At first, 2007 was a pretty quiet year until March when REC introduced Hardcore XTRA, a new streaming radio service that replaced Anime Hardcore Radio. Hardcore XTRA featured the same anime format but also presented live and pre-recorded tech programming from the W0KIE Network plus other providers as well as special programming such as an all girlpop block and the return of POWERPUFF-FM. We mourned the loss of Izumi Sakai, lead vocalist of the J-POP group Zard as well as W0KIE show host Dean Spratt and KTLA anchorman Hal Fishman. We joined the entire state of Arizona in mourning when two local news helicopters crashed over a city park in the middle of Phoenix resulting in the loss of two pilots and two photojournalists. An electrical fire at REC did some minor damage to the building and caused a slight network outage. Fortunately, no one was injured. Proper fire procedures prevented a tragedy. The FCC opened a filing window for new Non-Commerical Educational (NCE) radio stations. Over 3,500 applications were filed. REC designed new broadacst tools and made enhancements to existing tools to support the filing window. REC discontinues the long lasting "rec@recnet.com" e-mail address and replaces public contact with an on-line form. At the end of November, REC discontinues Hardcore XTRA and channel all internet streaming efforts on Hardcore J, which is still fairly successful. The year ends with REC evaluating the latest proposed rule changes for the LPFM service. While all of this is going on, REC's Michelle takes on a new interest of flat track roller derby and using the creative resources of REC to support it. This included a significant amount of graphic design work and the recording of 4 parody songs. Through this interest in derby, REC starts producing videos that air on YouTube. While most of the videos were related to roller derby, REC did produce a video that documented the fire. In November, REC Networks creates Michi-chan Rollersports Productions and produces a periodic video show "The Arizona Derby Report" which summarizes events in the Arizona and regional roller derby scene. "Tsubomi" by Kobukuro tops the Hardcore J Top-100 of the year followed by "Beautiful World" by Hikaru Utada and "CHE. R. RY" by Yui.
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