BBC Radio Shetland is a radio station and local opt-out service of

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, covering the

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. The station's studio is located in Pitt Lane,

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Programming

For much of its broadcast day, BBC Radio Shetland rebroadcasts the output of

. 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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Programming

Staffing

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