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November 29, 2009
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Posted by fionag
1st DECEMBER 2009 ON 97.4 FM
DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO BROADCAST LIVE
At long last, we are very pleased to announce that Dunoon Community Radio will make its first offical live ‘On Air’ broadcast on Tuesday 1st December.
To begin with we will be broadcasting between 6pm and 10pm every midweek evening, and longer at the weekend. This will increase as volunteers are trained and more come on board. As we finalise details they will be published here.
No Fuss to Start
We have decided that the inaugural broadcast will not be accompanied by a fanfare of publicity, media hype, celebrity apperances and fireworks. This is mainly due to the lack of space but we are sure the presenters will make enough noise themselves.
Where we Will do it From
We are very pleased to tell you that, after much negotiation we have secured the use of a Luxury Penthouse, we wish! To be honest it is more of a very posh loft conversion, well actually it’s the corridor of a very posh loft conversion in the Argyll Business Centre situated above RE/MAXs’ office.
Douglas and Victor have been put on strict diet, so should they be joined at the broadcasting desk by slim ones like Tony, Andy and Fiona there will be room for everyone.
Due to the size of the corridor and in consideration to the other business’s we will be unable to have people ‘dropping in’ to the studio, however, please do not let this deter you in contacting us if you wish to volunteer, make a request or know of an item that you think we should be broadcasting. Just drop us an email
To The Rescue
All this has come about thanks to the generosity of Marco Pellici, who on learning that we were in danger of losing our Ofcom Radio Licence; as we had not been able to secure premises, came to the rescue and gave us this space without which , truthfully we would not be going on air.
Once we had the studio sorted Gibson’s did a stirling job racing against the clock to install equipment into our transmitter site. We must also say a big thank you to Head Teacher Sylvia McQuarry and Janitor Callum at Dunoon Primary School for their assitance and paitence. Dick Walsh for his calm and quick reaction in a crisis and for all the folk within Argyll and Bute Council who helped out.
But Last of All,
The BIGGEST thank you, is to you for staying with us and supporting Dunoon Community Radio over the last few years with your comments, ideas and more recently your input through the web site.
To those folk have talked to at our roadshows, lectures and as invited guests speaking to various groups and organisations.We have taken on-board your comments of the kind of radio you wish to listen to and are sure you will keep us on the right tracks.
To the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard who have chronicled our progress over the last few years and kept the public aware of us, we thank you.
We hope that many of you will join us here at Dunoon Community Radio as volunteers either as individuals or a group. Remember the only qualification required is you enjoy listening to the radio! We look forward to meeting up with you in the future to join us on this adventure that is Dunoon Community Radio.
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hi guys,i would like to say thank you to the boys of dcr for asking my very good friend and my self to join dcr,and we are looking forward to the challenge,catch you on the airwaves.thanks terry
Recieving you loud and very clear. This radio will be fantastic for Dunoon and the Cowal .Well done to you all
All the best, from all of us at Celtic Music Radio in Glasgow, http://www.celticmusicradio.net
Bruce
All the best to each and every one of you from all the team here at 3tfm.
It’s a truly exciting time for all involved and another piece of radio history taking place.
Louis Ferguson – Station Manager 3tfm
On behalf of everyone at the Scottish Community Broadcast Network, we extend our warmest congratulations to Dunoon Community Radio on going “live” on air.
It is incredibly satisfying and exciting after such a long time in preparation and planning, to step into the car, house or other premises and hear the station playing loud and clear to the Dunoon community.
At long last the full benefit of being local and part of the community, can be appreciated by a wide range of organisations and groups.
The local Churches, youth groups, Gaelic and cultural organisations, festival societies and truly local community associations, will be able to use the station to get their message across to everyone who listens…what a privilege and generally free !!!
From everyone in Community Radio across Scotland, we hope the Dunoon community will get quickly and firmly behind you and support Dunoon Community Radio as volunteers, with all the flare, imagination, vision and dynamism that will be necessary to build and grow the listener base.
Once again from all at the Scottish Community Broadcast Network, our heart felt congratulations to you all, on beginning to broadcast.
Well done !!!! keep smiling, indulge yourselves in the fantastic feeling of going live and know that what your doing could change Dunoon in so many positive ways…
Fantastic to hear your now Live and Kicking !!!!!
Hi Victor, Douglas and Team,
Great news, both for you and Dunoon. I hope that the people of Dunoon support you and tune in to your station on 97.4FM. What you have done is truly exceptional, the time you must have devoted to this in it’s self, is surely worthy of success. Who would have thought that a small place like Dunoon would have their own community radio, it is a great achievement. When you all get famous and your station is broadcasting throughout Scotland, someone will come and offer you a penthouse. May I and everyone at Bell’s of Dunoon wish you every success in your new venture.
Yours in Friendship
Michael (Boyce)
Exciting times.
I am delighted to hear this good news and look forward to hearing the first broadcasts this week.
I hope every one in the Community shall be tuning in to 97.4 FM frequency and show support.
Good Luck and best wishes to all the team for your first broadcasts.
-and if you want a contribution then give me a call!
All the best folks!