Lochbroom FM

Lochbroom FM
Ullapool;
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

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.

External links

Lochbroom FM official website

57.8986°N 5.1603°W / 57.8986; -5.1603

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[Independent_15Sep1997-1] Stephinson, Ken (15 September 1997). "Play it again, Hamish". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

[Herald_6Jan1998-2] "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.

[Herald_29Jun1996-3] 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.

[Herald_1Sep1998-4] "New LochBroom sweeps in". The Herald. 1 September 1998. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[Scotsman_21Nov2012-5] "West coast community radio stations join forces". The Scotsman. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[6] "Lochbroom FM shares all output with 2LR". Radio Today. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[7] "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.