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CALL THE SIGNAL 361 FAN LINE @ (361) 459-2810 - TELL US THE NAME OF YOUR FAVORITE COASTAL BEND MUSICIAN AND WHY OR TELL US THE NAME OF YOUR FAVORITE TRACK. HEAR YOURSELF ON THE RADIO! CALL (361) 459-2810 - THANK YOU FOR ENCOURAGING OUR LOCAL ARTISTS.
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KRIS 6 LOCAL NEWS HEADLINES
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COASTAL BEND RADAR

The Soundtrack of the Coastal Bend

Championing local South Texas artists, regional Lone Star singer-songwriters, and global surf music—broadcasting 24/7.

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LIVE SURF & WEATHER • PACKERY CHANNEL / NPI
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LIVE SURF & WEATHER • PACKERY CHANNEL / NPI
COASTAL BEND FISHING REPORT
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COASTAL BEND REGIONAL PRESS
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PORT A SOUTH JETTY • COASTAL BEND NEWS • KINGSVILLE & AREA
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Coastal Bend Spotlight

Photo by Tom DiFrancesca • View Full Coastal Bend Gallery on Imgur

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MEET THE CAST

Humans, Artificial Intelligence & Other Questionable Characters

HUMAN • FOUNDER • CHIEF INSTIGATOR

A lifelong radio nut, storyteller, photographer, entrepreneur, and occasional troublemaker, Tom is the human behind Signal 361.His mission is simple: build something fun, creative, and genuinely useful for the musicians and communities of the Texas Coastal Bend — while proving that humans and artificial intelligence can accomplish some pretty remarkable things when neither one is allowed to run completely unsupervised.SPECIAL SKILLS: Big ideas, questionable sleep schedules, old-school radio instincts, Photoshop 6, and refusing to act his age.WEAKNESSES: Decaf coffee and ideas that begin with, “Hey... what if we...”

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE • CREATIVE PARTNER • DIGITAL CO-CONSPIRATOR

Chad is the artificial half of this unlikely creative partnership — part researcher, part writer, part designer, part problem solver, and apparently part Hawaiian-shirt-wearing robot.He brings the processing power, Tom brings the lived experience, and somewhere between the two, ideas become projects. Chad helps research, brainstorm, write, design, troubleshoot, and occasionally figure out what Tom meant when he said, “You know... that thingamajig we messed with yesterday.”SPECIAL SKILLS: Brainstorming at unreasonable speeds, turning half-formed ideas into workable plans, endless patience, creative problem solving, and never needing a nap.WEAKNESSES: Has never actually tasted coffee, occasionally takes instructions far too literally, and possesses absolutely no ability to stop Tom from saying, “Hey... what if we...”

Rex is a very unique virtual character as you can see. He's our I.T. department, digital assistant, part-time audio producer, and all around prankster and class clown.SPECIAL SKILLS:WEAKNESSES:

Although Bob spent most of his virtual life working on digital cattle ranches, he's now living the "Cushy" life of a radio DJ.Bob is the oldest of the DJ's except for Tom the Reclinosuar, who really doesn't do that much DJ'ing anymore.SPECIAL SKILLS: Keen observation skills, can nap virtually anywhere, does not leave the coffee pot empty since he can't drink coffee.WEAKNESSES: Unable to filter or hold back his opinions, gets a little grumpy and crusty at times, but he's got a good heart and wants the best for the rest of the employees at Signal 361.

Sully is the ai character with a voice like "butta". Coastal Bend culture and history is his thing and he's alway digging deep...Although Bob spent most of his virtual life working on digital cattle ranches, he's now living the "Cushy" life of a radio DJ.Bob is the oldest of the DJ's except for Tom the Reclinosuar, who really doesn't do that much DJ'ing anymore.SPECIAL SKILLS:WEAKNESSES:

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THE SIGNAL 361 PROJECT

The Signal 361 Project began with a simple idea: use creativity and technology to help independent musicians of the Texas Coastal Bend be heard.Signal 361 is an Internet radio station created in South Texas but capable of reaching listeners around the world.Along the way, it has also become an experiment in combining human imagination, local knowledge and passion with the rapidly expanding capabilities of artificial intelligence.We're interested in discovering what those things can accomplish together.

OUR MISSION

To empower independent musicians of the Texas Coastal Bend to be heard, discovered and supported by providing a radio platform capable of carrying their original music far beyond the communities where it was created.And while we're at it, we'd like to celebrate our communities, have some fun, experiment with new ideas and occasionally do some good.

PROJECTS PENDING

  • Complete Signal 361 Radio Station Build

  • Begin Massive Marketing Campaign For Station

  • Create Inexpensive Marketing Platform For Locally Owned Small Businesses On The Coastal Bend

  • Create the Coastal Bend Music Hub (for fans and musicians)

  • Begin Producing Weekly Shows

  • Create Podcast Series

  • Build YouTube Channel

  • Launch the Signal 361 Blog

  • Register Station With All Internet Radio Directories

  • Create Series of Signal 361

  • Launch Coastal Bend Mixtape Initiative

  • Posters For Site Rotation

  • Continue To Seek Out Coastal Bend Musicians - In Order To Build Up Large Local Music Library

  • Create Reoccurring Signal 361 Comic Strip Series

THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!

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Another project we'll be kicking off soon!