SIBC

For other uses, see SIBC (disambiguation).

SIBC

Broadcast area	Shetland Islands
Slogan	The independent radio of the Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company
Frequency	96.2 MHz, 102.2 MHz
First air date	26 November 1987
Format	Contemporary
Owner	Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Coordinates: 60°09′20″N 1°08′46″W / 60.155559°N 1.146110°W / 60.155559; -1.146110 SIBC (short for Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company) is a local independent commercial radio station broadcasting in the Shetland Islands. Its coverage area is Shetland, parts of Orkney, and some 75,000 square miles (190,000 km²) of sea-lanes, fishing grounds, and offshore oil fields. The station, which is owned and operated by husband and wife team, Ian Anderson and Inga Walterson, is located at Market Street, Lerwick and broadcasts from Bressay on 96.2 MHz FM (also on 102.2 MHz in Lerwick).

History

The company, which was registered on 23 September 1985 and has Ofcom licence number AL131-2, began broadcasting on 26 November 1987. It is currently on a 5-year licence. The shorter-term licence was issued when there was a belief by the regulator Ofcom that analogue (FM) broadcasting was coming to an end and it did not want to license current FM stations beyond the changeover date to digital.

Ian Anderson, the station's main owner, was previously a broadcaster for the BBC and Radio Forth, as well as pirate radio stations including Radio Atlantis, Radio Northsea International, and Radio Caroline.^[1]

Programming

SIBC is on the air 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a schedule of contemporary music and news with a local emphasis. News bulletins – with the latest local news and weather, together with some national, Nordic, and world reports – are broadcast every hour on the hour from 6.00 on Mondays to 18.00 on Saturdays and from 6.00 to 18.00 on Sundays, with additional bulletins at 6.30, 7.30, and 8.30 on Mondays to Saturdays and at 17.30 on Mondays to Fridays. The station also carries, as necessary, essential information regarding emergencies, school closures, etc.

References

↑ http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djs7a.htm Pirate Radio Hall of Fame

External links

Radio in Scotland

BBC regional/local stations	BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio nan Gàidheal BBC Radio Shetland BBC Radio Orkney

Regional commercial stations	Capital Heart Scotland

Local commercial stations	Radio Borders Central 103.1 FM Clyde 1 Clyde 2 Cuillin FM Forth 1 Forth 2 Isles FM Kingdom FM MFR NECR Nevis Radio Northsound 1 Northsound 2 Original 106 SIBC Smooth Radio Tay FM Tay AM Two Lochs Radio Wave 102 Waves Radio West FM West Sound AM West Sound FM Your Radio

Community, charity & non-profit stations	Alive Bute FM Celtic Music Radio Insight Radio Isles FM Mearns FM Revival FM The Superstation

Student stations	Air3 Radio Caley Fresh Air Subcity Radio UWS Radio

Defunct stations	Eklipse Sports Radio L107 Peninsula FM Q96 Real Radio River FM 96.3 Rock Radio Scot FM Talk 107

Scottish DAB multiplexes	Central Scotland (regional) Aberdeen Ayr Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow Inverness

UK national BBC services	BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 5 Live

UK national commercial services	Absolute Radio Classic FM Talksport

UK national DAB multiplexes	BBC National DAB Digital One

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