Meander Valley Community Radio

2020 HAS been a great year for Meander Valley Community Radio – MVFM 96.9.

Several new presenters have joined the station, one of them based in Victoria. This means that the range music genres played continues to widen. There is rock to reggae, ‘strange’ to wacky, comedy to country, jazz to Christian, stage musicals to world music and Caribbean to classical.

New equipment has been acquired, which means that, in the very near future, it will be possible for interviews to be conducted in places other than the station, at public events, celebrations and the like.

This will mean more community involvement in the station, alongside the ongoing community announcements. News is broadcast twice each day.

Since the station has been streaming, responses have been received from around Tasmania or Australia, but also from around the world.

Some recent contacts have been received from Canada, South Africa and Russia. The world is learning about the Meander Valley.

Appropriately for a community station, Meander Valley residents are becoming even more involved.

The station needs more members, sponsors and supporters than ever before.

Volunteers are always welcome, as presenters, technical help or in any other suitable role. Just contact the Station Manager at the station (0473 232 030).

The station is undertaking a ‘visibility blitz’ with a presence at local markets. If you see the MVFM gazebo, you are welcome to have a chat with representatives, join the station or even buy an ancient record or two.

The station is run by a committee of local people. At the recent Annual Meeting, most of the retiring members were reelected – Noelene Hanson, Linda Irwin, Marijke McGough, Richard Colman, Tim Biggs, Nick Weare, John Kenzie and John Phelps. Newcomers to the committee are Deb White and Dr Susan Angel. Contact any of them for more information.