{"id":305496,"date":"2025-11-24T11:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/305496\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:52:13","slug":"global-launches-wsqk-the-squawk-for-stranger-things-fans-radiotoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/305496\/","title":{"rendered":"Global launches WSQK The Squawk for Stranger Things fans \u2013 RadioToday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" class=\"ysbvegnl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/todayl.ink\/aiirjune\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ysbvegnl-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RTUKPackageDeal1webp.webp.webp\" alt=\"Aiir June 2\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new pop-up station inspired by Stranger Things has launched on DAB in London, Global Player and smart speakers.<\/p>\n<p>WSQK The Squawk is live from today and will run until 1 January, delivering a full 1980s radio experience linked directly to the final season of the Netflix series.<\/p>\n<p>The station plays continuous 80s hits and features a cast of American presenters including Vance Goodman and Mindy Flare. Listeners will also hear a full set of retro-style commercials written in the spirit of Hawkins.<\/p>\n<p>Sung jingles and voiceovers are filling the output too.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can take part in Rewind at 9, a segment where a reversed track challenges listeners to identify the song, while Talk to Tammy provides advice with a Hawkins twist. There is also Dial-A-Dedication, giving listeners the chance to get their message on air by submitting it through the Global Player website.<\/p>\n<p>James Rea, Global\u2019s Chief Broadcasting and Content Officer, said part of the project\u2019s appeal is that \u201cfans love the show\u2019s nostalgia and energy, and this station bottles that completely\u201d. James added that creating WSQK with Netflix \u201chas been a joy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WSQK-Van-Poster-Jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"905\" height=\"1280\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-413464\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>To capture an authentic sound, the audio is being processed through a vintage Inovonics FM250 unit dating back to 1983, the same type used widely by radio stations during the decade. This approach gives WSQK a period-accurate tone that matches the Stranger Things setting.<\/p>\n<p>WSQK The Squawk is available on DAB across London, on Global Player and on smart speakers by asking for The Squawk. It links with the release of Stranger Things Volume 1 on 27 November at 1am GMT, Volume 2 on 26 December at 1am GMT and the finale on 1 January at 1am GMT.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MZ9_0971.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-413466\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new pop-up station inspired by Stranger Things has launched on DAB in London, Global Player and smart&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-305496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}