In January, as Live365 was about to shut down its music-streaming service forever, Dismuke created a non-profit corporation to keep his indispensable station Radio Dismuke playing 1920s and 1930s music on the internet far into the future. This is his announcement, used with permission:
Dear Radio Dismuke listener,
I write to announce major changes for Radio Dismuke. I have officially turned Radio Dismuke over to a newly formed non-profit organization. Early 1900s Music Preservation is a Texas not-for-profit corporation incorporated on January 19, 2016 and the proud new owner of Radio Dismuke.
I will continue to be actively involved in the station as program manager and I will still provide audio restorations of vintage 78 rpm records for the station's music library. But going forward, Radio Dismuke will be a listener supported project of a non-profit organization rather than some record collector's hobby - and I will be accountable to a board of directors.
This was not an entirely easy decision for me to make and is something I have been giving a lot of thought to for two years. But there are a number of reasons why this is for the best.
The most compelling reason is that having a broader base of support and being under the umbrella of a non-profit will put the station in a much better position to navigate the tumultuous legal and regulatory environment that webcasters are
