BBC Radio Shetland
City | Lerwick |
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Broadcast area | Shetland |
Frequency |
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RDS | BBC SHET |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | News, music, sport, talk |
Network | BBC Radio Scotland |
Ownership | |
Owner | BBC |
Operator | BBC Scotland |
BBC Radio Orkney, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | |
History | |
First air date | 9 May 1977[1] |
Technical information | |
ERP | 43 kW |
Links | |
Webcast | BBC Sounds |
Website | BBC Radio Shetland listings |
BBC Radio Shetland is an opt-out service[further explanation needed] of BBC Radio Scotland, covering the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The station's studio is located in Pitt Lane, Lerwick.
Programming[]
Radio Shetland has two programme slots, broadcast on 92.7 MHz FM. It is also possible to listen live online via BBC Sounds and afterwards through a Mixcloud page.
A 30-minute magazine programme, Good Evening Shetland, is broadcast each weekday evening at 5.30pm, and includes news and current affairs, weather, fishing reports and public debate. A weekly dedications programme - Give Us A Tune - is broadcast on Friday evenings. The Monday to Thursday winter schedule also contains items on nature, food, football, film, health, history, politics, music and more.
The station relays BBC Radio Scotland programmes at all other times.
Staffing[]
- Senior Producer: John Johnston
- Producer: Mike Grundon
- Reporters: Daniel Lawson, Adam Guest, Daniel Bennett
See also[]
References[]
- ^ McDowell, W.H. (1992). The History of BBC Broadcasting in Scotland 1923-1983. Edinburgh University Press. p. 257. ISBN 0-7486-0376-X.
External links[]
- BBC Radio Shetland on BBC Sounds at BBC Online
- BBC Radio Shetland on Facebook
- BBC Radio Shetland on Twitter
- 1977 establishments in Scotland
- BBC regional radio stations
- BBC Scotland
- Lerwick
- Mass media in Shetland
- Radio stations established in 1977
- Radio stations in Scotland
- Shetland music
- BBC Radio stubs
- Shetland stubs
- Scottish organisation stubs