Austin, TX – 12/3/07 — Austin, Texas fans of the singer Michael Bolton will have one less thing to celebrate this holiday season. The 24-hour Michael Bolton radio station will be going off their airwaves later today.
For nearly five months, “Bolton 106 FM†has been a dream come true for die-hard Michael Bolton fans. The venue played Bolton songs around the clock, breaking only for advertisements and tidbits of Michael Bolton trivia.
The all-Bolton radio station was the brainchild of Austin entrepreneur Bolton Michaels. Michaels first heard of Michael Bolton five years ago, when somebody pointed out that his name was basically “Michael Bolton†in reverse. Before that, Michaels had never heard of the singer.
“It was the greatest day of my life,†he explained. “I checked the guy out because people were always making jokes about my name, and I fell in love at first listen. Not love love, mind you … just artistic love. I started planning the radio station the following year.â€
I wonder who will post an Office Space joke first, and I wonder which Office Space Michael Bolton reference will appear first?
Yeah, well at least your name isn’t Michael Bolton.
I celebrate his entire catalog.
As a promotion, they gave away staplers.
Nobody listened to the station because it could only be played at a reasonable volume.