This bad idea is now dead. We leave the articles up on our site to discourage any company who thinks advertising on a school bus might be a money maker. BusRadio loaned schools special radios with several safety features in exchange for having the attention of a captive audience of young bus riders. They targeted special radio advertising to various age groups. The youngest riders targeted were kindergarten students. When parents found out about BusRadio parents ended BusRadio.
Listen to xxxxxxx xxxxxx pitch a gaming website to six-year-olds. From: Jim Metrock This stinks. Elementary schoolchildren forced to listen to BusRadio are being told by BusRadio’s DJ to visit Nexon.net. This is why "kiddie marketers" like BusRadio make most people sick at...
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The Denver Post’s editorial board today called for school districts to remove BusRadio from their school buses. This is a tremendous victory for young people, their parents, educators, and all those concerned with the welfare and safety of schoolchildren. On the other hand, it is a terrible blow to the prospects of this...
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There is a simple step parents and other taxpayers can take to find out how BusRadio slipped onto your child’s school bus and how BusRadio manages to stay on your child’s bus. Ask your district’s superintendent for a copy of all correspondence (letters, faxes, emails) between any district employee and BusRadio. Ask for...
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One of the few bright spots for BusRadio has been Colorado. Several school districts quietly installed this marketing company’s radios with little or no public discussion. There may be more public discussion after today’s Denver Post article. School BusRadio gets mixed signals By Carlos Illescas Several school districts in Colorado are now receiving controversial...
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AUDIO FILE: "18 Days" by Saving Abel off their debut album above. Played on high school afternoon show on February 26. There are two hit songs off this album. One is the one being played by BusRadio and the other is called "Addicted." BusRadio will get kids pumped up to buy...
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BusRadio is now playing Lady Gaga’s song "Just Dance." The title should be "Just Drink." It seems Lady GaGa likes to get drunk and she certainly likes to sing about getting drunk. Students who are introduced to Lady Gaga on BusRadio will want to check out her music video for the song that they...
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AUDIO FILE: Middle school children hear Hinder on BusRadio. Middle school students forced to listen to BusRadio this afternoon will hear "Without You" by Hinder. (BusRadio posts their AM and PM programs each morning at on their website.) This song is from their second album called "Take It To The Limit."...
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AUDIO FILE: "Give It To Me" from Timbaland’s Shock Value CD – Played on BusRadio’s high school program on February 23, 2009 The remaining employees at BusRadio must love Timbaland. This is at least the second song off "Shock Value" that BusRadio has played for bus riders. Remember "The Way I Are."...
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Mr. T. drives a school bus in Oklahoma City. We hear him do a promotional spot for BusRadio on this audio clip. He has no business using his government job to do a commercial for BusRadio. AUDIO FILE: Mr. T. makes a "fool" of himself for BusRadio and a chance to win $200....
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Nickelback’s Dark Horse CD is getting air time on BusRadio’s elementary school radio show. Nickelback is an unlikely band to be featured on any program aimed at such young children. The band’s most famous song is Rockstar "Everybody has a drug dealer on speed dial" and "the girls come easy and the drugs come...
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