Alec Hogg: BizNewsradio.com’s smooth music (and BPH)

The final touches were put onto our round-the-clock streaming service BizNewsradio.com this morning. With your help we'll smooth out the rough edges. But for now, the 24×7 station has a schedule of:.BizNews Power Hour – live 5:30pm; and the recording from 7am and 7pm.Get-up-and-go smooth music mornings until noon.Laid back smooth music afternoons until BPH at 5:30pm. ___STEADY_PAYWALL___.Even more laid relaxing smooth music evenings until 10pm.The ultimate detox of easy listening Classical music from 10pm to 5am..Like everything else we produce, BizNewsRadio.com will be shaped by our community's reaction. We're happy with how the BPH has developed, so have built the streaming offering around it. We'll also be adding high quality interviews in due course. But for the other 20-odd hours we'll be playing music that stirs pleasant memories. A small contribution to help make life go a little smoother..We need your help in two ways. I've curated every song on the current playlists, but if you hear something that falls outside of the "smooth" definition, please let me ASAP (alec@biznews.com)..More important, we need you to help us make the station the soundtrack of your life. So please drop me a list of the songs you'd love to hear on BizNewsRadio.com and if they aren't yet on the playlist, will add them..On today's reading list –.Fun interview with newly vaccinated Kisby chairman Mark Barnes is now on BizNews.com – highlights in "pull quotes" with the full audio embedded. Click here..Not such fun for Bitcoin traders – extreme volatility in the price of the crypto currency is being exaggerated as it goes into free fall. We should expect a bounce that's sure to suck in optimists. Not a good idea to join them..Part of the Bitcoin panic was a message from the US Federal Reserve that it is getting ever closer to stopping the money-printing presses that have been running overtime. Click here for that story in this morning's WSJ..Two of my 60-plus pals headed off to the Discovery head office this week, joining "walk ins" for their jabs because they're desperate get abroad. It was a smart move – yesterday the EU signalled it will soon re-open borders to non-essential travellers (ie tourists) – provided they've been jabbed. Click here for details from the WSJ..NB FOR YOUR WALL STREET JOURNAL ACCESS.As a Premium subscriber you are entitled to full membership of wsj.com (normal price $29 a month). Be sure to action your access through the Premium link on the BizNews website. Because of The Wall Street Journal's credential requirements, be sure to create a password which has at least 8 characters and includes at least one letter and one number – NB it MAY NOT contain any special characters (ie #, !, @ etc). To maintain access to WSJ.com, you MUST enter our partner's website via BizNews Premium at least once a month. A final PS, if you had previously signed up for WSJ you'll need to clear the cookies from your device. Our help desk can assist – support@biznews.com.Catch the BizNews shows live (or later).Go to BizNewsradio.com for all the latest podcasts, including the recording of last night's BizNews Power Hour..On the site you'll also find a live stream which enables you catch our flagship programme as it happens at 5:30pm weeknights..Even more fun is watching our flagship show via the live studio-cam – simply hit the subscribe button on our YouTube channel – BizNews TV – and every evening we'll send you the link to the livestream. There's also a useful chat function in the livestream for posing questions during the show…..please use it.

Alec Hogg: BizNewsradio.com’s smooth music (and BPH)

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