MUMBAI: Belgian DJ Van de Veire has set a record by hosting the longest running radio show stretching over eight days and seven nights.

Breaking the earlier record of 183 hours, the MNM radio station DJ showed support to students cramming for exams through his feat. The station put on live acts and also fielded questions on Latin verbs and science on the show.

At the end of his 185-hour stretch Van de Veire said, “It feels great, but now I can only think of one thing - sleep, sleep, sleep.”

The previous record was held by Italian Stefano Venneri, who had hosted a radio show for 183 hours in May 2009.