Friday, March 28, 2008

Our last show on 87.7 FM

We advertised it as coming from Debenhams, but unfortunately technical difficulties prevented us getting a feed to the studio from there, so thanks to Marks & Spencers we were able to broadcast from the cafe area.
The 90 minute show flew by and thanks go to Karl Davies for the excellent job he done driving the show back at Tudno Towers. Lisa and I were joined by Sion Pritchard, Clare Stevenson, Dave Jones and his sidekick Johnny! I had the pleasure of talking to three ladies Jean, Beryl and Gwenfyl who were having a mini reunion over a cup of coffee and surprisingly they were all originally from my hometown, Penmaenmawr! We all had a chat on air and I apologised for disrupting their coffee and it soon became apparent they knew my family....... Small world.
Prior to the show I warned Lisa that she would experience a slight delay in her cans (headphones) and she struggled with it and panicked a few times when she lost the output, but it was her first outside broadcast and so I forgave her!
Just before the end of the show Tudno FM's very own Margaret Hurdman called in for a chat before leaving on a short tour with her show. When we went off air we discussed the Tudno FM Ghost hunt and we are starting to get excited with the idea as we're certain there will be a good programme in the making.
Unfortunately we have to come off 87.7 FM at midnight tonight and we anxiously await our new frequency from Ofcom. We will be continuing to stream via www.tudno.com and a number of programmes will continue, namely Tudno Unsigned with Simon and Clare, the Tudno FM Top 40 Chart Show, Paynes Reunion and the Sunday Soul Train. Keep listening and thanks for all your feedback on all the programme output.
As acting station manager I would like to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers who have worked so hard on putting top quality shows out, the news team who have exceeded everyone's expectations with their journalistic skills, the technical team who have overcome many problems to get the shows out and of course all the back room team whose help has been invaluable.
Thank you.
Darrell

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