Planned Maintenance: 30th August

Nos Da Radio is having a bit of a tinker under the hood on the 30th of August. There may be a short interruption to broadcasting — could be an hour, could be two, could be five minutes if I'm quick and nothing catches fire. Honestly, your guess is as good as mine.

This isn't a "the internet broke" situation. It's a "I want to make Nos Da Radio work a bit better and that means poking around inside it for a while" situation. Slight difference, but an important one — nobody panic, nobody ring the fire brigade.

What's actually happening?

Behind-the-scenes maintenance to keep the broadcast running smoothly, tidy up a few loose ends, and generally stop the whole thing from held together with hope and good intentions. Glamorous stuff.

What does this mean for you?

• The stream might drop out or go quiet for a bit.

• You might catch a bit of dead air, a stray click, or me swearing quietly at a mixing desk (unlikely to be broadcast, but I wouldn't rule it out).

• Everything else on the site — shop, personalised gifts, engraving orders — carries on completely as normal. This is just the radio side having a lie-down.

When will it be back?

Normal service will resume as soon as I've stopped fiddling with wires and muttering at the mixing desk. So: soon-ish. Precision is not my strong suit today.

Thanks for bearing with me — see you on the other side.

Follow along or shout at me directly on X if things are taking suspiciously long.