Lochbroom FM

Lochbroom FM is a radio station based in Ullapool, Wester Ross which in the Highlands of Scotland.

Lochbroom FM
CityUllapool
Broadcast areaWester Ross
Programming
FormatCommunity info & mixed music
History
First air date
1995
Links
Websitewww.lochbroomfm.com

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. Stephinson, Ken (15 September 1997). "Play it again, Hamish". The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. "A radio move to the tune of #100,000". The Herald. 6 January 1998. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  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. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. "New LochBroom sweeps in". The Herald. 1 September 1998. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. "West coast community radio stations join forces". The Scotsman. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. "Lochbroom FM shares all output with 2LR". Radio Today. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. "Radio broadcast update March 2020". www.ofcom.org.uk. Ofcom. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

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