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1 week ago | radiotoday.co.uk | Roy Martin

English-speaking station Heat Mallorca has raised money for local charities with a live Treadmill Trivia event. The quiz, held at the station’s studios, involved presenters answering questions while colleagues ran on treadmills. If they answered incorrectly, the treadmills sped up. The event was designed to be fun to watch while raising awareness and funds for island-based charities. Listeners tuned in digitally from the UK and beyond, with the station encouraging donations throughout the show.

1 week ago | radiotoday.co.uk | Roy Martin

Aiir has launched its new cloud-based music scheduler, now available for stations worldwide to try for free. The software was unveiled at the NAB Show earlier this year, and following a soft launch last week, Aiir says more than 100 radio companies are already using the platform. Designed to modernise the way music is scheduled, the Aiir Scheduler works entirely in the cloud with no need to install any software.

1 week ago | radiotoday.co.uk | Roy Martin

Veteran radio presenter John Peters has died at the age of 77. He was best known as one of the original voices of Radio Trent, where he launched the Nottingham station in 1975 by playing the first record, “Alive and Kicking” by Simple Minds. Born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 1948, John had a long career in commercial and community radio, working across several stations including GEM-AM, Saga 106.6 FM, and Smooth Radio.

1 week ago | radiotoday.co.uk | Roy Martin

ARN’s iHeart platform will now represent Global’s premium podcast slate in Australia under a new long-term agreement between the two companies. The move means shows such as The News Agents, The News Agents USA, The Sports Agents, and My Therapist Ghosted Me will now be available to Australian advertisers through iHeart, with ARN serving as exclusive sales representative.

1 week ago | radiotoday.co.uk | Roy Martin

Radio X took its Friday Horn sky-high this bank holiday weekend as Sunta Templeton broadcast live from a hot air balloon, thousands of feet above Somerset. The stunt was part of Thatchers Haze’s month-long sponsorship of the station’s drivetime show, The 4 til 7 Thang. At 5:30pm on Friday, the station’s “Friday Horn” sounded from the skies, marking the start of the weekend in a unique on-air moment. Sunta Templeton then delivered a DJ set from the balloon, with Thatchers Haze on board.