Radio Scilly

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Islands FM
Broadcast areaIsles of Scilly, United Kingdom
Frequency107.9 MHz
Programming
FormatTalk and Music
Ownership
OwnerCommunity Radio
History
First air date
3 September 2007
Links
WebsiteIslands FM

Islands FM is a not for profit, non-profit distributing community radio station.

Originally launched as Radio Scilly on 3 September 2007, the station broadcasts to the residents of the Isles of Scilly.

Radio Scilly changed its name to Islands FM on 1 February 2020.

Technical[]

It broadcasts on FM on 107.9 MHz from the existing radio mast by the Coastguard Tower at Telegraph on St. Mary's island.

All of the Isles of Scilly can be covered from this site, and the transmitter output power is 100 watts vertical polarisation, although the station is licensed for up to 200 watts mixed polarisation.[citation needed]

It is one of the world's smallest radio stations, due to the small number of residents on the islands, and the fact that reception beyond islands is very limited (reception is possible in St. Just in Cornwall). Its licensed service area population is slightly larger than that of the UK's smallest licensed station Two Lochs Radio which broadcasts to an official service area population of just 1,681.[1]

Funding[]

The radio station is funded in part by a local weekly lottery, licensed by the Council for the Isles of Scilly. It costs £1 a week to enter and there is a weekly prize of £1000. The number of players is limited to 2,000 each week. Any money remaining after the prize has been paid goes towards the cost of running the station or to local clubs or organisations that request a grant.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Ofcom official format document for Two Lochs Radio at: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://www.scillylottery.com[bare URL]

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