Chilling with Kane

We caught up with Kane again from Chilli FM Radio during a break in rehearsals for his Friday breakfast show, and asked how the summer went and what's next on the horizon.

"Since we last spoke, our listener figures have continued to soar every month. After the launch of our Saturday 'Chilli Shoutouts' show, where listeners send in voice-messages via WhatsApp during the week and we play them on the Saturday show, exploded. We had to create a repeat show on Wednesdays called 'Shoutouts the Echo', so people could listen to their Shoutouts who missed the show on Saturday. It's been remarkable, the interest listeners have shown in getting involved, we are still amazed."

Do you think it’s just because people just want to hear their voice on the radio, or another reason?

"We've been running the show for a couple of months now and the content people send us varies. Some like to simply give a message out to a loved one with a song request, some people use it to plug their business because it's free exposure for them, and others compliment the station and the music we play. It's all sorts, and all makes for a fun variety show never heard on the costa del sol before."

That's great, and do you have any new projects in the pipeline?

"Yes. We are a community-based station and we support everything locally on the costa del sol, so we are currently working on a new listener-interaction page on the Chilli website, where people can submit future events coming up. This will not only be live for everyone to read online, but also give content for our 'What's On' segment on our 'live' Friday Feeling breakfast show.

We will 'live read' various events, and this is a totally free service we are providing for the public. It's like free advertising. Again, another Chilli first."

It's great to hear you are championing the community cause ,not everyone can say that, do you have any new radio shows coming up?

"Oh yes! our mission is to never stand still. We are always evolving and we have a big surprise for everyone in the new year, I can't say too much more about it now or it will spoil the impact."

And Christmas is only 6 weeks away, are you planning any staff parties?

"For sure. It's been a very successful second year, and all the Chilli team have worked so hard and deserve to let their hair down. It's going to be the hottest party on the coast."