. The contemporary modern rock format is similar to that found at other modern rock stations in California such as KROQ (Los Angeles), 91X – XETRA-FM (San Diego), and LIVE 105 (San Francisco).

History

TNN Radio's parent company, BNG Marketing, first launched the station in 2006. This program continues today as the name of the show's live broadcast. It began as a music only Alternative Rock station. The program was originally broadcast an Internet-only program on the American Radio Network in Anaheim, California through mid April 2014. In May 2014, TNN Radio transitioned to KX935 (93.5 FM), an FM station situated in Laguna Beach, California, which simulcasts both over terrestrial airwaves and the Internet.[1]

Programming

The live broadcast airs on Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time Zone) on KX935 (KXRN). The program features contemporary modern rock, as well as music from the genesis of the genre. The program also includes music from the new wave, punk rock, grunge, reggae, and ska genres going as far back as the 1970s.

TNN Radio today

The first personality brought on board was Jimmy Alvarez. He is a veteran of the publishing and music media. He has over twenty years experience in radio broadcasting with previous engagements at KROQ-FM[2] in Los Angeles, California as well as a short stay at MARS FM – KDLD (103.1 fm) Santa Monica, California. Jimmy continues to act as TNN's Executive Producer.

Also contributing to TNN is broadcast media veteran Christy Carter. She too is a KROQ alum and can also be heard at FM/949 San Diego (KBZT) where she does evenings (Mon-Fri).[3] Christy acts as TNN's Music Director for its social media pages.

Over the years, TNN has developed a network of contributors that covers and reports on events from coast-to-coast and around the world. TNN's current on-air personalities include Christina Preiss, Mike Berault (aka Mike B.) and Ska Queen Jamie Nicole Rocha. TNN's reviews and photography have been featured in Slam Scene Magazine[4] and the Los Angeles Times.

TNN is a media mainstay at events such as the Southern California leg of the Vans Warped Tour, Sunset Strip Music Festival and the OC Music Awards.

In 2013, TNN provided photo content for Rob Zombie's Great American Nightmare for Goldfinger.

In March 2014, TNN’s video interview was featured on the official website of American Authors.

In August 2014, TNN partnered with Skindie Magazine to produce a series of video interviews. Their first collective effort was featured with the Pixies. That video was featured throughout all of the band's social media pages. In February 2015, AFI-side project XTRMST utilized Christina's photos for all social media.

In March, 2015 Executive Producer Jimmy Alvarez produced an interview segment for KX935 morning show with blues icon Buddy Guy.

In October, 2015 Dave McWane of Big D and the Kids table chose TNN RADIO to play their new song Oi DJ.

In February 2016, Alvarez set and conducted interviews with the KX935 Morning show and TNN RADIO to promote the 2016 MusInk Festival with festival organizers John Reese and Travis Barker.

In March 2016, Christina acted as staff photographer for The Rolling Stones, shot shows in Latin America (Mexico City).

Features

Over the years, TNN has engaged in featured video projects, published interviews and concert photography with notable acts such as: AC/DC, The Adicts, AFI, The Airborne Toxic Event, Alkaline Trio, All American Rejects, American Authors, Angels & Airwaves, Anti-Flag, The Aquabats, Asking Alexandria, Awolnation, B52's, Bad Religion, Berlin, Black Uhuru, Bleachers, blink-182, Blondfire, Big D and the Kids Table, Blur, Buckcherry, Cage the Elephant, Cherie Currie of The Runaways, The Church, Cold War Kids, The Cult, The Damned, Dead Kennedy's, The Descendents, The Dickies, The Dirty Heads, Dramarama, Dropkick Murphys, Echo & The Bunnymen, The English Beat, The Expendables, Face to Face, Fishbone, Fitz and The Tantrums, Florence + The Machine, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Grouplove, The Growlers,Godsmack, Imagine Dragons, Interpol, The Interrupters, Iration, Jimmy Eat World, The Joy Formidable, Kongos, L7, Less Than Jake, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Lit, The Madness, Marilyn Manson, Middle Class Rut, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Misfits, Morrissey, The Mowglis, Muse, Mustard Plug, MxPx, Neon Trees, New Found Glory,, The Offspring, OK GO, Paul Weller, Pearl Jam, Pennywise, Pepper, Peter Murphy, Pixies, P.O.D., Public Image Limited, Rage Against the Machine, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Reel Big Fish, The Rentals, The Reverend Horton Heat, Rise Against, The Rolling Stones, Royal Blood, She Wants Revenge, The Selecter, Shonen Knife, The Slackers, Slightly Stoopid, Social Distortion, Soundgarden, The Specials, Starpool, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime with Rome, Suburban Legends, Suicidal Tendencies, Supersuckers, SWMRS, Taking Back Sunday,Third Eye Blind, They Might Be Giant, The Toasters, Twenty One Pilots, The Untouchables, The Vandals, Violent Femmes,Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Wailers, Walk the Moon, Weezer, Well Hung Heart, Wolfmother, Xtrmst, X, Youngblood Hawke, Young the Giant, Rob Zombie, Zebrahead, ZZ Ward, The 1975 and 311.

Contributors

Former on-air staff

References

  1. ↑ "KX 93.5 - Laguna's Only FM - Orange County Radio Station". KX 93.5. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. ↑ in the book Superstation
  3. ↑ FM/949 staff bio page
  4. ↑ Slam Scene Magazine article
5. ^ http://www.ibroadcastnetwork.org
6. ^ http://www.weareamericanauthors.com
7. ^ http://ocmusicawards.com/oc-music-awards-academy-members/
8. ^ http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2015/09/laguna_beachs_kx-fm_935_continues_its_indie_radio_rebellion.php
9. ^ https://instagram.com/tnn_radio_kx935/
10. ^ http://www.kx935.com/home
11. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tnn-radio/id1073986250?mt=2

External links

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