24/7 Comedy, is 24-hour live radio format produced by the Donkey Comedy Network. The radio network is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks in the United States and by Astral Media in Canada. This satellite-driven format showcases established and emerging comedians such as Jeff Foxworthy, Drew Carey, etc. in a rapid-fire comedic delivery and is hosted by an array of stand-up and improv comedians targeting the 18-44 demographic range. 24/7 Comedy can also be heard on the Android/iOS app iHeartRadio, which streams 24/7 Comedy via Internet radio.
It was first conceived in April 2008 by Bill Bungeroth, who had his partner George Gimarc design the format. The first demos were cut in March 2009, and the network's first logs generated in October. 24/7 Comedy's debut on air was September 20, 2010 in Riverside, California (Clear Channel), and a few weeks later digitally on iHeartRadio on October 22, 2010.
Astral Media introduced the network on its AM stations in Hamilton and London, Ontario in 2012—It is a rarity among Canadian radio networks in that the programming originates almost entirely from outside Canada — the longstanding Canadian content requirements do not apply to spoken-word programming (however, the stations still provide local inserts, and also air the locally-produced Humble & Fred as a late night program).[1]
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- WACT - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- KIKO - Phoenix, Arizona
- KBFP - Bakersfield, California
- KFNY - Riverside, California
- KYGO-1 - Denver, Colorado
- WHAL - Columbus, Georgia
- WIBB - Macon, Georgia
- KWSL - Sioux City, Iowa
- WWTF - Lexington, Kentucky
- WLRO - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- WTGM - Salisbury, Maryland
- WXKS - Boston, Massachusetts
- WNWZ - Grand Rapids, Michigan
- KCMO-FM HD2 - Kansas City, Missouri
- WJIP - Poughkeepsie, New York
- WFNL - Raleigh, North Carolina
- WLRX - Ironton, Ohio
- KTHH - Albany, Oregon
- KGSR HD2 - Austin, Texas
- KKLF - Richardson, Texas
- WTAR - Norfolk, Virginia
- WBBD - Wheeling, West Virginia
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