broadcasting. The last broadcast was September 15, 2006, and transmission ended around 5:38 p.m. EDT. Bryan Jay Miller, the station's general manager, stated in a written announcement on the station's website that "barring something exceptional happening in the next two weeks, we will silence our broadcasts." The last few songs the station played underscored what they believed to be the finality of the suspension of broadcasting, including the songs "Mourning Air" by Portishead, "Acquiesce" by Oasis, "Fight the Power", by Public Enemy, and the final track, MC5's song "Kick Out the Jams". Lala.com On September 19, 2006, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Bill Nguyen expressed interest in purchasing the station and resuming online broadcasting. A fan of modern rock, Nguyen was contacted by a station listener through his music trading website Lala. In an unusual approach, Nguyen not only met with staff members and the station's current anonymous owners/investors, but also used the station's message boards to get feedback from listeners before formally making an offer. Nguyen's proposal was to invest between $5 million and $10 million into WOXY.com, and allow the station to remain in Cincinnati. The DJs would retain editorial control. He would also link lala.com to WOXY.com, to allow WOXY.com listeners to purchase music that they've heard on the station directly from his existing site. Among his many initial proposals, he also proposed coordinating live performances in San Francisco and other locations that would subsequently be broadcast on WOXY.com. A deal was reached, and the station resumed online broadcasting as of 10:10 am EST on October 10, 2006. Lala.com was quietly purchased by Apple in December 2009 and was shuttered by Apple on May 31, 2010. Future Sounds Inc. On February 5, 2009, the station announced that it had been sold by Lala.com and would join Future Sounds, Inc. a company specializing in the discovery and exposure of new and unsigned bands and artists. The Futuresounds.com website is currently up for sale with no other active web presence known. WVXU-HD2 simulcast In August 2007, a deal was finalized between WOXY.com and Cincinnati public radio station WVXU where in, WVXU would partner with "The Future of Rock & Roll" and broadcast WOXY.com main channel programming on their second HD Radio channel. The availability of WOXY.com on HD Radio marked The Future of Rock and Roll's return to the local terrestrial airwaves since the 97.7 FM transmission was terminated. Austin, TX