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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.

In April 2014 Liskeard FM CIC was briefly set up with John Tovar and Dean Moore as directors. When Liskeard Radio Limited was set up as a limited company in May 2016 the original directors were Bryan Ugalde, James Outten, Adrian Elliott and Lucy Walker. Lucy Walker resigned months later followed by James Outten in 2018, to be replaced by Hella Tovar. In 2019 Adrian Elliott resigned to be replaced by Paul Program. In June 2023 directors Bryan Ugalde, Alex Blackwell and Paul Program all resigned.

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

     
 

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

 

2017-07-01 Ploughmans Festival at Westbourne Gardens, Liskeard, Cornwall

     
 

2018-03-31 Northern Soul Night at the Eliot House Hotel with DJs Paul Wallbutton, Mark Stevens and Kevin Grey

     
  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

     
  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

2016-11-28 Ben & Finley Clark Radio Show

  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