Radio Requests
Music fans and radio stations from Mexico to Myanmar explain why getting your request played on the radio still feels so special.
When there are so many ways in the world we can listen to music, why does getting your request played on a radio station feel universally so special and exciting? Gemma Cairney speaks to music fans and radio stations from Mexico to Myanmar. They tell us why a request can bring so many people together and sometimes leave even listeners and DJs in tears.
And, we find out how radio stations across the world are finding new ways to allow song requests to interact with their audiences and keep them tuning in.
(Photo: Country cowboys in Uganda. Photo Credit: Will Boase)
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Global Radio Requests
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Kano listeners’ love of Bollywood
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The Dolly Parton fan base in Uganda
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- Fri 15 Apr 2016 21:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Core, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service ANR & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service US Public Radio
- Sun 17 Apr 2016 08:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service ANR
- Sun 17 Apr 2016 10:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service US Public Radio
- Sun 17 Apr 2016 18:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service US Public Radio
- Mon 18 Apr 2016 01:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Mon 18 Apr 2016 02:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only
- Mon 18 Apr 2016 03:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service South Asia, East Asia & News Internet only
- Mon 18 Apr 2016 04:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia
- Mon 18 Apr 2016 06:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East only
- Mon 18 Apr 2016 07:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service US Public Radio
- Mon 18 Apr 2016 11:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service ANR
- Mon 18 Apr 2016 14:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Core & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service US Public Radio
- Mon 18 Apr 2016 17:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service ANR
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