Drake-Chenault Enterprises (originally American Independent Radio Inc.) was a radio syndication company that specialized in automation on FM radio stations. The company was founded in the late-1960s by radio programmer and deejay Bill Drake (1937–2008),[1] and his business partner, Lester Eugene Chenault (1919–2010).[2] Drake-Chenault was the predecessor of Jones Radio Networks with its syndicated satellite-delivered formats.
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