Jelli
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Jelli is a user-controlled radio service, enabling users to select songs for a radio station using their web browsers or iPhone. Jelli.com users vote on songs to determine the play lists of their online streaming stations and participating radio stations. Users can submit "NO" votes or "YES" votes for selected songs; winning songs are played on the radio. Once the song is on the air, users can vote "Rocks" or "Sucks" for the track. If enough users vote "Sucks", the song is pulled off the air immediately, even during a live FM broadcast.
Jelli is a privately-owned company launched in 2009 by Michael Dougherty, formerly of Tellme Networks
and Jateen Parekh, formerly from the Amazon kindle
project. In May 2010, Jelli closed on a $7 million Series A round of financing led by Battery Ventures
, with participation from First Round Capital
(press release). The company is based in San Mateo, California
.
to reinvent Radio broadcasting, Jelli empowers the community to interact with the broadcast in real-time and determine dynamically what plays on-air. This concept has been called a Multiplayer video game on a radio station and a new twist on All Request
radio programming.
Jelli gives the community of listeners real-time control over what gets played on their Internet radio
, Fm radio and Digital radio
stations. Players search a deep catalog of song titles and pick tracks to add to the on-air playlist. Other players vote songs up or down one position at a time. "Rockets" and "Bombs," two examples of a type of Jelli Virtual good
that are earned by participating, shoot a song up to the top of the playlist or knock it off altogether. Jelli even lets communities band together to pull a song off the air instantly. A Jelli Chat room
provides listeners with a place to socialize, lobby for their favorite songs, and organize a community-controlled Playlist
.
In December 2010, Jelli launched its free iPhone app which is available at http://www.jelli.com/iphone.
-owned radio station KITS
FM (105.3 FM, LIVE 105, in San Francisco) on June 28, 2009. Jelli's broadcast on KITS FM received good Arbitron ratings. After starting out with a Sunday night Jelli show on Live105 in 2009, Jelli was further expanded to a Monday through Friday night show called "Free for All" in January, 2010, hosted by Live105 DJ White Menace. Jelli shows were broadcast on Live 105 six nights a week.
The successful pilot with Live105 led to further distribution of Jelli's service with radio stations, and in October 2009 Jelli announced a syndication deal to distribute its programming throughout the United States with Triton Media Group
, commencing in early 2010.
In May 2011, Jelli announced it would launch two 24/7 stations in Las Vegas
. On June 30, 2011, KXLI and KYLI
launched the new Jelli formats. KXLI carries a Rock format, while KYLI is Top 40 Remix.
View station map: http://noise.jelli.com/station-map/
on its Today Network
. The Austereo station was called Hot 30 Jelli and was launched on November 1, 2009. The Station was then renamed to Choose The Hits Australia and was launched on February 1, 2010. It is broadcast online, on Digital Radio
and on 2Day FM
in Sydney, Fox FM
in Melbourne, B105
in Brisbane, SAFM
in Adelaide and 92.9 in Perth between 10:15pm and midnight on Monday to Thursday nights.
The Austereo partnership was terminated effective May 24, 2010. Jelli is no longer being carried on the air in Australia, and users are being forwarded to the main Jelli page if they attempt to reach the Choose The Hits section of the website.
Jelli is a privately-owned company launched in 2009 by Michael Dougherty, formerly of Tellme Networks
Tellme Networks
Tellme. Networks, Inc. is a company founded in 1999 by Mike McCue and Angus Davis, based out of Mountain View, California, in the United States, that specializes in telephone-based applications....
and Jateen Parekh, formerly from the Amazon kindle
Amazon Kindle
The Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126 which uses wireless connectivity to enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other digital media...
project. In May 2010, Jelli closed on a $7 million Series A round of financing led by Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests principally in technology markets including: Internet & Digital Media; Financial & Information Services; Cleantech; Software; Semiconductors & Components; Infrastructure Technologies; Communication Services; and Industrial Technologies.The...
, with participation from First Round Capital
First Round Capital
First Round Capital is a venture capital firm that specializes in providing seed-stage funding to technology companies. Managed by Josh Kopelman, Chris Fralic, Rob Hayes and Howard L. Morgan, the Philadelphia-based company typically provides seed-stage investment that ranges from $250,000 to $500,000...
(press release). The company is based in San Mateo, California
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
.
Overview
Leveraging the power of CrowdsourcingCrowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing is the act of sourcing tasks traditionally performed by specific individuals to a group of people or community through an open call....
to reinvent Radio broadcasting, Jelli empowers the community to interact with the broadcast in real-time and determine dynamically what plays on-air. This concept has been called a Multiplayer video game on a radio station and a new twist on All Request
All Request
An all request television or radio show is a show that plays only listener or viewer requests.The introduction to The Carpenters' version of Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft features a fictional dialogue between the disc jockey of an all request program on "All Hit Radio" and a listener...
radio programming.
Jelli gives the community of listeners real-time control over what gets played on their Internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
, Fm radio and Digital radio
Digital radio
Digital radio has several meanings:1. Today the most common meaning is digital radio broadcasting technologies, such as the digital audio broadcasting system, also known as Eureka 147. In these systems, the analog audio signal is digitized into zeros and ones, compressed using formats such as...
stations. Players search a deep catalog of song titles and pick tracks to add to the on-air playlist. Other players vote songs up or down one position at a time. "Rockets" and "Bombs," two examples of a type of Jelli Virtual good
Virtual good
Virtual goods are non-physical objects purchased for use in online communities or online games. They have no intrinsic value and are intangible by definition....
that are earned by participating, shoot a song up to the top of the playlist or knock it off altogether. Jelli even lets communities band together to pull a song off the air instantly. A Jelli Chat room
Chat room
The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by mass media to describe any form of synchronous conferencing, occasionally even asynchronous conferencing...
provides listeners with a place to socialize, lobby for their favorite songs, and organize a community-controlled Playlist
Playlist
In its most general form, a playlist is simply a list of songs. They can be played in sequential or shuffled order. The term has several specialized meanings in the realms of radio broadcasting and personal computers.-In radio:...
.
In December 2010, Jelli launched its free iPhone app which is available at http://www.jelli.com/iphone.
U.S. Broadcast partners
Jelli's initial broadcast was on CBS RadioCBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
-owned radio station KITS
KITS
KITS is a San Francisco, California, USA-based radio station broadcasting at 105.3 MHz. The station is owned by CBS Radio and programs a modern rock format. The station also broadcasts on HD channel L2, locally on Comcast cable channel 986, and is streaming online.-Hot Hits:The station's...
FM (105.3 FM, LIVE 105, in San Francisco) on June 28, 2009. Jelli's broadcast on KITS FM received good Arbitron ratings. After starting out with a Sunday night Jelli show on Live105 in 2009, Jelli was further expanded to a Monday through Friday night show called "Free for All" in January, 2010, hosted by Live105 DJ White Menace. Jelli shows were broadcast on Live 105 six nights a week.
The successful pilot with Live105 led to further distribution of Jelli's service with radio stations, and in October 2009 Jelli announced a syndication deal to distribute its programming throughout the United States with Triton Media Group
Triton Media Group
Triton Media Group, LLC, is a portfolio company of a fund managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., a global investment management firm. It is based in Los Angeles.-Triton Radio Networks:...
, commencing in early 2010.
In May 2011, Jelli announced it would launch two 24/7 stations in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. On June 30, 2011, KXLI and KYLI
KYLI
KYLI is a radio station serving the Las Vegas area. The Aurora Media, LLC outlet operates at 96.7 MHz with an ERP of 93 kW and is licensed to Bunkerville, Nevada...
launched the new Jelli formats. KXLI carries a Rock format, while KYLI is Top 40 Remix.
| Station Callsign | Station Location | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| KITS KITS KITS is a San Francisco, California, USA-based radio station broadcasting at 105.3 MHz. The station is owned by CBS Radio and programs a modern rock format. The station also broadcasts on HD channel L2, locally on Comcast cable channel 986, and is streaming online.-Hot Hits:The station's... |
San Francisco, CA | 28 June 2009 | 30 May 2011 |
| WKRL | Syracuse, NY | 8 March 2010 | Current |
| WPST WPST WPST is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format. Licensed to Trenton, New Jersey, USA, the station serves the Philadelphia, Central Jersey area. The station is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting Ii, LLC and features programing from Westwood One... |
Trenton, NJ | 8 March 2010 | Current |
| KISN KISN (FM) KISN is a radio station licensed to serve Belgrade, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media, licensed to Gap Broadcasting Bozeman License, LLC. It airs a Top 40 music format.... |
Butte-Bozeman, MT | 15 March 2010 | Current |
| KENR | Missoula, MT | c. April 2010 | Current |
| KTRS KTRS-FM KTRS-FM is a Top 40 radio station in Casper, Wyoming branded as 104.7 Kiss FM owned by Townsquare Media. KTRS is a former Clear Channel station and will keep its current format and KISS-FM brand... |
Casper-Riverton, WY | c. April 2010 | Current |
| WBOS WBOS WBOS is a commercial radio station located in Brookline, Massachusetts, broadcasting to the Greater Boston area on 92.9 FM. The station airs a mainstream rock format branded as "Radio 92.9"... |
Boston (Manchester), MA | c. April 2010 | c. October 2011 |
| WBLI WBLI WBLI is a Top 40 music formatted radio station which mainly serves Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island. It can also be heard in the Hudson Valley, the South Shore of Connecticut, and the Jersey Shore... |
Long Island, NY | 28 June 2010 | Current |
| KXTE KXTE KXTE is a modern rock radio station licensed to Pahrump, Nevada owned by CBS Radio. Former calls are KFBI, KUDA, KLVV.-History:... |
Las Vegas, NV | 12 July 2010 | c. late 2010 |
| WYSP | Philadelphia, PA | 18 October 2010 | 30 August 2011 |
| KNDE KNDE KNDE is a radio station with a Top 40 format licensed to College Station, Texas. Before 2003, it broadcast on 92.1 FM as rock station KTSR... |
College Station, TX | 10 January 2011 | Current |
| KDOT KDOT KDOT is a commercial radio station located in Reno, Nevada, broadcasting on 104.5 FM. KDOT airs an active rock music format.-History:KDOT-FM began its Rock programming in early April 1996. Previously it had been a moderately successful country station will the call letters "KHIT-FM". In the... |
Reno, NV | 10 January 2011 | Current |
| WKLS | Atlanta, GA | 10 January 2011 | Current |
| WQPO WQPO WQPO is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Harrisonburg, Virginia, serving the Central Shenandoah Valley. WQPO is owned and operated by M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc.-History:... |
Harrisonburg, VA | 1 February 2011 | Current |
| WJYY WJYY WJYY is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format. Licensed to Concord, New Hampshire, USA, the station serves the southern New Hampshire area... |
Gilford, NH | 7 February 2011 | Current |
| KSMX KSMX KSMX may refer to:* KSMX-FM, a radio station licensed to Clovis, New Mexico, United States* KSMX , a radio station licensed to Santa Maria, California, United States... |
Clovis, NM | 7 March 2011 | Current |
| WCYY WCYY WCYY is a commercial radio station located in Portland, Maine. It broadcasts to the Portland, Maine area on 94.3 FM and formerly on 93.9 FM from Lewiston, Maine. Its target audience are people from ages 18–44. The station airs a modern rock music format and is under ownership of Cumulus Media.... |
Portland, ME | 21 March 2011 | Current |
| WKZQ | Myrtle Beach, SC | 8 April 2011 | Current |
| KEEY | St. Paul, MN | 5 June 2011 | Current |
| KXLI | Las Vegas, NV | 30 June 2011 | Current |
| KYLI KYLI KYLI is a radio station serving the Las Vegas area. The Aurora Media, LLC outlet operates at 96.7 MHz with an ERP of 93 kW and is licensed to Bunkerville, Nevada... |
Las Vegas, NV | 30 June 2011 | Current |
| KSKR KSKR-FM KSKR-FM is an American radio station licensed to serve Sutherlin, Oregon, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1998, is currently owned by Brooke Communications, Inc.-Programming:... |
Roseburg, OR | 1 October 2011 | Current |
View station map: http://noise.jelli.com/station-map/
International Broadcast Partners
Jelli also announced a partnership to launch in Australia with Austereo Radio NetworkAustereo Radio Network
Austereo Radio Network formerly operated commercial radio networks in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. On 6 April 2011, Southern Cross Media purchased a majority of the company and is in the process of unifying the Austereo networks with Southern Cross's regional brands...
on its Today Network
Today Network
The Today Network is a network of Contemporary Hit Radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.-Affiliates:-History:The Today Network started when the Austereo Radio Network secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Austereo launched a station called Double SA FM,...
. The Austereo station was called Hot 30 Jelli and was launched on November 1, 2009. The Station was then renamed to Choose The Hits Australia and was launched on February 1, 2010. It is broadcast online, on Digital Radio
Digital radio in Australia
Digital radio in Australia uses the DAB+ standard and is currently available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin. The national government owned networks, the ABC and SBS, provide their current services and a few digital-only services on the new platform, while the...
and on 2Day FM
2Day FM
Not to be mixed up with Today FM in Ireland.2Day FM is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and part of Austereo's Today Network.- Transmission :...
in Sydney, Fox FM
FOX FM (Melbourne)
Fox FM is a radio station that serves the Melbourne, Australia, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 101.9 MHz. Licensed to Mount Dandenong, Victoria, the station is currently owned by the Austereo Radio Network. The station's transmitter is located on the ATV-10 transmission tower on top...
in Melbourne, B105
B105 FM
B105 is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting on 105.3 MHz in Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Austereo Radio Network. B105's primary audience is 10 to 24 age group.-History:...
in Brisbane, SAFM
SAFM
SAFM is a commercial FM radio station in Adelaide, Australia, primarily targeted at those in the 16-35 age group on a frequency of 107.1 MHz, and part of Austereo's Today Network.-Station History:...
in Adelaide and 92.9 in Perth between 10:15pm and midnight on Monday to Thursday nights.
The Austereo partnership was terminated effective May 24, 2010. Jelli is no longer being carried on the air in Australia, and users are being forwarded to the main Jelli page if they attempt to reach the Choose The Hits section of the website.
User of the Week
User of the Week (UOTW) is a weekly virtual award givien on Jelli. Users can earn it by participating in shaping the playlist by casting votes, rocketing and bombing, and voting on the Now Playing track. When a user earns User of the Week honors, they are provided with a special badge for their profile page and they can request a "sigtone", or short, 5 second sound clip that is played before one of the their rocketed tracks is played on the air. A sigtone can be any short bit of audio like a song or a movie clip.T-Bone
T-Bone is the name of the automated announcer on Jelli. When new songs make it onto the air he will announce "This song was just rocketed up by a new jelli user" or the screen name of the user who applied the rocket. From time to time he will also tell jokes or make announcements.Supplementary references
- Entrepreneur’s Edge: Jelli.com (Video), Reuters, May, 2010
- Music Start-Up Jelli Raises $7 Million, New York Times, May, 2010
- Jelli CEO Mike Dougherty & CBS Radio-SF VP/Programming Michael Martin, FMQB, April, 2010
- Jelli crowd-sourcing launches with 10 stations, including a second CBS outlet, Radio-Info.com, March 9, 2010
- Jelli puts social networks to work picking radio tunes, USA Today, March, 2010
- Jelli’s User Controlled Radio Gets A Big Win: Live 105 To Use It Daily, Techcrunch, January, 2010
- Jelli raises $2 million to democratize radio with well-known angels aboard, Venture Beat, January, 2010
- For Radio Listeners, A Louder Voice, Wall Street Journal, December, 2009
- Jelli: Making old-fashioned radio hip again, San Jose Mercury News, November, 2009
- CNBC Squawk Box interview, November, 2009