SCA have announced 10 new DAB+ music stations on LiSTNR, taking the number of music stations to 25.
The 10 new stations have been created to cater to a variety of moods and genres, that not only complement SCA’s existing radio stations across FM and DAB+ but also provide a varied music offering that music fans can find and explore within the LiSTNR app.
SCA head of music, Mickey Maher (pictured), said: “Music has such an amazing power, it can influence our moods, connect us to a time and place, be a companion, be the life of the party, and expose our ears and minds to a new world of sounds and genres.
With LiSTNR, our aim is to deliver something for everyone, music to suit your mood, your lifestyle, the genres you love or the new ones you will soon discover – 25 diverse, curated music stations ready to consume your ears whenever and wherever you are.”
Kids Hits is a commercial free, safe kids’ station with tunes from the 70s to today to keep young children aged 4-10 dancing and singing along to everything from Disney favourites to classics such as Elton John’s Crocodile Rock.
Featuring the greatest hits from the 70s, 70’s HITS will showcase the very best from the decade, from the Eagles to Fleetwood Mac, the Jacksons, Bob Seger and Little River Band.
Every song on the new Girl Power station will have you up out of your seat. This station focuses on our female contemporaries, with a nod to the founding mothers of the 80s, to the sisters of today, showcasing artists including Madonna, Beyonce, Dua Lipa, Pink, Miley Cyrus, and Katy Perry.
From swing to soul, Crooners + Swooners will deliver a playlist of softer 50s and 60s pop, with older jazz standards, through to contemporary covers from Michael Bublé, Rod Stewart, Jamie Callum and Harry Connick Jr. Think Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin alongside Norah Jones and Amy Winehouse.
Celebrating the diverse and exciting contemporary musical landscape of Australia’s First Nations people, Indigenous will feature current artists including Budgerah, The Kid Laroi, Baker Boy, Jessica Mauboy, Thelma Plum, Isaiah Firebrace, Briggs, Dan Sultan, Archie Roach, Gurrumul, Mambali and JK-47, as well as storytellers of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people’s music, and Australian artists paying respect and addressing social issues through song by Troy Caser-Daley, Midnight Oil and Paul Kelly, to name a few.
Other playlists include Guilty Pleasures, 90’s Soft Pop, Indie & Alt, Jazz, and 80s New Wave.
The full list of music stations now available on LiSTNR are:
Mood:
Almost Acoustic
Blender Beats
Cover Up
Fit Hits
Good Vibes
Karaoke Stage
Stress Free
Heart Breakers
Top 30
Trending Now
Kids Hits
Genre:
Crooners + Swooners
Homegrown
Latino
Noughties
Indie + Alt
Yacht Rock
70s Hits
80s New Wave
90s Soft Pop
First Nations
Girl Power
Guilty Pleasures
Rock n Road Trip
Jazz
The new stations are available now on the LiSTNR app.