It seems our friends over at Arecibo Radio will be closing down their active status by the end of the week, according to a recent tweet and confirmed to me by the station’s management.
Yes, Arecibo Radio will shut down on July 4th. Hosts who still wish to keep doing their respective shows will move to 8BitX. I can’t think of a better place for Arecibo hosts to go, many of us are friends and have worked and partied together at MAGFest and other music related events. With 8BitX absorbing Arecibo, our listeners will have one single and robust internet radio station they know they can go to and enjoy.
Kristina Kaufman – Noise Channel
You can check out the history of Arecibo Radio, courtesy of their Facebook page.
Arecibo Radio has been a staple in streaming video game music, chiptunes and hosting listening parties for the past 6 years. Be sure to tune in for its last days in operations and give it a fitting send off and some much-deserved love, and also change over your bookmarks to 8bitX to continue listening to several staple Arecibo hosts as they make the trek to their new home.
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Arecibo Radio brought some great livestream shows to us over the years.
I used to have a prerecorded podcast from Gameosaurus called “The Jurassic Hour” syndicated on 8bitx, and I did a couple of special live shows on 8bitx as well. I’ve met 8bitx and Arecibo folks at MAGFest and have nothing but respect for all of them. I’m glad 8bitx is making a home for the shows that want to continue on now that Arecibo is closing up shop.