The show goes on via mobiles as Frisk Radio presenters suffer power outage

Frisk Radio’s breakfast presenters Andy and Steph broadcast their show via mobile phones after a power cut.

On Tuesday morning, just as the team were preparing to go on air from their home studio in Houghton-Le-Spring, a sudden power cut disrupted their plans.

They switched to their smartphones and continued the broadcast on battery power alone, relying on Vudio, the station’s cloud-based automation system.

Using Andy’s iPhone, the presenters voice-tracked their segments while fielding messages from listeners through the station’s app. With studio computers
offline, pen and paper replaced digital notes, and LED lights illuminated the workspace.

Station Director Stuart Landreth praised the team’s resilience and the system that made it all possible: “Vudio performed exactly as we intended, with the ability to work seamlessly with any recording device, no matter how primitive.

“By using sophisticated server-side audio processing, we were able to achieve a great quality sound from the built-in microphone of Andy’s personal iPhone.”

Developed by Frisk Radio’s in-house technical team, Vudio offers playout, voice-tracking and station management for broadcasters in a fully modular package. It is set to enter beta testing with other stations and operators in April 2025, offering cloud-based radio automation.