Stories
't Weekend Grafiekske
't Weekend Grafiekske was a magazine, linked to the radio station, aimed at the combined sales of radio advertisement and printed advertisements. — Read more: 't Weekend Grafiekske
24 Hours per Day
The radio station could be listened to 24 hours per day. — Read more: 24 Hours per Day
Advertising Sales
Revenue for the own operations came from the sales of airtime for commercials. — Read more: Advertising Sales
At Locations in Maaseik
The radio station had built an own network that connected pubs in the city with the studios. — Read more: At Locations in Maaseik
Bleumerstraat 59
The station had (rented) its own building on the Bleumerstraat (street) in Maaseik. A long, narrow building with three stories and a basement, that was in a bad condition for a long time already. — Read more: Bleumerstraat 59
Cassette Tapes
Many of the sound tracks on this web site come off of cassette tapes (compact cassettes). — Read more: Cassette Tapes
Charity Bingo Night
The radio station organizes a charity bingo night for one of its volunteers who ended up in a wheelchair. — Read more: Charity Bingo Night
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Grafiek Maaseik
When Belgian legislation for community radios dictates that no two radio stations could have the same name (or a similar), this worked out in favor of Radio Veronieka in Deinze, and Radio Veronica Anders Maaseik changed her name to Lokale Radio Grafiek Maaseik. — Read more: Grafiek Maaseik
Henri Kicken Video
We love the radio, but there is also video of our radio! — Read more: Henri Kicken Video
Keeping Track of Shows
In the beginning I kept accurate track of when I broadcasted on the radio station. It was a time of typewriters and titles were made with a letter mould. — Read more: Keeping Track of Shows
Known Names
Radio Veronica Anders Maaseik had her own famous stars − a state that I never reached there. Here follows a short overview. — Read more: Known Names
Letterhead
Of course the radio station had its own letterhead as can be seen here. — Read more: Letterhead
Me Arriving at RVAM
At an early age already "broadcasting" had an enormous appeal. Other boys may tell you about their ambitions at becoming a fire fighter, my dream was: "director of broadcasting". But what I really liked was the technology involved and radio as a medium. My first acquaintance with a real radio station was the hospital radio/TV. — Read more: Me Arriving at RVAM
Nice Noise
Nice Noise was a show on Thursday night with heavy metal music, sometime around 1994. — Read more: Nice Noise
Performances in the Bleumerstraat
Radio Grafiek organized a weekend with performances in a podium wagon along the Bleumerstraat. — Read more: Performances in the Bleumerstraat
Playlists
Some shows made use of playlists. — Read more: Playlists
Press Id.
The radio station had no access to official press cards, but made its own identification cards for volunteers. — Read more: Press Id.
Production Agencies
Also some production agencies were involved with the radio station, or at least: labels that tried to behave as such. — Read more: Production Agencies
Promotion Team
Lokale Radio Grafiek Maaseik worked hard to get her new name known and even had an own promotion team. — Read more: Promotion Team
Radio Name
Starting to become a regular on Radio Veronica Anders Maaseik, I obviously needed my own name jingles. So "DJ Sander" dove into the studio with one of his radio buddies to record jingles. — Read more: Radio Name
René Shuman Visit
René Shuman gained national acclaim for his performance in the Soundmixshow with Henny Huisman. — Read more: René Shuman Visit
RVAM Logo
The logo of Radio Veronica Anders Maaseik is a strong reference to its home town, Maaseik. — Read more: RVAM Logo
Sports Programming
The radio station had with ups and downs a lively sports staff that took care of a number of shows and reports. — Read more: Sports Programming
Studio 2 Reconstruction
In 1996 the much-aged and heavily-worn equipment in studio 2 of the radio station was replaced by a brand new mixer (Dateq BCS) and accompanying furniture. — Read more: Studio 2 Reconstruction
Studio 4 Reconstruction
After the reconstruction and replacement of studio 2 the remaining parts could be used to also refurbish studio 4 one last time. — Read more: Studio 4 Reconstruction
Studio Technics
The layout of the studios 2 and 4 was mostly the same. — Read more: Studio Technics
The Fresh Bakery's Night
The Nacht van de Warme Bakker (Fresh Bakery's Night, or the Night of the Fresh Baker) was a special broadcast during the night, such as in 1989. — Read more: The Fresh Bakery's Night
The Making Of
Many hundreds of cassette tapes, MiniDiscs, photos, documents and my own memories were the sources of this web site. — Read more: The Making Of
Top 100 of the Year
The radio station also had its own hit parades. The year overviews of these hit lists were always nice round-ups of the year. — Read more: Top 100 of the Year
Transmitter
The transmitter that the radio station used was a Pascal FM 50 on FM frequency 105.6 MHz. — Read more: Transmitter
Treasures
This web site contains a large quantity of content regarding the radio station. But some favorites can be pointed out. — Read more: Treasures
Volunteers
Here follows a non-exhaustive list of volunteers of the radio station. — Read more: Volunteers
Vrije Vogel
Vrije Vogel Radio (Free Bird Radio) was possibly the most direct competitor of Radio Veronica Anders Maaseik. — Read more: Vrije Vogel
Web Site in English
A large part of this web site is also available in English. That might seem strange for a radio station from an area where Dutch is spoken. — Read more: Web Site in English