Win a super Burns Supper kit from Mogerleys Butchers which includes their amazing haggis!

Go down to the shop on Friars Vennel, Dumfries and enter our “Guess the Name of the Haggis” competitions.  We have two haggii, a boy and a girl.   Guess the name of either correctly and you win!!!

At only £1 per guess it is a fun way to support your local Community Radio Station.

We are centred on Dumfries, its community and we are ethical too! You can help us get bigger and better by becoming a Friend of Alive.  A simple £10 donation per month for the whole of 2012 (less than 34p per day) entitles businesses to cheaper advertising on our website and for individuals, it means when when we run ticketed events you get the news and ticket offers first.  Email cameron@aliveradio.net or call 07980 170 160 to sign up or find out more.

Yes they certainly did! Iain Renicks and Michael Greaves-Macintosh successfully completed a non-stop 24 hour broadcast from our studios in the Old Convent, Dumfries this weekend. Although radio stations have broken records longer that this, it must be a first for Dumfries. As fas as we know, no one has done this in Dumfries and Galloway before, so as such, the boys have set an unofficial local record! They were in the studio live on air from midnight Friday to midnight Saturday.

Iain and Michael were also joined by teenager, Aaron Kelly, who faithfully served them coffee and kept them topped up with moral support! Other presenters, family and friends called in, providing a steady stream of encouragement and listeners were texting, calling and emailing along the way.

All this, to raise funds for the station. Sponsor sheets are out and the guys gave invitations to donate online, and several hundred of £s have been raised through the event.

It’s not too late to pay tribute to Iain, Michael and Aaron’s efforts, by making a donation, large or small, through clicking the ‘donate’ button below:

This weekend, presenters Iain Renicks and Michael Greaves Mackintosh host 24 hours of radio! Within the 24 hours, we’ll have a variety of mini shows, with themes from Disco to Blues, easy listening to classical.

We’ll also feature local bands and artists and various guests and fellow presenters will be popping in for moral support. We kick off at midnight tonight (Friday), running through to midnight Saturday.

Here’s a rundown of whats on when:

12-2 am       Iain and Michael with the Insomnia Roadshow

2am – 4am     Michael with  Disco til Dawn

4am til 6am    Classic Albums; Iain plays out 2 classic Albums

6am til 7am    Movie Madness; Top movie music

7am til 8am     Easy Like Saturday Morning (the ultimate in easy listening)

8am till 10am    The Morning After the Night Before show, with special guests

10am til Noon     Michael presents “Live” on Alive

Noon til 1pm     “Listen Local”. Local acts and bands with live music from Way Up

1pm til 3pm       The Blues Train … Rock n Blues, with Iain

3pm til 5pm      MGM presents, “Unplugged”

5pm til 7pm     Take a chill pill … Chill out zone

7pm till 8pm     The Alive Symphony; the best of classical with Iain

8pm til Midnight    Saturday Night Fever, with Michael and Iain (the home stretch with some great party choons)

YOU CAN STILL SPONSOR THE GUYS BY CLICKING HERE (and please, please, please do):

 

 

 

Interested in supporting the project? Have a look at this short (90 second) video: