The Heart of the Regatta’ and longest running RSL station in the UK

Streaming now!  With memorable material stretching back over the years, Cowes Radio is already streaming on the Internet.

“With over a million minutes downloaded last Cowes Week, and the explosion of audio visual media content on the Internet this decade, I’m confident we’ll see that record truly smashed!” commented Steve Ancsell, the “Godfather’ of Cowes Radio.

Cowes Radio celebrates 25 years at the worlds’ greatest regatta, Cowes Week, and goes on air this Friday on 87.7FM as the longest running RSL station in the UK. 

New on the website this year is Flash streaming on the eDigital Research sponsored webpages www.cowesradio.co.uk/listen as well as feeds for every kind of web player. There’s even some new links to listen to Cowes Radio on your iPhone or Blackberry, which means you really can listen to Cowes Radio everywhere!

Highlights of the Cowes Radio Week include live coverage of all the Cowes Week Class starts every day, the finishers, plus live commentary of the finals of the Even Keel Project on Monday evening. And live host broadcast radio coverage of the inaugural 1851 Cup – match racing in America’s Cup Class yachts between the AC holders BMW Oracle from the USA and the UK’s Team Origin. Live coverage of the racing off The Green at Cowes will take place Tuesday-Friday late afternoons with a round the Island course on Thursday.   

On air competitions include: a week’s holiday yacht charter in the BVI with a day’s tuition by top match racer Peter Holmberg; Mount Gay Rum ‘Crew of the Day’ and ‘Hunt the Barrel’ daily competitions, some nice shades from sunglassesforsport.com and trendy, adaptable, multi-use headwear Buffs.

For more information, check out www.cowesradio.co.uk