| Broadcast area | Wester Ross |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 96.8 MHz, 102.2 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community info & mixed music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community owned via Wester Ross Radio Ltd |
| History | |
First air date | 1995 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.lochbroomfm.com |
Lochbroom FM is a radio station based in Ullapool, Wester Ross which in the Highlands of Scotland.
A community radio association was formed in 1994. They broadcast in 1995 using a three-month temporary commercial radio licence from a small tin shack with a transmission radius of 20 miles.[1] A further two-month licence let them broadcast in 1996, and then a full eight-year licence came into operation at the end of May 1997.[1]
A purpose-built station was proposed, which was to be funded through a variety of grants.[2] In 1996, it was announced that they had secured £45,000 of lottery funding towards the purchase and fitting out of a new building.[3]
Lochbroom FM launched on 23 May 1997. The studio opened in September 1998.[4]
In 2012 the station started to use neighbouring commercial station Two Lochs Radio as its sustaining service.[5][6] In 2020, broadcasting regulator Ofcom formally transferred the Lochbroom FM licence to Wester Ross Radio Ltd, the company that also holds the Two Lochs Radio licence.[7]
References
- 1 2 Stephinson, Ken (15 September 1997). "Play it again, Hamish". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ "A radio move to the tune of #100,000". The Herald. 6 January 1998. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ Bruce, Keith (29 June 1996). "Theatre gets biggest Scots award as art college head calls for lottery cash to solve funding crisis Curtain rises on £4.3m". The Herald. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "New LochBroom sweeps in". The Herald. 1 September 1998. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "West coast community radio stations join forces". The Scotsman. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "Lochbroom FM shares all output with 2LR". Radio Today. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "Radio broadcast update March 2020". www.ofcom.org.uk. Ofcom. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.