Top international radio stations such as BBC Radio 1, Kiss92 Singapore and Dubai Star FM Dubai will descend on Switzerland’s capital city Zurich to celebrate all things "Radio" at the 5th edition of the International Radio Festival (IRF). Taking place at the Zurich’s infamous Kaufleuten the IRF will once again unite radio stations from around the world and showcase some of the best music programmes and formats, offering those tuned-in the rare opportunity to “Listen to how the World Sounds”.

This year’s edition promises to be bigger and better running from 21st August to 7th September 2014 transforming Zurich’s infamous Kaufleuten Club & Restaurant into a Mecca for music lovers. The IRF radio studio will host live shows by international radio broadcasters presenting a multi-faceted program with surprise celebrity guests, food and drinks on the terrace and of course lots of great music, offering those tuned-in the rare opportunity to “Listen to how the World Sounds”. The International Radio Festival can be heard on 104.1 MHz (Zurich Nord) and 96.9 MHz (Zurich South) and online around the world, and back home where the IRF radio guests originate from!

IRF “On Air” Program
International Radio stations broadcasting as part of the “On Air” program include; BBC Radio One, Kiss FM Berlin, Kiss92 Singapore, RTL102.2 Milano, Star FM Dubai, Radio Nova Paris, Radio Romantika Moscow, XFM UK, SRF Virus Switzerland,  Soho London Radio, Radio 24 Zurich,Radio Ibiza Sonica,  Radio Fiume Ticino, and web radio Creatures Of The Night.

Each station will broadcast a radio show with its own music programme in their local language. The IRF is the only international radio festival in the world which broadcasts an on-air program, celebrating the most consumed and most influential medium in the world – radio.  The boutique event has blossomed into one of the most important meetings of the global radio landscape, welcoming radio producers, industry professionals and radio jockeys from around the world to join together in Zurich.

One of the show highlights will undoubtedly be Tony Prince presenting "Flashback Radio" the best of 50 years of Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg with many original interviews from the past. 50 years ago the ship was anchored under the Panamanian flag in the North Sea and Prince aka "Your Royal Ruler" was a crew member infamous MV Fredericia. Radio Caroline was a fundamental part in the revolution of the British music industry giving young people to access pop music, which had previously been withheld from them.

Other highlights not to be missed include Kiss FM creator Gordon Mac and his new Mi-Soul internet radio, Acid Jazz founder Eddie Piller from Soho Radio and film and music composers Lionel and Diego Baldenweg of Great Garbo.

SwissRadioDay
On Wednesday, 3rd September the IRF will celebrate the SwissRadioDay with a programme designed by Swiss radio stations including; Switzerland’s number one station Radio24 Zurich, SRF Radio Virus, Radio GRRIF, Radio Fiume Ticino and Radio 105.

IRF B2B Forum
In addition to the live broadcasts the IRF also features an exclusive B2B Forum, bringing together people who are passionate about radio from around the world to deliberate, collaborate and network to discover the future trends and evolution of their Industry. This year’s forum will be an informal round table discussion headed up by Tony Prince and new and IRF Advisory Board President Gordon Mac on "UK radio yesterday and tomorrow".

IRF Parties
The 5th IRF presents three special parties which will be broadcast live on-air around the world.

Thursday 4th September
Radio Sonica Ibiza & Special Guests
Zukunft Club, Zurich
www.ibizasonica.com
www.zukunft.cl

Friday 5th September
DJ Premier & Friends
with KissFM Berlin
Kaufleuten Club, Zurich
www.djpremierblog.com
www.kissfm.de

Saturday 6th September
The Propaganda with IRF’s own Gabby Sanderson & Dan Ickowitz
with XFM Network, London, Manchester, Scotland
Kaufleuten Festsaal, Zurich
www.thepropaganda.com
www.xfm.co.uk

All frequencies and the detailed program can be found here.
Festival International Radio : "Listen to how the World Sounds"
#irfradiofest
www.internationalradiofest.com
www.radioday.ch
www.kaufleuten.ch/ 


About the International Radio Festival (IRF)
Founded in 2010, the IRF is a Zurich-based organisation and represents 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 chosen 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, and will be present too at the 2016 Rio Olympics.


Notes to Editors:
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

See photos from the event here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internationalradiofestival/ See what people

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