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BBC Radio Shetland is a radio station and local opt-out service of
BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish national radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23 N ...
, covering the
Shetland Islands Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the Uni ...
,
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. The station's studio is located in Pitt Lane,
Lerwick Lerwick ( or ; ; ) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010. It is the northernmost major settlement within the United Kingdom. Centred ...
.


Programming

For much of its broadcast day, BBC Radio Shetland rebroadcasts the output of
BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish national radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23 N ...
. It opts out of this network for three regular slots: * ''Good Evening Shetland'', a 30-minute local news and magazine programme which includes current affairs, weather, fishing reports and public debate, broadcast Mon-Fri; * ''Lunchtime bulletin'', runs for six minutes at 12:30 Mon – Fri. * ''Give Us A Tune'', a music requests and dedications programme broadcast on Friday evenings from 6pm – 7pm. During the winter season, additional local programming is also provided. This generally contains slots covering local nature, food, football, film, health, history, politics, music and more.


Staffing

*Senior Producer: John Johnston *Producer: John Johnston *Reporters and presenters: John Johnston, Ross Cowper-Fraser, Iona Nicol, Eva Runciman, Andrea Racekova Good Evening Shetland
– 1 March 2024 –
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See also

* SIBC * BBC Radio Orkney


References


External links

* * * 1977 establishments in Scotland BBC regional radio stations BBC Scotland Lerwick Mass media in Shetland Radio stations established in 1977 Radio stations in Scotland Shetland music {{Scotland-radio-station-stub