Accent Radio Network
Satellite Information:

ARN currently broadcasts on:

Galaxy25, 97 degrees West (formerly Intelsat 5; formerly Talstar 5; formerly Telstar 401) on Free To Air, DVB digital (horizontal polarity). Satellite Galaxy25 is located directly between Galaxy 3C (at 95 degrees West) and Galaxy 16 (formerly Galaxy G4R, at 99 degrees West). To receive ARN programming on Galaxy25, we recommend an FTA DVB satellite dish package, available at www.ARNDish.com. You can also find more information there, and the folks at SpiritCast will do tech support and help you get your system pointed too.

Galaxy16, 99 degrees West (formerly Galaxy4R) on ComStream digital (horizontal polarity). Satellite Galaxy16 is located directly between AMC4 (formerly Spacenet 4, at 101° West) and Telstar 5 (formerly Telstar 401, at 97 degrees West). To receive ARN programming on Galaxy16, we recommend at least a 10 foot C-band satellite dish with a phase lock loop LNB in the feed horn of the dish. (We strongly recommend the California Amp PLL LNB's [model #: 140194; view image], which cost around $300). The receiver you need to pick up the Accent Radio Network on Galaxy16 is the ComStream ABR202 (or ABR200). For more information on how to add ARN's channel to a new or existing receiver, please click HERE for our instructions page. For a chart of the spring and fall solar outages, please click here.

No Contracts - No Affidavits:

Our programming is available at no charge (on a barter basis) to affiliates. We don't ask for restrictive or complicated affidavits from our affiliates, nor do we try to contract stations into long commitments. Stations can pick up as much of ARN's programming as they'd like. All we ask is that stations call (866-JOIN-ARN) or email us right away and let us know what shows you are carrying, so that we can add you to our affiliate list.
 

Accent Radio Network
Program Schedule:

 

 

Accent Radio Network has added the following features to our regular programming:

 

ARN Network Clock:

Accent Radio Network provides 13 minutes of local avails per hour to radio stations.

 

     Accent Radio Network does not use sub-audible cue tones to affiliated stations. This is an antiquated way of signaling networked stations for commercial breaks, which was derived in the past when it was next to impossible for the network and radio station to be on the same time. Now, thanks to the availability of low cost GPS satellite linked master clocks, it is very easy and affordable for networks and stations to be precisely time synced together.

     We recommend the ESE line of master clocks - such as the ES-101 which is available for $959 through BSW. Or the new, affordable GPS master clock made by Broadcast Tools - the TimeSync Plus , which is available for $349 through BSW. 

   

For more information, or to affiliate with Accent Radio Network, please call (toll free) 866-JOIN-ARN, or go to our Contact Us page and send us an email via the form there.