Radio Skye (formerly Cuillin FM) is a radio station which broadcasts from
Portree
Portree (; gd, Port Rìgh, ) is the largest town on, and capital of, the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Murray, W.H. (1966) ''The Hebrides''. London. Heinemann. Pages 154-155. It is the location for the only secondary school o ...
on the
Isle of Skye to the Isle of Skye,
Lochalsh,
Wester Ross
Wester Ross () is an area of the Northwest Highlands of Scotland in the council area of Highland. The area is loosely defined, and has never been used as a formal administrative region in its own right, but is generally regarded as lying to t ...
on the Scottish mainland, but worldwide online via a livestream.
About
The station took its original name (Cuillin FM) from a
mountain range on Skye, which also made up the background of the station's logo.
Programming
The station broadcasts live from their studio in Portree with daily breakfast and drivetime programmes along with regular news bulletins. The daily schedule is also filled with live and pre-recorded shows. The station has a duty to provide at least three hours of
Gaelic programming per week. ''
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'' is produced by
Capital Radio
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at its
Capital studio in London for broadcast on 140 local commercial radio stations across the UK.
Radio Skye also has
outside broadcasting
Outside broadcasting (OB) is the electronic field production (EFP) of television or radio programmes (typically to cover television news and sports television events) from a mobile remote broadcast television studio. Professional video camera ...
facilities for outdoor and on-location events such as shinty matches, The Highland Games, Piping and Music Festivals, agricultural shows and Youth Speaks.
The morning service from Portree Free Church is aired on Radio Skye between 2 pm and 3 pm each Sunday.
Breakfast Show
Radio Skye broadcasts a daily Breakfast Show (Monday to Friday) between 0730 and 0900.
Drivetime Show
The ‘Dol Dhachaigh’ drivetime show is broadcast live Monday to Friday from 1630 to 1800.
Local News
The station employs a Cultural Journalist alongside the station manager to develop local news stories that form part of regular bulletins during the daily schedule.
Awards
The station and presenters have been nominated for and received numerous awards at events such as the Community Radio Awards.
References
External links
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Radio stations in Scotland
Mass media in Highland (council area)
Portree
Radio stations in the Highlands & Islands
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