Radio Disney Revival (2021-present)

Radio Disney Revival (from here referred to as RD Revival) is a live radio revival of Radio Disney, playing both songs from the station's past and new music that fits with the station. The station is owned by YouTube user Only Clean Edits, who has posted many Radio Disney edits to YouTube before and after the original station's demise. It is presently organized in a semi-private Discord server, with users collaborating both to find old Radio Disney content and create new RDR content.
Much in the same way as the original Radio Disney, RD Revival has an emphasis on the newest pop and alternative music, with a broad target demographic of ages 10 and up. However, RD Revival contains more recurring music than the original station did in the 2010s. The slogan of "Your Music, Your Way" allows songs to be picked and placed on the Top 30 based on spins per song in active rotation.
The station is referred to officially as "RD Revival" in most places to avoid issue with The Walt Disney Company; the official Twitter account has a disclaimer that the project is not affiliated with them.
== History ==
The station was originally beta-tested in April to May of 2021, starting just days before the original station's closure and running for five weeks. It had a shorter two-week test run from July 4 to July 18, 2021.
On both occasions, the station was beta-tested on RadioKing; there was talk of doing a test on the Live365 online radio platform, but this was found to be cost-prohibitive in the long run. Both of these tests consisted mostly of past Radio Disney music in random rotation, with a smaller playlist and fewer bumpers than the present station. However, some newer music was also added, such as Ashe & FINNEAS' "Till Forever Falls Apart" and Bebe Rexha's "Sacrifice".
Finally, the official launch was on September 22, 2021. The first official hour of music was as follows, starting at 2:37 PM EST (rounded):
* 2:37: A*Teens - Upside Down
* 2:41: Sonus Band - Fascination (Spanish Version)
* 2:44: Alec Benjamin - Oh My God
* 2:47: American Authors - Best Day Of My Life
* 2:50: A*Teens - Dancing Queen
* 2:54: Aly & AJ - Potential Breakup Song (RD Version)
* 2:58: Christina Aguilera - Reflection
* 3:01: Chelsea Cutler - You're Not Missing Me
* 3:05: benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
* 3:07: Jump5 - Beauty and the Beast
* 3:11: Hanson - MMMBop
* 3:15: JoJo - Leave (Get Out) (2018)
* 3:19: C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
* 3:23: Camilo & Shawn Mendes - KESI (Remix)
* 3:26: benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
* 3:29: Bastille - survivin'
* 3:32: James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
* 3:34: Hannah Montana - If We Were A Movie
On June 20, 2022, the station was added to the Online Radio Box website.
== Current programming blocks ==
* Club Harmony - A weekly program of dance music, hosted by DJ Harrison FB. Airs Saturday night at 10PM EST.
* Movie Hits - Songs featured on film soundtracks; emphasis but not exclusivity to Disney films. Airs Mondays and Wednesdays from 4PM to 6PM EST.
* RD Country - A smaller revival of Radio Disney's spinoff station, which emphasized female country artists. Airs Tuesday and Thursdays from 4PM-6PM EST.
* RDR Junior - A younger-skewing block for ages 4-10, which features novelty and up-beat music from artists such as Andy Grammer, Parry Gripp, and "Weird Al" Yankovic, as well as music from Disney series and movies. Airs daily from 8 to 11AM EST.
*RD Revival Top 30 - The thirty top songs on RDR for the week, in descending order. Airs Sunday at 5PM EST.
* Saturday Night Dance Party - An hour of dance music curated by FunkBestJD2022Routine that airs after Club Harmony Saturday nights at 11PM EST.
* Theme Hour - An hour of music based on a rotating theme - past examples include Grammy award winners, boy bands/girl groups, holiday music, etc. Airs daily at 1-2PM EST.
* Throwback Thursday - Music from Radio Disney artists before 2010. Airs Thursday nights from 6PM to 8PM EST.
*TikTok Hits - Music popular to dance and meme on the popular social media app. Airs Friday and Saturday nights from 8PM to 10PM EST.
== Edited versions ==
In the same way as the original Radio Disney station, some music that plays is edited for profanity or other suggestive lyrical content. When available, RD Revival plays the original Radio Disney versions of older music, and leaves intact songs that they chose not to edit. (For example, the word damn is edited in the majority of songs, but can be heard in Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down".)
There are some exceptions to this rule:
* Radio Disney played an edited version of Shawn Mendes' "Stitches", but later switched to the unedited version. RD Revival originally played only the unedited, but after acquiring a high-quality recording of the edited version, plays both on recurrent rotation.
* As an LGBTQ+ inclusive station, RD Revival chose to remove the edit of Miley Cyrus' Midnight Sky from "see my lips on her mouth" to "see my lips, see my lips". However, it is still labeled as an RD version, as the other edit ("can't bite the devil on my tongue" shortened or replaced with "I don't belong to anyone") is kept.
* As the original Radio Disney version of TCS' "Closer" is only available in a lower quality recording, RD Revival plays only the updated version that is less edited (removing the edits to "in the backseat of your Rover" and "that we beat to death in Tucson").
Artist and song names that are censored are, for the most part, the same changes that were made by Radio Disney.
* Barenaked Ladies --> BNL
* The Chainsmokers --> TCS
* Machine Gun Kelly --> MGK
* The Pussycat Dolls --> PCD
* Dustin Atlas & Erin Bowman's "Fake Ass Friends" is shortened to "Fake Friends"
* Madison Beer's "Hurts Like Hell" is changed to "Hurts So Bad"
* GAYLE's "abcdefu" originally kept the original title, then was labeled as "abc (RD Version)", before finally changing to the official radio edit title of "abc (nicer)".
With new adds from 2021 onward, RD Revival does not have the same power as Radio Disney to request artists record new lines for the station, with edits in which lines with objectionable content are replaced with repeats, echoed, or muted/cut altogether being more common.
New edits are uploaded onto the Only Clean Edits channel previously linked. The station's Spotify account bridges the issue of custom edits by staying radio "clean" but having some songs which contain mild language or suggestive content on its playlists, much like the original Radio Disney's streaming playlists did.
== Music Mailbag ==
A revival of Radio Disney's Music Mailbag began on February 15, 2022, with Mitski's "The Only Heartbreaker" being the first song for listeners to ask the station to "Pick It" or "Kick It". The song was ultimately added, with an 84% "Pick It" vote.
This segment is currently weekly, with the last Music Mailbag being from January 23-29 for LE SSERAFIM's "Perfect Night". 
== NBT (Next Big Thing) ==
The station officially began a revival of Radio Disney's Next Big Thing (NBT) on August 6, 2022, with fourteen up-and-coming artists for listeners to vote on being added to active rotation on RD Revival and the Zeno.fm station Radio Disney International. DJ Ben Tennyson's "HEADLINER" was ultimately chosen with 61.54% of the vote. The NBT format has expanded to include three categories: general, rock and country. The current winners are WANDERLVST ft. Citra Orlova and Besjana Alija's "Dance (All Night)" for general, "Promise You're Coming Home" by Zahna for rock and "Just Friends" by Wild Fire for country. Belarusian label Diamondbright Records has the most individual artists with NBT wins as CoLovely ft. Kenzo and Rex & Taija Altonen, Miles M., NATALi DiAMOND, VAMPIRE*IDOLS ft. TOYA, vmmo22 & M4X and WANDERLVST ft. Citra Orlova and Besjana Alija. 
The official rules for the RD Revival Next Big Thing contest are as follows:
# Must not have charted on any major Billboard chart or UK chart.
# Must not have won NBT in the past.
# Must not have more than 10 songs with a million views, must not have more than 5 songs with 10+ million views, must not have more than 3 songs over 100 million views.
# Must not have won/became popular from any major singing competition (The Voice, American Idol, American Song Contest) or must not have competed in Eurovision within the last decade.
# Artists that took part in NBT previously aren't eligible for three months. Winners aren't eligible ever again after their win.
# Must not be an artist currently on RDR and must not be an artist that had songs on RD. 
# Artists from all over the world are allowed. 
# The song must either need minor changes for RDR or is completely RDR suitable. 
# Song must be new enough to be played in active rotation.
== Other Stations == 
Alongside the main RD Revival station, there are multiple other side stations focusing on specific aspects of RD Revival. Unlike RD Revival, RD Revival 2 and RDR Rewind; RD International, RD International Rewind, RD Top Hits and RD Revival Junior are based in Akron, Ohio, RD Revival Rocks! is based in Indonesia and the former Radio Disney - DFW is based in Dallas, Texas.
* RD International: The first side station that focuses on music from all over the world. It is ran by FunkBestJD2022Routine.
* RD Revival 2: The secondary RD Revival station that focuses on music Radio Disney didn't play and songs removed from RD Revival. It is ran by Only Clean Edits. 
* RDR Rewind: A station focused on music from 2013 and before. It is ran by Only Clean Edits.
* RD International Rewind: Like RDR Rewind, but focused on music from 2014 and before from all over the world. It is ran by FunkBestJD2022Routine. 
* RD Top Hits: A station focused on songs in active rotation on RD Revival and additional hits. It is ran by FunkBestJD2022Routine. 
* RD Revival Junior: A 24/7 extension of the RD Revival Junior block focusing on music for younger kids to enjoy such as VeggieTales, Wish and more. It is ran by FunkBestJD2022Routine. 
* RD Revival Rocks!: A station focusing on rock hits played on Radio Disney, RD Revival, RD International and RD Top Hits. It is ran by Frankenmintz and FunkBestJD2022Routine. 
* Radio Disney - DFW: A defunct Houston, Texas based RD station which played similar songs to RD Revival and RD Top Hits.
== External links ==
* RD Revival on RadioKing
* RD Revival on Online Radio Box
* RD Revival (@RDRevivalLive) / Twitter
* RD Revival on Spotify
*RD Revival Playlist (Spreadsheet by OC Bus Fan. Does not have every song.)
* DJ Harrison FB on Mixcloud (contains all episodes of Club Harmony)
* RD International on Online Radio Box
* RD Revival 2 on Online Radio Box
* RD Revival Rewind on Online Radio Box
* RD International Rewind on Online Radio Box
* RD Top Hits on Online Radio Box
* RD Revival Junior on Online Radio Box
* RD Revival Rocks! on Online Radio Box
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