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Curious Question...

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Over the weekend, I was searching for information about a station in my home market of Champaign, IL, that had been a staple in the area for many years. That station was WKIO. It was an FM classic hits/oldies station for many years, and a station here has resurrected the KIO call letters.

As I was curious about any stations that were still using the WKIO call letters, I happened to come across this website on a Google search.

http://wkionews.com

I cannot help but wonder if this is an attempt to compete with The Onion and produce news for the area. Obviously, the news is from Channel 4 and the Daily News, so it is actual, real news. There cannot be a real radio station of WKIO since the AM dial starts at 530, not 510. The people listed on the site work in Canada, which the company listed on the site is based out of.

While I hate to write about a non-radio topic on this board, it would be of help if someone has heard of this organization as I could know a little more about them. Thanks!
 
Appearently, the site is a companion to an "interactive thriller" novel published three years ago. Clicking on the "disclaimer" link on the site itself answers the basic questions:




Disclaimer
WKIO News 510AM is a fictitious corporation, featured in the “One Child” story, published by Enthrill Entertainment Inc. The purpose of this web site is to enhance the immersive experience of the One Child Story and is for your enjoyment and sharing only.

One Child
Copyright © 2010
Registration No. 1076838
Enthriller by Jeff Buick

This story is based on a mixture of fictional and true events. The true events, however, have been fictionalized. All fictitious characters presented in this novel have granted the publisher their exclusive biographical and personality rights. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

All trade-marks presented are owned by their respective owners.

Some of the companies in this story are real and some are not (WKIO News). When real companies are presented, their details have been fictionalized and any resemblance to real persons within those companies is entirely coincidental. All fictitious company’s rights, including their common law trade-mark rights and domain names, are hereby owned exclusively by the publisher.

Brief passages of ONE CHILD may be quoted for news, review and discussion. All other uses of content within ONE CHILD must receive written approval of the publisher prior to any form of reproduction.

Videos, audio and photographs are either owned by the publisher or used with permission.

Contact the publisher Enthrill Entertainment Inc. at [email protected] for any queries or comments you may have.

WKIO News is a wholly owned subsidiary of Enthrill Entertainment Inc.






Digging further, there's a website about the book, which was electronic, released chapter-by-chapter over a period of 30 days to simulate a "real-time" experience of the events in the story, and which also used fictional social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter) to further the story.
 
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