Over 90 different radio shows broadcasting 456 hours of radio from 21 different countries

Taking place from 21st August to 7th September in Zurich, the 5th edition of the International Radio Festival (IRF) once again united radio stations from around the world and showcased some of the best music programmes and formats available today, broadcasting them LIVE ON-AIR on FM across Zurich, Online around the world, and on the participating guest radio stations back home. See photos from the event here: www.flickr.com/photos/internationalradiofestival/

Says festival director Darryl von Daniken “I’m delighted to see how the international radio industry is embracing the IRF platform; on the one hand to meet, network and share knowledge with like minded radio makers and producers whilst enjoying the fact that participating radios are engaging their listeners with their live broadcasts confirming that radio is the ultimate live medium.”

IRF “On Air” Program
Broadcasting live from the infamous Kaufleuten, the IRF, featured over 90 different radio shows broadcasting 456 hours of radio from 21 different countries to an audience of many millions, offering those tuned-in the rare opportunity to “Listen to how the World Sounds”. Listen to the shows on Mixcloud here; www.mixcloud.com/IRF

Radio stations broadcasting from the festival:
StarFM U.A.E. Kiss92 Singapore BBC 1Xtra Rouge FM, Lausanne RTL 102.5 Milano Radio Fiume Ticino, Locarno Radio Romantika Moscow GRRIF, Neuchatel WSPN Saratoga Springs, NYC 98.8 Kiss FM Berlin Radio 105, Zurich JIL FM, Algeria MBP Rio de Janeiro MyFM, Chandigarh, India XFM; United Kingdon Toxic FM, St.Gallen Radio Ibiza Sonice, Spain Radio24, Zurich Radio Nova, Paris SRF Virus, Switzerland Soho Radio, London Backstage Radio, Bern NTS London. All shows here: http://www.internationalradiofest.com/event/irf-2014-zurich/

Swiss Radio Day
This year’s event also incorporated the Swiss Radio Day for the first time, attracting a record 400 plus delegates including the director general of SRG/SRF Roger de Weck, Laura-May Coope, Social Media Manager BBC Radio 1, and Herbert Visser, owner of 100% FM & 10NL in The Netherlands.  Swiss radio stations taking part included; Switzerland’s number one station Radio24 Zurich, SRF Radio Virus, Radio GRRIF, Radio Fiume Ticino and Radio 105.

IRF Competition Winners
As well as the showcasing radio stations from around the world, the IRF is also ran several competitions worldwide to find the best radio talent to broadcast their music radio show ‘live on air’ at the event.

First up was the 3rd ‘Sound of India’ contest winner “MyFM”, organised by Radioandmusic.com together with The International Radio Festival and Mixcloud.com. RJ Meenakshi emerged as the winner in a competition, which had over 100 entries from more than 70 private and public FM radio stations all over India. The bubbly Meenakshi hosts the morning show ‘Salaam Chandigarh’ on 94.3 MY FM from 7 to 11am, which starts with a motivational story, followed by national, international, sports and Bollywood updates with funny entertaining takes and trivia.

Alex Calder Spinelli was the winner of the IRF ‘Best US/Canada Campus Radio Contest’ with his Thursday evening show on WSPN ‘Recess: with Spinelli’. WSPN is one few college radio stations in the US solely made and run by students. The station being on air 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, playing primarily Alternative Rock, is not only available on the campus of Skidmore College, but is also extremely popular among citizens of Saratoga Springs, New York. Together with their partners iBiquity Digital, CMJ and Mixcloud IRF welcomed Alex to Zurich to showcase his talent to a worldwide audience.

Mixcloud also joined forces with the IRF to launch the inaugural ‘Online Radio Awards 2014’ with the objective of recognising outstanding curatorship, production and creative talent within the online radio industry. With over 14,000 entries from all over the world, 60 Radio Shows and 25 Radio Stations were shortlisted and passed on to a panel of industry judges which included Tony Prince (DMC), Brad Wete (Billboard), Karen Pearson (Folded Wing) and Phil Catchpole (British Council). Over 20,000 votes were recorded and the overall winners for ‘Best Online Radio Station’ and ‘radio show’ were NTS Radio and Solid Steel respectively, who won the opportunity to broadcast live during the International Radio Festival. IRF Parties The IRF also presented three special parties which were broadcast live on-air around the world. On Thursday night Radio Sonica Ibiza took to the decks at Zukunft Club, DJ Premier joined KissFM Berlin at the Kaufleuten Club on Friday night with IRF’s own Gabby Sanderson & DJ Dan bringing Propaganda the UK’s biggest alternative clubnight to Zurich with XFM at Kaufleuten Festsaal

IRF Parties
No event is complete without a party and this year the IRF presented three special parties which were broadcast live on-air around the world. On Thursday night Radio Sonica Ibiza took to the decks at Zukunft Club, DJ Premier joined KissFM Berlin at the Kaufleuten Club on Friday night with IRF’s own Gabby Sanderson & DJ Dan bringing Propaganda the UK’s biggest alternative clubnight to Zurich with XFM at Kaufleuten Festsaal.

Notes to Editors:

About the International Radio Festival (IRF)
Founded in 2010, the IRF is a Zurich-based organization, being the FIRST and ONLY international radio festival of its kind, celebrating the world’s most consumed medium — Music Radio. A must-attend event, the IRF brings together Music Radio Anchors, Radio Programming Heads, Record Labels, Music Managers & Agents, Lifestyle Brands/Services and their Marketing & Advertising Agencies, Media Professionals and Educational Establishments. The IRF is the key place where the Music Radio world comes together to celebrate and showcase some of the best music programmes, to deliberate and collaborate, to network and to discover trends about their Industry. The IRF was as a finalist in the 2011 British Swiss Business Awards, and invited by the Swiss Federal Government to be part of their presence during the 2012 London Olympic Games – they will also be at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

View online presentation about the International Radio Festival here:http://prezi.com/hnspndewfzvt/the-international-radio-festival-2012-2013/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Listen to shows from previous editions on Mixcloud here; www.mixcloud.com/IRF

Photos from the event here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internationalradiofestival/

What people in radio say about the IRF here: http://www.internationalradiofest.com/what-the-radios-say/

Contact:
For more information, photos and interviews contact; Nikki McNeill @ Global Publicity
nikki@46.32.240.39 +44 7957 434517