RadioBDC was a commercial alternative rock music internet radio station based in Boston, Massachusetts.

History

Shortly before

Phoenix Media/Communications Group Phoenix Media/Communications Group is an American, Boston, Massachusetts-based corporation with several publishing and broadcasting interests. Operations Phoenix Media's current outlets include the ''Portland Phoenix'' of Maine, and it previ ...

sold WFNX to

Clear Channel Communications iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company fou ...

boston.com ''Boston.com'' is a regional website that offers news and information about the Boston, Massachusetts, region. It is owned and operated by Boston Globe Media Partners, the publisher of ''The Boston Globe''. History ''Boston.com'' was one of t ...

hired longtime WFNX staffers Henry Santoro, Julie Kramer, Adam 12 and Paul Driscoll to DJ their new internet radio station, RadioBDC. Boston.com created RadioBDC to provide a soundtrack for their website visitors. The letters ''BDC'' in RadioBDC Stand for "Boston Dot Com." RadioBDC officially launched on August 13, 2012 at noon EST. The first song they played was "I Want My City Back" by Boston-native band

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones and often stylized as The Mighty Mighty BossToneS) were an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. From the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky ...

, which was chosen in a poll by Boston.com readers after 3,700 votes.

Dicky Barrett Richard Michael Barrett (born June 22, 1964), better known as Dicky Barrett, is an American singer who was the frontman of ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He was the announcer for ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' until 2022. Barrett is known fo ...

, the frontman for The Bosstones was on the phone with the staff for the launch. On March 26, 2018 it was announced that RadioBDC would be spun off from boston.com and be re-branded as Indie617.com. The new station launched on Monday April 2, 2018.Boston’s RadioBDC Spins Off as Indie617
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Internet radio stations in the United States Modern rock radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 2012 Radio stations disestablished in 2018 The Boston Globe Defunct radio stations in the United States Defunct mass media in Boston {{Massachusetts-radio-station-stub