About Us
Our Programming
With today’s ever changing music landscape, most commercial over the air (terrestrial) radio stations have forgotten the simple basics of good programming which should reflect the community it serves. This is where Studio201West comes in. Our main format, Urban Adult Contemporary, combines clean R&B Old-School classics with New-School urban vibes that you can listen to at work or anywhere in between.
Studio201West owns and operates its test pilot "Micro-Station" Part 15/LPFM (Low Power FM) radio station in the Las Colinas neighborhood of Irving, Texas, USA, and is branded as “My 101-3, The Heat “
Our current program hours are weekends and holidays; which start at 6pm Friday to 11:59pm Sunday. Keep listening for expansion updates and the soon to come online streaming service!
Our Top Shows
Our best shows.
- Top Show #1 Retro.Edu (Old School) [The Hottest R&B Throwbacks]
- Top Show #2 Club 101-3 Soulful House
- Top Show #3 The Sunday Jazz Cafe
- Top Show #4
The History of Our Station
The name: Studio201West was born in 2016 out of an apartment with same address (201W). Originally in 2004 it started out as Studio512 in Austin, Texas as a hobby to create curated mix tapes/ (CDs) by remixing popular recordings to create that one-off “underground mix”.
In late 2015 the company moved to the DFW area; and with the move, a name change followed. This new location quickly evolved into a small studio in one of the bedrooms of a two bedroom apartment.
However, my passion and fascination with FM radio and the many free streaming internet stations I’d listen to from many places around the world, especially Europe, got the best of me. I had to showcase my natural God-given talents and bring this tried and true concept to the underserved markets where large owned networks would often overlook and ignore.
I scoured the internet and began to buy used dual purpose broadcast/podcast equipment which became an expensive hobby that needed to be put to use. I later came to the conclusion I wasn’t photogenic enough for podcasting, and began focusing on the broadcasting and engineering side of the equation; and being a “sound guy”, I learned how to create that highly sought after “signature sound “ which would have cost thousands of dollars for free, to give back to the listening audience. And as they say, “…the rest is history!”