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Become a Friend of Smooth Jazz Now
As you can imagine, running a radio station is a tough job but it's also the best job in the world. Everyone at Smooth Jazz Now.com puts in countless hours making sure that what you hear everyday sounds as good or better than any terrestrial radio station on earth.
Unfortunately, setting the bar this high costs much and our advertising dollars do not always cover costs.
We have also had to turn down advertising from some artists who wanted guaranteed airplay with an advertising campaign. This is payola, something we will NEVER do. Because of the shady practices of certain music sites and online radio stations (even some Smooth Jazz sites/stations) some musicians have expected at least 20-30 spins per week with an ad campaign. Smooth Jazz Now will never play a musician because they paid us. We play musicians because they are great. Having said that if we play someone who happens to be an advertiser we will do everything in our power to promote that person but, again, it will be because the music deserves it.
Please trust us in this decision. If we accept payola we will contribute to the downfall of this format. The advertisers you see on Smooth Jazz Now have their morals in check, none have asked for special favors.
When you contribute to Smooth Jazz Now you help keep this format honest and we will honor our part of the deal - to keep it sounding fantastic. We know times are hard for many but if you can support Smooth Jazz Now.com we will be forever grateful.
Thanks for the support!
John Beaudin
Program Director
Smooth Jazz Now
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