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'People's Voice' celebrates five years on the radio airwaves

Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Lesley Galbraith


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Running a community radio station is no piece of cake, but the staff, directors and volunteers at Valley Heritage Radio enjoyed just that Jan. 16 as they marked five years on the air. On hand for the celebration were, from left in front, are Lesley Galbraith, Vic Garbutt, Linda Garbutt, Denzil Ferguson and Dai Bassett, in the middle Carol Ann Flannery, Basia Stewart, Pat Watters, Leo Coulas, Lynn Ashton, Phyllis Hein, Anita Schubrink, Cora Matacheskie, Dennis Harrington, Brian Landry, Ray Chapeski and Mike Cloutier, and back Andrew Cartwright, Bill Parker, Wayne Venne, Bill Craig, Andre Pilon, Dave Shulist, Eric Schubrink, Gary Behm, Karen Abbott, Reta Behm and John Taggart.
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Running a community radio station is no piece of cake, but the staff, directors and volunteers at Valley Heritage Radio enjoyed just that Jan. 16 as they marked five years on the air. On hand for the celebration were, from left in front, are Lesley Galbraith, Vic Garbutt, Linda Garbutt, Denzil Ferguson and Dai Bassett, in the middle Carol Ann Flannery, Basia Stewart, Pat Watters, Leo Coulas, Lynn Ashton, Phyllis Hein, Anita Schubrink, Cora Matacheskie, Dennis Harrington, Brian Landry, Ray Chapeski and Mike Cloutier, and back Andrew Cartwright, Bill Parker, Wayne Venne, Bill Craig, Andre Pilon, Dave Shulist, Eric Schubrink, Gary Behm, Karen Abbott, Reta Behm and John Taggart.
EMC Business - Valley Heritage Radio 98.7 FM, the Ottawa Valley's first not-for-profit radio station celebrated five years on-air Jan. 16.

Labelled the People's Voice of the Ottawa Valley, Valley Heritage Radio is heard all over the Ottawa Valley and the Pontiac.

Valley Heritage Radio broadcasts the traditional sounds of country, bluegrass, fiddle and 'Valley' music, with a self-imposed mandate to focus programming on Canadian content with the aim of promoting Canadian talent as much as possible.

Occasionally, the station uses turntables and tape decks to enable the playing of the more traditional music not yet available on newer recording media, along with featuring ethnic and regional Canadian fiddle, Celtic, Polish, Gospel, Down East and Newfy music in the programs, a variety of Old-Time radio shows, agricultural programming, and seniors programs, to name just a few.

At the studios, at 3009 Burnstown Rd. in Horton near the border of McNab-Braeside, office, on-air staff and volunteers are celebrate the achievement of their on-air status - and gratefully acknowledged the founding donors who made it all possible.

Valley Heritage Radio, CJHR can be found at 98.7 FM and is streaming on the Internet at www.valleyheritageradio.ca.




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