THE VOICE OF ST. MAARTEN N.V.

What is today known as PJD2 Radio, The voice of St. Maarten came into being when Marius P. de Pree submitted a petition to the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, to be granted permission to establish a broadcast station on the island of St. Maarten.

By federal resolution dated July 9th 1959 Mr. de Pree was granted the license.
According to reports this gentleman was a central Government employee at Lands radio at the time.

The station was located in a backroom of the PMIA building. This building still stands and is located opposite Photo Gumbs on Backstreet.
The Radio station was on the air daily from 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm. The first announcers were Sidney Lejuez, Rudy Lindeboom and the owner Marius de Pree.

Program material at that time comprised of requests from listeners who paid Nafls. 0,25 per request. There was a children