{"id":337962,"date":"2017-04-10T02:10:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T18:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/04\/09\/apple-store-fifth-ave-beats-1-broadcasting\/"},"modified":"2017-04-10T02:10:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T18:10:17","slug":"apple-said-to-add-beats-1-broadcasting-booth-to-iconic-fifth-avenue-store-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/apple-said-to-add-beats-1-broadcasting-booth-to-iconic-fifth-avenue-store-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Said to Add Beats 1 Broadcasting Booth to Iconic Fifth Avenue Store in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan will include a &#8220;very unique area&#8221; for broadcasting its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/beats-1\/\">Beats 1<\/a> radio station, as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/01\/05\/apple-fifth-avenue-relocating-temp-jan-20\/\">ongoing renovations<\/a>, according to a person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/04\/apple-fifth-avenue-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-559530\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Apple&#8217;s iconic Fifth Avenue store in New York City<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The person did not share any further details, but it&#8217;s possible that Ebro Darden, one of three Beats 1 radio anchors, could broadcast at least some of his shows at the Fifth Avenue store once it reopens. Currently, he appears to broadcast from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Beats1-Studios\/957426174293064\">studio in the Chelsea neighborhood<\/a> of Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Fifth Avenue, known for its iconic glass cube entrance, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/01\/05\/apple-fifth-avenue-relocating-temp-jan-20\/\">closed for renovations<\/a> since January 20. The redesigned store will reportedly have over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/02\/01\/apple-store-fifth-avenue-more-space\/\">twice as much square footage<\/a>, so there will likely be more than enough space for a dedicated Beats 1 broadcasting booth alongside the sales floor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/04\/Ebro-Darden-800x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-559528\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Beats 1 radio anchor Ebro Darden, based in New York City<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beats 1 is Apple&#8217;s internet-based radio station, broadcasted around the clock in over 100 countries around the world. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2015\/06\/30\/beats-1-radio-now-available\/\">launched in tandem with Apple Music<\/a> in June 2015. In addition to Darden, the station is anchored by former BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe, based out of Los Angeles, and London&#8217;s Julie Adenuga.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/apple-music\/\">Apple Music<\/a> executive Larry Jackson recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/03\/27\/beats-1-radio-apple-music-drake-more-life\/\">described<\/a> Beats 1 as &#8220;the biggest radio station in the world,&#8221; and he claimed there is no other station in existence that has as many concurrent listeners at any given time.<\/p>\n<p>Beats 1 can be listened to through iTunes on Mac or PC, or in the Apple Music app on iPhone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/ipad\/\">iPad<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/apple-tv\/\">Apple TV<\/a>, and Apple Watch. Listening is free, with no Apple Music subscription required.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has not indicated when its Fifth Avenue store will reopen, but renovations are likely to continue for several months. In addition to more space and a Beats 1 broadcasting area, the store will likely feature Apple&#8217;s next-generation retail layout, in line with stores in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/07\/21\/first-apple-store-brooklyn-opens-july-30\/\">Brooklyn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2015\/09\/19\/apple-store-brussels-grand-opening-video\/\">Brussels<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/11\/22\/apple-store-marche-saint-germain\/\">Paris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/05\/19\/apple-previews-new-sf-store\/\">San Francisco<\/a>, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan will include a &#8220;very unique area&#8221; for broadcasting its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/beats-1\/\">Beats 1<\/a> radio station, as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/01\/05\/apple-fifth-avenue-relocating-temp-jan-20\/\">ongoing renovations<\/a>, according to a person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/04\/apple-fifth-avenue-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-559530\" \/><center><em>Apple&#8217;s iconic Fifth Avenue store in New York City<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe person did not share any further details, but it&#8217;s possible that Ebro Darden, one of three Beats 1 radio anchors, could broadcast at least some of his shows at the Fifth Avenue store once it reopens. Currently, he appears to broadcast from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Beats1-Studios\/957426174293064\">studio in the Chelsea neighborhood<\/a> of Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Fifth Avenue, known for its iconic glass cube entrance, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/01\/05\/apple-fifth-avenue-relocating-temp-jan-20\/\">closed for renovations<\/a> since January 20. The redesigned store will reportedly have over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/02\/01\/apple-store-fifth-avenue-more-space\/\">twice as much square footage<\/a>, so there will likely be more than enough space for a dedicated Beats 1 broadcasting booth alongside the sales floor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/04\/Ebro-Darden-800x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-559528\" \/><center><em>Beats 1 radio anchor Ebro Darden, based in New York City<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>\nBeats 1 is Apple&#8217;s internet-based radio station, broadcasted around the clock in over 100 countries around the world. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2015\/06\/30\/beats-1-radio-now-available\/\">launched in tandem with Apple Music<\/a> in June 2015. In addition to Darden, the station is anchored by former BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe, based out of Los Angeles, and London&#8217;s Julie Adenuga.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/apple-music\/\">Apple Music<\/a> executive Larry Jackson recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/03\/27\/beats-1-radio-apple-music-drake-more-life\/\">described<\/a> Beats 1 as &#8220;the biggest radio station in the world,&#8221; and he claimed there is no other station in existence that has as many concurrent listeners at any given time.<\/p>\n<p>Beats 1 can be listened to through iTunes on Mac or PC, or in the Apple Music app on iPhone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/ipad\/\">iPad<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/apple-tv\/\">Apple TV<\/a>, and Apple Watch. Listening is free, with no Apple Music subscription required.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has not indicated when its Fifth Avenue store will reopen, but renovations are likely to continue for several months. In addition to more space and a Beats 1 broadcasting area, the store will likely feature Apple&#8217;s next-generation retail layout, in line with stores in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/07\/21\/first-apple-store-brooklyn-opens-july-30\/\">Brooklyn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2015\/09\/19\/apple-store-brussels-grand-opening-video\/\">Brussels<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/11\/22\/apple-store-marche-saint-germain\/\">Paris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/05\/19\/apple-previews-new-sf-store\/\">San Francisco<\/a>, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkback\">Related Roundup: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/apple-retail-stores\/\">Apple Stores<\/a> <br \/>Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/beats-1\/\">Beats 1<\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.macrumors.com\/threads\/apple-store-fifth-ave-beats-1-broadcasting.2041058\/\">Discuss this article<\/a> in our forums<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.macrumors.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?a=J2Q4nE_Wnx4:GZHVFlWwG_I:6W8y8wAjSf4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?d=6W8y8wAjSf4\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.macrumors.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?a=J2Q4nE_Wnx4:GZHVFlWwG_I:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/MacRumors-All\/~4\/J2Q4nE_Wnx4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,69,59,26],"class_list":["post-337962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-macrumors","tag-media","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337962\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}