The story noted how the late Jack Jones had shaped the easy-listening sound and personality of Jones College Radio since its founding: But in a 2009 story in the paper, he had told how the station came to be and vowed to keep the radio station his father founded playing for years to come - something he managed to accomplish. When reached by the Times-Union, Jones had no comment. "Most soothing radio I've ever heard." A proud history of playing music for the masses "This breaks my heart as well, to me this station is heavenly," wrote another. "Why? JCR has been the backdrop for my life FOREVER!!!" wrote one. On a Facebook page devoted to the station, fans thanked Kenneth Jones for keeping the music alive for so long and expressed sadness that it had come to an end.
He wrote that he was "surprised and honored" that so many people tuned in from so far away, including places such as Japan, Africa and South and Central America. We have great appreciation for your love and support over the many decades of service to you, our listeners around the world." 6 post on the webpage for Riverton Tower Radio, Kenneth Jones, Jack Jones' son, addressed the station's listeners and supporters: "It is with sorrow that I inform you that our streaming service has ended. Johns River in Arlington was turned into a senior-living center named Riverton Tower.īut in a Sept. Even after Jones College closed and its high-rise building on the St. Even after the station went internet-only.
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He knew what he wanted to hear, so he took his collection of albums - from Mantovani,101 Strings Orchestra, the Jackie Gleason Orchestra and the like - and headed to his new station.Ī Jones College Radio favorite: Ed Oberle, 'smooth and mellow' Jacksonville radio pioneer, dies at age 100įrom Jones College to local TV celebrity: Ken Amaro on his 42 years on TV at First Coast News The music has been there since 1964 when an FM station was donated to the business school run by Jack Jones that bore his family's name.
Now Jones College Radio, known in recent years as Riverton Tower Radio, has fallen silent. For 58 years the easy-listening music station broadcast from Jacksonville, over the city and eventually over the world.
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