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BBC Radio Orkney
  • Kirkwall
Broadcast areaOrkney
FrequencyFM: 93.7 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews, music, sport, talk
NetworkBBC Radio Scotland
Ownership
OwnerBBC
OperatorBBC Scotland
Sister stations
BBC Radio Shetland,
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
History
First air date
9 May 1977; 46 years ago (1977-05-09)[1]
Technical information
Licensing authority
Ofcom
Transmitter coordinates
58°58′31″N 3°05′03″W / 58.9753°N 3.0842°W / 58.9753; -3.0842
Links
WebcastBBC Sounds
WebsiteBBC Radio Orkney listings

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.

  1. ^ McDowell, W.H. (1992). The History of BBC Broadcasting in Scotland 1923-1983. Edinburgh University Press. p. 257. ISBN 0-7486-0376-X.

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