Author: Byron Jones PFMR

  • Happy Hour Radio

    It’s nearly June in Phuket and “Happy Hour Radio” is here. Phuket Island radio are delighted and very excited to announce their music and entertainment is now available on 91.5FM and 102.5FM. Not one frequency but two. The oldest English Language Radio Station in Phuket is now available on 91.5FM and 102.5FM throughout Phuket, a…

  • Global Warmer

    Carl Cox Global 634 Carl Cox presents The Global Warmer with Phuket Island radio this Wednesday from 10pm. Dj Jock – Raw Love [Promo] The Global Lowdown: Beta 2, Zero T – Electrion [Metalheadz]Artifical Intelligence – What You Had feat. Steo = Lenzman Remix [Metalheadz]Artifical Intelligence – Forgotten Truths feat. Steo [Metalheadz]Spirit, Digital – Spiral…

  • Internet Radio Potential

    Available statistics point to a rise in the audience and a consequent growth in revenues of internet radio stations across the world. Internet Radio Potential One study indicates that global online revenue in 2013 was $827 million with the reach in the US being about 85% weekly. Another study shows that one in three Americans…

  • Met Gala

    Can You Believe? Madonna, Lady Gaga & Katy Perry Cuddled at the Met Gala! The 2015 Met Gala saw various Hollywood celebrities walking on the red carpet in their finest clothing. Some of them looked elegant and a few of them were half-naked! This year at the Met Gala stars posed on the red carpet…

  • Thailand sailing

    Thailand sailing is in the news and the new Commodore at Ao Chalong Yacht Club Scott Duncanson has broken a record with his sailing team on “Somtam Somtam” the Kingdom Property sponsored Platu recently participated in the Top of the Gulf Regatta. Having won The Coronation Cup, (a one-design series that takes place as part…

  • World Snooker

    2015 World Snooker Championship was the 78th tournament. Wrapping up at The Crucible Theater in Sheffield UK on Monday 4th May the ‘force’ certainly was in the final match between Shaun Murphy and Stuart Bingham. 2015 World Snooker Championship Starting on the 18th April, the tournament ended last night. 24 different countries players participated among which…

  • Phuket News Thursday

    A round-up of the local Phuket News on Thursday 23rd April 2015. We start outside Phuket in what is probably its nearest competitive tropical Island ‘Langkawi’ The Phuket Insider reporting “Malaysia’s Langkawi To Be Aviation Hub”, AirAsia has made public plans to create an international hub on the island. Tony Fernandes recently said five aircraft…

  • Phuket Cricket Sixes

    A round up of results from day 3 of the Phuket Cricket Sixes. Thirteen games were played in an action-packed day three of the 12th Annual Phuket International Cricket Sixes 2015. Highlights of the day included Narayananj scoring 119 against Bat 69; and the Sharifally Huzifers The Boss and Babs opening partnership of 76 in…

  • Soundtraxx Phil Perry

    Soundtraxx Phil Perry – featured in this week’s Soundtraxx show A Better Man. Phil is not only back with new music, but he’s also delivered a smooth soul gem in his brand new album, “A Better Man”. Working with producer Chris “Big Dog” Davis and collaborating with talented folks like Rick Braun and Howard Hewett,…

  • Eddie Halliwell Phuket Radio

    Fire it Up with Eddie Halliwell Phuket Radio presents another awesome hour of the finest and latest Electronic Dance Music. Eddie Halliwell presents:- Here’s the track list for tonight’s show Saturday 18th April. Luke Chable – Comet (Original Mix) [ZeroThree]Eric Prydz – Generate (Extended Mix) [Pryda]Rodrigo Deem – Belvedere (Original Mix) [Enhanced Progressive]Marco V –…

  • World Rugby

    Sporthour this week and the program includes World Rugby, Premier League Depression, and the Paralympic Dream. Available on Phuket island Radio from 4 pm (Thai Time) Saturday and broadcast via mobile apps Google Play and iPhone. World Rugby: With just a few months until the Rugby Union World Cup, we look at how the sport…

  • UK album charts

    Top of the Pops is LIVE on a Saturday at Phuket Island Radio and this week features in the UK album charts The Young Fathers. The Young Fathers were christened in 2008, named so because all three have their fathers’ names. The group consists of Hastings, from Drylaw, Edinburgh, Alloysious Massaquoi, originally from Liberia viaGhana,…

  • Planet Perfecto Friday

    Phuket Island Radio and Planet Perfecto Friday with Paul Oakenfold & UMEK Join Paul Oakenfold on Friday nights in Phuket when the first hour kicks of with tracks from 01  Paul Oakenfold feat Angela McCluskey – You Could Be Happy (Paul Oakenfold Future House Mix)02  Elderbrook – How Many Times (Andhim Remix)  Black Butter Planet…

  • Karen

    Karen, an App That Knows You All Too Well. Click from the BBC reports on Karen, the fictional coach in a software-driven experiential art piece. Part story, part game, is designed by the group Blast Theory to be played over a period of days and offers a deliberately unsettling experience that’s intended to make us…

  • Teenage Brain

    The Life Scientific Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for mankind. This week he talks to Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, who’s fascinated by the teenage brain. Until recently, it…

  • Nicky Romero

    Nick Rotteveel, aka Nicky Romero, was born on January 6 1989, in Amerongen, Holland. He developed an interest in the drums from a young age, and an early career spinning house and r&b records quickly evolved into an unbridled passion for music production. In 2009 Nicky Romero remixed Sidney Samson and Tony Cha Cha’s track…

  • Elio Riso

    This week on Phuket Island radio John Digweed and Transitions with a guest mix from Elio Riso. There’s also top mixes from Petrichor – Amor FatiGeddes – Baby (Alex Kid Remix) [No Fit State] Rampa – Potty [Saved] Marco Bailey – Lost Souls (Joey Beltram Remix) [MB Elektroics] Ellen Allien – Freak The Night Radio Slave…

  • Thai New Year weather

    The Thai New Year weather is here and traditionally the Songkran Water Festival takes place thought Thailand from the 13th to the 15th of April. Over the coming days, the Relative Humidity normally starts to rise and continues through April. Relative Humidity The relative humidity typically ranges from 55% (mildly humid) to 97% (very humid) over the course of a…

  • Sportshour Saturday

    Today at 4pm Thai Time Sportshour Saturday includes 6o minutes from the Sporthour team at the BBC in London . Sportshour Saturday this week:- Footballer Turned Pop Star: We meet Kevin Walker who made his debut for top flight Swedish football side Djurgardens at the weekend. He also happens to be the winner of Swedish Pop…

  • Prodigy

    This week on Top of the Pops we talk to the electronic dance trio The Prodigy who are back with their first album in six years. The Prodigy latest album. THE DAY IS MY ENEMY OUT NOW! and available in major stores. We also hear from Finnish symphonic rock band Nightwish who, after some lineup…

  • Malaysian F1 GP

    Lewis Hamilton said his preparations for the Malaysian F1 GP have been “heavily compromised” by reliability problems with his Mercedes.The world champion, chasing an eighth win in nine races on Sunday,missed Friday’s first session and some of the second but still set the fastest time. Andrew Benson’s Malaysian F1 GP view Malaysia vies with nearby…

  • Taipei Plane crash

    BREAKING Taipei Plane crash The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft with 58 on board was flying from Taipei to the offshore island of Kinmen when it crashed into the Keelung River. Taipei Plane crash latest After apparently ramming into a highway viaduct, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) said. Taiwan’s United Daily News said about 10 people have been…

  • British invasion

    What does the latest British invasion say about the state of American acting? Martin Luther King Jr. is a celebrated American icon. His wife, Coretta, was a beloved American public figure. President Lyndon Johnson was a colorful Texan, and Governor George Wallace was a good ol’ boy son of the South from Alabama. Director Ava…

  • Mark Ronson

    This week on Top of the Pops we hear from the man of the moment in the world of music, Mark Ronson. His track Uptown Funk is currently topping charts around the globe and has already notched up 5 weeks as the Number 1 in the UK. His new album, Uptown Special, is out now….