Radio station in Kirkwall, Scotland
BBC Radio Orkney
is a community radio station and local opt-out service of
BBC Radio Scotland
, covering the
Orkney Islands
. The station is based in Castle Street,
Kirkwall
,
Orkney
, in
Scotland
.
Depending on the time of year, there are either two or three broadcasts per day on weekdays on the
BBC Radio Scotland
frequency: the flagship breakfast programme
Around Orkney
, a short lunchtime news at 12:54 pm featuring local news and weather for Orkney and Shetland, and
Radio Orkney's Evening Programme
.
From January ? March, an evening schedule with weekday programmes air from 6 pm to 7 pm.
The station can be heard on 93.7 FM, online via their website, BBC Sounds and via smart speakers.
Programming
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Around Orkney
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Around Orkney
is a news programme broadcast weekday mornings from 7:30 am to 8:00 am (opting out from
BBC Radio Scotland
's
Good Morning Scotland
), featuring local news, weather, travel, sport, daily diary, job opportunities and mart reports. Every Wednesday there is a "Postbag" section featuring letters sent in by listeners. Radio Orkney produced their first-ever outside broadcasts in summer 2007, from the County Show and the Parish Cup Final.
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Radio Orkney's Evening Programme
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Radio Orkney's Evening Programme
(often referred to as just
the evening programme
) is a programme broadcast from 6:10 pm to 7:00 pm from Monday?Thursday between the months of October and May. There are various programmes on the evening schedule, including the regular Monday night
Bruck
programme (swaps and appeals),
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a folk music programme (
Tuesday Folk
)
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), a country music programme (
On The Border
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),
Whassigo
(described as "an Orcadian
Call My Bluff
"),
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Classic Concert
(archive local recordings) and the annual
Ba Quiz
.
Friday Requests
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Friday Requests
is broadcast on Friday evenings throughout the year. The programme is identical in structure to the
Radio Orkney
programme except that it plays music which residents of
Orkney
have requested through the week via phoning a request line, usually dedicated their requests.
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History
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Celtic rock
band
Wolfstone
wrote a signature tune for BBC Radio Orkney. However, it was ultimately unused and appeared on their second album
The Chase
(1992) as its first track, "Tinnie Run".
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Former Radio Orkney presenter and editor
Dave Gray (broadcaster)
died suddenly on 21 February 2024 following a short illness. He was 63. Tributes were shared across social media from family, friends, colleagues and listeners.
BBC Scotland
News managing editor, Peter MacRae, said "The Orkney audience took Dave to their hearts because he was the same person on air as off. He was passionate about Orkney and local journalism and a strong advocate for maintaining the BBC's commitment to Scotland's rural communities."
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See also
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References
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External links
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