Final accolades from our fans...

"Ya hoo!!! Radio station management that cares about the product. Keep it up." G.A. , Afton, MN

"Hey!! IŐm listening to you guys via the internet. Just found yŐall doing a search for Texas/Americana music. I love it!! Your station is great!" T.H., Houston, TX

"I listen to you guys every morning. Your station is excellent and the morning show is the most well-rounded and witty show I have ever heard." B.K., Lubbock, TX

"Listening here in Manchester, England - Listen all the time - great music mix!" M.H., England

"Man, you guys have knocked a home run, over the lights and maybe out past the parking lot! Thank goodness for the internet, live streaming and computers with half-decent speakers!" L.H., Rockport, TX

"I love your station and the Americana format" J.W., Breckenridge, TX

"Hey guys...love the work yŐall are doing...keep the Ôville rockin baby!!!" T.B., Stephenville, TX

Thanks to all of you....

The time has come to say goodbye. Unfortunate circumstances have led us to discontinue operation. Owning and running a hometown radio station that could focus on music, has been a dream come true. We'd like to thank each and every one of our loyal listeners, advertisers and artists for a great three years. We hope we were able to introduce you to a new artist somewhere along the way. And keep supporting live music as well as any station, venue or publication which does the same. Everyone needs the support from loyal fans. Thanks again - it's been fun.

Final accolades from our artists...

"Mandatory FM is one the few radio stations in the land that does not cater to anything other than good music." Mike McClure

"If more radio stations in the country were as cool as Mandatory FM, we would all be famous! Thanks for fighting for us y'all. We love ya." Reckless Kelly

"Shayne and the Mandatory FM family are playing the best music in Texas right now. I owe them more than I can ever repay for their commitment to give artists like us a fighting chance in this crazy business. Thanks guys! Keep doing what you're doing - together we'll take over the world soon enough . . ." Austin Collins

If you want to hear great music from genuine Texas artists then look no further than Mandatory FM. Nobody does a better job of getting new music out there, and putting a broad spectrum of up and coming artists in the spotlight. Thank you Mandatory FM for all of your support! Josh Davis

"It's Always Something at Mandatory FMÉtune in and turn it up" Đ Tommy Gallagher Band

"Mandatory FM is one reason why I make music. Without radio the world would be cold; without great radio it would be not be tolerable, and Mandatory FM is great radio!" Bobby Duncan

"In a radio world that is as crazy as can be, it is such a blessing to have constant support from Mandatory FM. Simply put...we need more of you in the world! Thanks for all you do! Đ Wade Bowen"

"If only every radio station put as much love behind the music they play as Mandatory FM does...from someone thankful for the unwavering belief and honest support: Rock on MFM!" Courtney Patton

"I have to leave Nashville these days to find a good radio station to listen to, and there's no place I feel more at home than Mandatory FM." Stephen Simmons

"Keepin radio rough, real, and Rockin...Mandatory FM Rocks!" 6 Market Blvd

Mandatory FM is legit. Whether it be 3pm heading to soundcheck or 3am coming home from the gig... Mandatory is rockin some of the best music from Texas and beyond. I think I speak for the whole scene when I say that Shayne and Pamela Hollinger along with all the other good people at MFM are the $H!T!!" Sam Sliva

"If I come back as a radio station, I want it to be Mandatory FM: That way everyone will be happy with what I'm playing." Richard Leigh

"Mandatory FM is great because of its authenticity and its diversity. Every time I listen I hear something new and genuine that I dig... stuff I wouldn't hear anywhere else." Paul Eason

My favorite radio station hands down! Great people and they don't play crappy music. Love you guys." Zach Huckabee

"Mandatory FM is the closest radio station I've found to listening to my personal music collection. Adam Carroll, The Rolling Stones, Terry Allen, Ryan Bingham, Scott Miller, Billy Joe Shaver... Doesn't get much better. Thanks for supporting us and for spinning my favorite music." Gordy Quist, Band of Heathens

"Shayne Hollinger and Mandatory FM is the home that keeps the Lone Star state spinning! Thank you for all that you do for the music!" Mo Robson Band

"Mandatory FM is radio you can actually taste!" Susan Gibson

"MFM is the radio station like in my head, with the best morning show in the universe. I would live as a shepherd in Erath County just to hear the morning show." Walt Wilkins

"Mandatory FM is one of the few stations left where it is all about the music. A true Texas treasure." Mando Saenz

"In the time of the pre-fab, pre-approved, take no chances radio, Mandatory FM still plays real music from real artists. So, when you finally get fed up with being a focus group and not a fan, check out MFM to hear music done the right way."------I am Brendon Anthony, and I approve this message--------

"You guys are righteously walking cool Đ Mandatory FM" Ray Wylie Hubbard

"Everybody needs a source. You know, that friend who tells you about something good you should check out - and you do because he's always right? Whenever the Hollingers tell me I should listen to something I do- cause they know this music and they are keepers of the flame. If Mandatory FM plays it, I want to hear it." Owen Temple

"Mandatory is the place for awesome music, either the legends of the biz or the up and comers. They're all here." Ben Dunlap, Southern Crossing

"Shayne makes a mean, high-octane musical cocktail that gets you loaded every time you hear 'em." Jimmy Baldwin

"I travel all over the U.S., playing music and just havin' fun, AND that's what Mandatory FM does, they play music, LOTS of it and have LOTS of fun!! They're always right on top of the new stuff and also don't mind playin' some of your older favorites. Thanks Mandatory FM for all you do for our music!!" Buzz Cason Palo Duro Records

"As a singer-songwriter and fellow music lover, I have found that one of the best radio stations in the country is Mandatory FM. They have a wide-open playlist, creative and fun on-air personalities AND they play me and all my friends' music. What's not to like? If you want a fun education on what's hot & hip in Texas music today, listen in to Mandatory FM in Stephenville, Texas!" Bob Livingston (Austin, TX)