Following intense lobbying of council by Tiaro Community & Youth
Radio Station (4TCYR) and the TSCCi committees, council agreed to
fund the Radio Station fit-out at their November 2005 general
meeting.
On Saturday 26th of November, 4TCYR members spent the day
treating the external walls of the new radio area with a soundproof
spray paint and by the 29th the preliminary electrical work had been
completed with the power supply hooked up in the last week of
December 2005.
At the beginning of 2006 our builder - local bloke - “Juha the
Builder” - was on the job … so it was all very exciting especially
for the volunteer staff and members who had already put in many
hours of fund raising so that the radio committee could contribute
towards some of the expenses of the fit-out.
With the basic fit-out completed a few of the members had a crack
at painting.
On June 28th the final relocation of the radio station’s “To-Air”
equipment began and although we experienced some minor set backs it
all proved good as council now had their storeroom back and the
radio crew finally had found a home.
Since, the station has undertaken further improvements from the
purchase of better equipment, the installation of new office
furniture, the upgrading and relocation of our antenna and (thanks
to a councils RADF grant) a new sign which doubles as a bench seat.
