More Info →John Ward, Radio station, QSM - Manawatu Conversations

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 15th September 2020.   Awarded QSM in 2005, linked to broadcasting own classical music radio station since 1998. Covers Palmerston North and Feilding. Mentioned in North and South article in 1999. Setting up the station, system, regulations, aerials, reception. Building own equipment. Classical music styles/interpretations. Music interest since childhood, now mid-80s. 30 variations on the Eroica symphony. University of the Third Age (U3A) groups. Station played in the Square (classical music to deter young people). Getting a civic award, 2004, then the QSM.