March 27th, 2011 by David Crane

On April 12th 2009 that dream came true for Mark Alexander. Ace Radio took to the air at 9am on that Sunday morning with the sound of The Pointer Sisters singing I’m So Excited, a feeling that Mark must have been duplicating in his own heart!

Two years on and that little station has three awards under it’s belt including 4th place in the 2009/2010 Internet Radio Awards, 1st place in the 2010 Adult Contemporary Catagory Awards and most recently, 1st place in the 2010/2011 Internet Radio Awards.

On April 11th 2011 we will be hosting an evening of fun to celebrate our second birthday. Live shows will be starting at 4pm (UK) on that day and will be going through until midnight (or after) with several presenters hosting a show in their own style.

You are all invited to join us for the evening, please RSVP on the Ace Radio facebook event page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=190879797616459#!/event.php?eid=190879797616459

Details of the schedule are subject to change and will be updated in this thread as the evenings shows are confirmed.

Schedule:
4pm – 6pm: Pcorn Queen
6pm – 8pm: Martin Samuels
8pm – 10pm: Madge The Cat
10pm – Late: David Crane

March 6th, 2011 by David Crane

Hi everyone.

Those of you that are regulars to the TKRS radio shows on Ace Radio will have heard the on-going jokes aimed at myself concerning The Wombles.

For those of you who aren’t aware… There has been a constant demand from certain listeners to convince me to play The Wombles on my shows. My street-cred normally will not allow me to play such tracks, although on one occasion I played a tune just for the shock factor, “He actually played it!”, and i also played a Christmas tune for the same affect.

Now that Comic Relief is fast approaching I have had the idea of playing a selection of Wombles tracks during my Friday night SKA show on March 18th to help raise money for Comic Relief.

This is where you come in… If you would like to join the campaign to get me to play The Wombles on my show then all you need to do is make a donation via the link below. All money raised will be forwarded to Comic Relief at 11pm (UK) on the night of March 18th.

Now, obviously, we want to raise as much money as we can for the charity, so… The more money you donate, the more tracks I will play (up to a maximum of 3 to comply with PRS licencing regulations). The first song will be added to the playlist once the donations reach £50, and then another at £100, and another at £150.

But don’t stop there!!!

Just because we reach the £150 to add all 3 tracks into the list it doesn’t mean you have to stop donating. It’s for a good cause afterall, so donate as much, or as little as you can afford and help us raise some money for Comic Relief!

Start donating NOW and I’ll play The Wombles!

Thanks everyone.

David Crane (DC)

DONATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

I have just donated £220 to Comic Relief raised by the listeners and presenters of Ace Radio during our “Womble Quest”.

Thank you to everyone who donated. (DC)