Aiir is a

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headquartered in

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, that provides online services and products to broadcast radio stations. Founded in the

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, Aiir operates services for radio stations worldwide including website content management and hosting, mobile applications for

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and Android, and studio interaction. Companies using their platform include

Celador CPL Productions (formerly Celador) is an independent television and radio production company run by Danielle Lux, Murray Boland and Janet Oakes. It was formed in the United Kingdom in 1981 as an independent television production company. It cr ...

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Bauer Radio Bauer Media Audio UK is a UK-based radio division of Bauer Media Group owning brands; Absolute Radio, Greatest Hits Radio, Jazz FM, Hits Radio, KISS, Planet Rock, Magic, Kerrang! Radio and Heat Radio. History In early 2008, German ma ...

Lincs FM Group The Lincs FM Group was the parent company of several Independent Local Radio (ILR) stations. As of Q2 2019 the group had a combined audience of 524,000. It was based in Lincolnshire, in the UK. History The Lincs FM Group was formed in the early ...

, Jazz FM, and Quidem. The company was founded in 2003 by Ricki Lee and Gav Richards, both former radio professionals. In 2009, Aiir became the preferred provider to

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in delivering its digital content to UK radio stations. During 2010 and early 2011 the company also played part in the launch of the UK

Radioplayer Radioplayer is a radio technology platform, owned by UK radio broadcasters and operated under licence in some other countries. It operates an internet radio web tuner, a set of mobile phone apps, an in-car adaptor, and a growing range of integrat ...

and developed the first independent radio station player console for Juice 107.2 in

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. In 2013 they were commissioned to produce the 3rd iteration of the Radioplayer product, which is now in use worldwide. In 2015, the company and platform rebranded from G Media to Aiir. It was announced on April 27, 2016 that the company had signed a deal with

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for the US and international distribution. The company previously had offices in

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, UK, and in

, US, but since January 2017 has considered itself a

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; all employees are

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ers. In December 2020, the company announced Showhost, a new app for helping to prepare radio shows and podcasts. It is their first product not directly marketed at radio stations. On November 1, 2022, it was announced the company was merging with broadcast automation software company PlayoutONE. On June 24, 2024, it was announced the company had acquired audio AI tool RadioNewsAI.

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