BBC Radio Shetland

Lerwick
Broadcast area	Shetland
Frequency	FM:92.7MHzBressay
RDS	BBC_Scot
Programming
Language	English
Format	News, music, sport, talk
Network	BBC Radio Scotland
Ownership
Owner	BBC
Operator	BBC Scotland
Sister stations	BBC Radio Orkney
History
First air date	9 May 1977; 48 years ago (1977-05-09)[1]
Technical information
Licensing authority	Ofcom
ERP	43kW
Links
Webcast	BBC Sounds
Website	BBC Radio Shetland listings

BBC Radio Shetland is a radio station and local opt-out service ofBBC Radio Scotland, covering theShetland Islands,Scotland. The station's studio is located in Pitt Lane,Lerwick.^[2]

For much of its broadcast day, BBC Radio Shetland rebroadcasts the output ofBBC Radio Scotland. 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.^[3]

• Senior Producer: John Johnston
• Producer: John Johnston
• Reporters and presenters: John Johnston, Ross Cowper-Fraser, Iona Nicol, Eva Runciman, Andrea Racekova^[4]

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