Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

A new radio station is about to make waves – from Creemore. Clearview Community Radio will launch in January from Ray’s Place Youth Resource Centre. At first, it will be available online. Eventually, it will become a full-fledged on-air station that the audience can tune into, organizers say.

“Clearview is a really vibrant and rich community, and we feel we need to have a service that will reflect that and serve everybody,” says Steve Green, who is leading the project with his wife, Sandra Green.

Steve, who has worked in television and radio in the past, including at local radio station 97.7 The Beach FM, says starting a community radio station has been his dream “forever.”

After signing their son up for a Ray’s Place program earlier this year, he and Sandra thought the youth centre would be a good place to realize that dream. Sandra will become the Executive Director of Ray’s Place in the New Year.

“We teamed up with Ray’s Place because we’d like the radio station to be youth-oriented,” says Steve. Clearview kids 13 to 17 years old will be able to learn how a radio show gets broadcast. Some might even get their own show.

Programming will reflect the diverse interests of the audience, Steve says. “The content will be anything and everything. Not only is this a great resource for Clearview, but the community has a say in what they want to hear. Want to hear more about fixing old cars? Pitch a show. Love poetry? Come on down to Ray’s Place and talk to me about scheduling more spoken word. The possibilities are endless.”

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