HIT 96.7 has recently celebrated the confirmation of the Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Marathon for a Radio Music Show – Team.’
Hit 96.7 is a leading Malayalam radio station in Dubai which forms part of the Arabian Radio Network attempted to break the existing world record of 77 hr 11min.
The RJ duo, Sindhu and Mithun spent 84 hours broadcasting live the show Radio Active on Hit 96.7. The show went live at 5pm on 5th December from a specially set-up broadcast stage at Lulu Al Barsha, one of the many popular shopping venues in Dubai. The duo finally managed to hang up their headphones at 5am on 9th December 2013 and became the New Record Holders.’ Commenting on the World Record, Mahmoud al Rasheed, ARN general manager says, “We are proud of the Hit 96.7 teams record breaking achievement, 84 hours of nonstop broadcasting is no mean task and we support all our network stations with their creative ideas in connecting with their listeners”
Hit 96.7 caters to the expat Keralites who make up the largest expat community in the UAE. This is the only 24 hour Malayalam Station in Dubai playing non-stop Malayalam Hits. Steve Smith, ARN COO says,“Our teams create world class entertainment programs and the phenomenal support from our listeners who attended to witness this record breaking event, proves the power of radio and our stance within this community.”
At 10.12pm on Sunday, Guinness World Records Limited’s Mena project manager SamerKhallouf announced that Sindhu and Mithun are Officially Amazing — the tagline of Guinness World Records and broke the record set in Singapore earlier this year.Their names will appear as the new record holders of “Longest marathon for a radio music show DJ-team” in the Guinness World Records.
CSS Group would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the team at Hit 96.7 on this record-breaking achievement and for all the hard work and effort that they put into the event. Events such as this, really put a spotlight on the Keralite music industry as a whole and allow for global recognition of an important sector of the Keralite entertainment industry.
Hundreds of loyal fans and supporters had flocked to the Lulu Hypermarket in Al Barsha where they hosted the show from a makeshift studio. Celebrations of their victory reached a peak when they hit their target. The RJs dedicated their achievement to Dubai for winning the Expo 2020 host city’s title, the entire Malayalee community and their listeners.