This bad idea is now dead. We leave the articles up on our site to discourage any company who thinks advertising on a school bus might be a money maker. BusRadio loaned schools special radios with several safety features in exchange for having the attention of a captive audience of young bus riders. They targeted special radio advertising to various age groups. The youngest riders targeted were kindergarten students. When parents found out about BusRadio parents ended BusRadio.
BUS RADIO PLAY’s “LET’S GET IT STARTED” This picture is from the music video for the Black Eyed Peas’ “Let’s Get It Started.” This is the lead singer who calls himself “will.i.am”. Many students, especially in younger grades, have never heard of this group or of will.i.am. Now thanks to Bus Radio there are...
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From Jim Metrock: Bus Radio is continuing their efforts to put cash (actually American Express gift cards) in bus drivers’ pockets. For fifteen days in February, Bus Radio is offering drivers a chance to win a $100 American Express gift card each day. This should be a serious concern to school administrators and school...
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Littleton Public Schools have discontinued the use of Bus Radio. That community owes big thanks to Danny Kenny. Mr. Kenny drives an elementary school bus. He didn’t think Bus Radio should be playing the songs they were playing for his young riders. He was appalled to hear that Bus Radio promoted the raunchy TV...
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Listen to the clean song from an explicit-content CD by an explicit-content singer. Oh no, again? Bus Radio’s DJs are yet again pulling songs off of explicit content CDs to play to children. Bus Radio appears to have a separate online radio broadcast that evidently is playing the same songs they play on school...
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Bus Radio claims they did not play "Stronger" for elementary school kids. Elementary school bus driver Danny Kenny in Colorado said they did. “Nobody can hear it but the driver and the kids. They played Stronger by Kanye West, and I was thinking this is not an appropriate song for kindergartners or fifth-graders.” Although...
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A song from this CD "THE BLACK PARADE" was played for kids on Bus Radio. Say it ain’t so, Bus Radio. Today, Obligation discovered that the company has added a song from a another vulgar band to their playlist. This week, children on buses playing the "Mat and Lucia Show" on Bus Radio were...
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Give it back! Give it back! Bus Radio is running yet another contest for bus drivers. This time they may have gone too far. Currently the company is offering bus drivers a chance to win one of three American Express gift cards, each valued at $500. This is a very bad idea. Nobody...
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You are going to listen to me on Bus Radio whether you like it or not. Shaffer Smith is his name but Bus Radio’s controversial DJs want kids to know him by his rap name – Ne-Yo. If your elementary or middle school student hasn’t come home wanting a Ne-Yo CD, wait… they will....
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When Bus Radio first came on the scene in 2006, they said there would be 8 minutes of advertising per hour of programming. This week it was discovered that Bus Radio has lowered the amount of advertising – or "sponsorships" as they call it now – to an average of 4 minutes. This may...
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No, this is NOT Bus Radio’s board of directors. Simple Plan is a name of a French-Canadian pop-punk rock band. They have put out only two albums. In 2002, their debut CD was entitled "No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls." Double meanings appear to be the bands forte, their second CD released in...
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