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This is an archive of the first ten years of Liskeard Radio from summer 2013 to summer 2023.
History Of Liskeard Radio
The very first meeting to discuss the possibility of
starting a community radio station for Liskeard and the surrounding areas of
South East Cornwall was held at the then Deputy Mayor Phil Seeva's house on a
balmy evening in the summer of 2013. Present were Phil and his wife Jo, John and
Hella Tovar, ex-Heart Radio DJ Dean Moore, Ray Meadows and Steven Tolfrey. John Tovar passionately believed that Liskeard Radio would attract people who did not usually engage with community activities, and would inform people how much happens in their town. The day after the meeting John wrote a cheque for the necessary equipment to start broadcasting and Liskeard Radio was born. Local jazz saxophonist Jenny Jones heard that Stroud FM were folding and John Tovar and Dean Moore travelled to Stroud to purchase the necessary broadcasting equipment: a transmitter, aerial and most importantly a mixing desk that had the necessary power to patch in telephone calls. A volunteer from Stroud FM even travelled to Liskeard to assist with the installation of the aerial. Originally broadcasting as Liskeard FM in 2013 (and briefly as Lyskerrys Radio in 2014) the station's name eventually became Liskeard Radio in 2016. Initially broadcasting from a room above Liskeard Carpets in Barras Street,
Liskeard Radio subsequently broadcast from an even smaller room above Early's
Property Lettings a few doors along before utilising an even smaller room at Liskeard School And Community College in Luxstowe Drive.
After John Tovar passed away in November 2017, Hella Tovar set up a
JustGiving page in John's name. Finally Liskeard Radio
achieved John's dream of opening their own studio (The John Tovar Studio) in
Barras Street in 2019. There were twenty six DJs altogether in the Christmas schedule 2022 and seventeen local business sponsors. The technical side of FM broadcasting was undertaken by the Reverend Mark Pengelly until he relocated to Chelmsford in 20XX when Martin Calvert took over. Martin implemented many innovations, the apps and smart speakers that were by now de rigeur as well as designing the video broadcasting set up and editing and archiving almost a thousand shows to Mixcloud. |
Press
2013 Cornish Guardian (page 1) | 2013 Cornish Guardian (page 2) | 2013 Cornish Times | 2013 South East Cornwall Conservatives |
2013 Cornish Times | 2017 Cornish Times | 2018 Cornish Times | 2018 Cornish Times |
2019 Cornish Times | 2020 Cornish Times | 2020 Cornish Times | 2020 Cornish Times |
2020 Cornish Times | |||
Adverts
Initially the Liskeard Radio adverts were made by Dean Moore and Nic Early and latterly by Paul Program & Keiron Patrick Standfield. Listen to some of the adverts here
Events
2014-06-29 Music In The Park |
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2014-08-16 Ploughmans Festival at Westbourne Gardens, Liskeard, Cornwall |
Paul Program guarding the outside broadcast pole set up by the Reverend Mark Pengelly. Pictured with Jimmy Appudurai Chua, Edward Hart and Carlton Crouch |
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2017-07-01 Ploughmans Festival at Westbourne Gardens, Liskeard, Cornwall |
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2018-03-31 Northern Soul Night at the Eliot House Hotel with DJs Paul Wallbutton, Mark Stevens and Kevin Grey |
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2018-06-23 Big Carnival Disco Night at the Eliot House Hotel with DJ Adrian Elliott | |||||
2019-08-02 & 2019-11-22 Big Music Quiz Night at the Eliot House Hotel with DJ Paul Program |
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2020-04-11 90s Night at the Eliot House Hotel (cancelled) |
This event was initially postponed following the implementation of the first Covid 19 lockdown. By the time restrictions ended the hotel had sadly changed hands preventing the event from happening. |
CLASSIC SHOWS
2014 Paul Program interviews Andy Boddington
VIDEOS
2014-08-12 Sergeant Flint live (Lloyd Mellor Show) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZUjYRy-G9w | |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQET7HIJdn4 | ||
2017 Carpool Karaoke (edited by Bryan Ugalde) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d79Q9Q-HERc | |
2017-11-18 Roadshow with Barry Green & Tracy Hodgkins | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDIzLLHxao | |
2017-12-02 Rrussell Bell interview (Dean Moore & DJ Sticky Show) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoZzwOjVhc4 | |
2017-12-04 The Grenaways (Tracy H Show) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0gzdyNwnhs | |
2018-03-31 Northern Soul Night (Eliot House Hotel) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKfHMDLJyA | |
2018 Bus (edited by Elliot Grey) | https://vimeo.com/304673959 | |
2018-11-25 King Dinosaur live (Tracy H Show) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3JhR6Wj4vI | |
2019 Turn The Radio On (promo video) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r3GOQob13o | |
2019-12-19 DJ Jackie Hocking | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiq8cGRfJJY | |
2019-12-19 DJ Tracy Hodgkins | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm5almR0SxY | |
2020 Turn The Radio On (documentary directed by David Bray) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgzRiu1dgJA | |
2020 Lockdown (documentary edited by Paul Program) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTdekQVJPa4 | |
2020-04-11 YMCA at Liskeard Morrisons (Danny Smith Roadshow) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqVbO6bjPLc | |
2020 Glendale Boarding Kennels & Cattery advert (animation by Paul Program) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNS8CaH411E | |
2020-08-17 Harry Walker | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJnnpHnMloA | |
2020-10-26 Barmy Nonsense 1 (Greg Winders & OMF Theatre) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlYr4-kP8fs | |
2021-08-13 Paddy's Portion (David Ambler interviews Wildanet CTO Paddy) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FINDv5iYkzM | |
2022-07-09 Emma Ronchetti live (Liskeard Show) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjMwi_Rgg0Y&t=641s | |
2022-07-09 Liskeard Show (outside broadcast) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gqfqvXwLD8 | |
2022 Christmas Presenters (edited by Paul Program & Martin Calvert) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SOOIoPtbwQ | |
2022 Sponsors TikTok (edited by Bryan Ugalde) | https://www.tiktok.com/@liskeardradio/video/7169990256278654214 | |
2022-11-19 Liskeard Unsigned - Souls Of Misfortune (Paul Program interviews Andy Walton) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CovFA2ZnLoY |