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Isles FM
Isles FM in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
About
Isles FM is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Isles FM is a local radio station operating from Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The station is operated entirely by a volunteer staff. Isles FM is the trading name of Western Isles Community Radio Limited, which owns all the equipment.
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Background
History
The station was initially set up in the living room of a local minister, Reverend Stanley Bennie, and operated for a few weeks at a time under a Restricted Service Licence as a trial, with the first of these starting at 7:30am on 26 April 1994 and ending on 25 July and another starting on 12 December 1994 for a period of 8 weeks. After proving that the station was feasible, a permanent licence was granted by the UK Radio Authority (now Ofcom) and the station started operating on 1 March 1998 (with the current licence dating from 3 July of the same year). Bennie was removed as the station's managing director in 2000 after complaints were made over the lyrics of a song he repeatedly played,…
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- Coordinates
- 58.2082, -6.3800
- Established
- 1994
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Isles FM?
- Isles FM is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- When was Isles FM built?
- Built or established in 1994.
- Who owns Isles FM?
- Isles FM is owned by | webcast = {{wikidata|property|edit|single|P963}}.