98.8 Castle FM

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Castle FM
Broadcast areaEdinburgh
Frequency98.8 MHz
BrandingCommunity radio for Edinburgh
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
Ownership
OwnerLeith Community Mediaworks Ltd [dormant]
History
Last air date
February 2016
Links
Webcasthttp://www.castlefmscotland.com/listen/

98.8 Castle FM (formerly Leith FM) is a radio station, covering the area of Scotland. The station started broadcasting on 7 May 2007[1] and was made available on 98.8FM throughout Edinburgh and its surrounding area as well as online.

On 23 March 2012, the station changed its name to 98.8 Castle FM with the strapline 'Edinburgh's bigger local mix' serving the community of the Capital. The licence-holding company (Leith Community Mediaworks Ltd) filed accounts in 2012 as a dormant company with no assets.

As of mid-December 2015 Castle FM changed its name to "Scotland's Castle", the station is available in all major streaming platforms 24hrs a day playing a mixture of current and oldies with the stations strapline "radio for Scotland"

Selected former presenters[edit]

  • Robert Baldock & Andy Fielding (Project Moonbase, 2007–2010)
  • Paula Cameron
  • Nikai Chalaman Cruz
  • Al Chivers (The Al Chivers Alternative Show)
  • Ally D
  • Steven Hogg
  • Donnie Hug0hes
  • John Hunt0
  • Kerry Collins/Norwich (Sublime Sunday)
  • Ewan Irvine
  • Penny Jackson
  • Dave Knight
  • John Leslie
  • Brad Linton-Boyce
  • Jonathon Rudall
  • Lenny Love
  • Ray McMahon
  • Tony McQue
  • Matt Shields
  • Jason Smith
  • Joanna Sproule
  • Kathryn Sproule
  • Richard & Carly Templeman
  • Lewis Wilson

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Edinburgh station changes to Castle FM". RadioToday. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

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