On The Air Park Radio - Autumn - Winter 2020

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listener’s

‘‘

I have been listening to Park Radio for

about what is going on

around 18 months and the reasons that I

locally since finding

converted to Park are:

Park. This covers all

The music is just fantastic! More varied than

local traffic and

any other station I have ever listened to.

transport news as well

Park often say "we play the tunes other

as a daily round up of news events and

stations have locked away" and it is true. I

community notices in the surrounding areas

hear songs on Park that haven't been played

within Waveney. National news is also

on radio for years. The variety of music is

covered but local issues are so important

amazing. In addition, Park don't just play an

and particularly during the covid-19 crisis,

artist’s most popular tunes, they play the full

Park has risen to the challenge of keeping

range including lesser known but equally

the local community updated and informed.

great songs by a given artist. Listening to

Local views. One of the great things about

Park has really broadened my music

Park is that it provides airtime for local

interests.

business leaders, town and council leaders,

Supporting local upcoming artists. Sunday

local venues and local people with

listening with Andrew Cooper has local

something important to share with the

artists playing in the studio and it is so great

community such as local historians etc.

to see and hear local artists given airtime.

I hope that Park continues to grow as it is a

Local news. One of the biggest attractions

vital community service in the Waveney

of Park is that it focuses on local news and

valley.

events. I have never been so well informed

Regards, Mike Holden

Park Radio has been my virtual colleague throughout the past two months whilst I have been on my own in the office. The radio sits next to me on my desk where Chris and the team have kept me feeling happy, inspired and hopeful that normality will return before too long. Out of lockdown, myself and my colleague, Amber listen to Park Radio in the office every day. Despite being born in different decades, we both enjoy the amazing uplifting variety of music played. I also really enjoy listening to the regular interviews with local business people and those championing local organisations and events. These are great ways to highlight and promote such businesses, facilities or amenities in and around Diss, Harleston and Eye. As to the community as a whole, I cannot emphasise enough what a lifeline Park Radio is in

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