There will be an internet radio "day of silence" on Tuesday, June 26 to protest the new royalty rates (which could increase royalty rates for small webcasters up to 300%) that will take effect on July 15. Live365 has announced that they will be participating in the day of silence. From 3 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time until midnight, all Live365 stations will go silent. Free listeners who tune in during this time will be redirected to a Day of Silence stream that offers an explanation, broadcaster testimonials, and a call to action. VIP listeners will receive a Day of Silence PSA and then will be connected to the station's regular programming.

However, we at AeschTunes do not agree that VIP listeners should be able to hear the regular programming during the day of silence; this defeats the purpose of the Day of Silence (if internet radio is silenced, then it doesn't matter whether or not you're a VIP listener, because there won't be any streams to listen to). So, we are putting together a "special" playlist for June 26 in the event that any VIP listeners tune in. And we will be starting our "special" stream at midnight PDT on June 26, so non-VIPs can potentially hear our "special" stream for three hours before being redirected to Live365's Day of Silence stream.

Of course, this all means that AeschTunes: Revisited will not be on the air on June 26. We apologize for any inconvenience that this will cause our listeners.