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Radio Skye
Radio station in Portree, Isle of Skye
Radio Skye is a local radio station which broadcasts from Portree to the Isle of Skye, as well as the region of Lochalsh, Wester Ross on the Scottish mainland.
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| Broadcast area | Isle of Skye and Lochalsh |
| Frequency | FM: 102.7 MHz (Skye & Lochalsh) 106.2 MHz (Portree & Sleat) 107.2 MHz (Staffin) |
| Branding | Radio Skye |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community based speech, local news and events, music, sport. |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community owned |
| Links | |
| Website | radioskye |
The station began, under its original name of Cuillin FM, in the mid-1990s, operating a number of temporary Restricted Service Licence broadcasts from a location in Aros.[1] It launched as a full-time FM radio service in 2004,[2] with its coverage initially restricted to the Portree area only.
Radio Skye has subsequently expanded its transmission to the rest of the Isle of Skye via the high-power Skriaig transmitter site, and in 2022 extended its signal coverage to previously unserved areas of Sleat and Trotternish, including Staffin.
The station took its original name (Cuillin FM) from a mountain range on Skye, which also made up the background of the station's logo.
Programming
The station broadcasts live from their studio in Portree with daily breakfast and drivetime programmes along with regular news bulletins. The daily schedule is also filled with live and pre-recorded shows. The station has a duty to provide at least three hours of Gaelic programming per week.
Radio Skye also has outside broadcasting facilities for outdoor and on-location events such as shinty matches, The Highland Games, Piping and Music Festivals, agricultural shows and Youth Speaks.[3]
The morning service from Portree Free Church is aired on Radio Skye between 2 pm and 3 pm each Sunday.[4]
The station works with local young people to train new radio presenters and produce youth-led programming.[5]
Breakfast Show
Radio Skye broadcasts a daily Breakfast Show (Monday to Friday) between 0730 and 0900.
Drivetime Show
The ‘Dol Dhachaigh’ drivetime show is broadcast live Monday to Friday from 1630 to 1800.
Local News
The station employs a Cultural Journalist alongside the station manager to develop local news stories that form part of regular bulletins during the daily schedule.
Awards
The station and presenters have been nominated for and received numerous awards at events such as the Community Radio Awards.
- yellowcherrydigital (8 July 2020). "About Radio Skye - Broadcasting From Skye and Lochalsh". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- "Ofcom | Analogue Radio Stations". static.ofcom.org.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- "Cuillin FM's Public File" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- "Details of service broadcast on Cuillin FM". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- Morrison, Shannon (20 June 2023). "Radio Skye are mentoring the next generation of presenters". Press and Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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