Cuillin FM

Cuillin FM

Broadcast area	Isle of Skye and Lochalsh
Branding	Cuillin FM
Slogan	Serving Skye + Lochalsh on 102.7 + 106.2
Frequency	102.7/106.2 FM MHz
Format	Contemporary music & Community based speech
Power	30 watts
Owner	Community owned
Website	http://www.cuillinfm.co.uk/home.htm

Cuillin FM is a radio station which broadcasts to the Isle of Skye and Lochalsh on the Scottish mainland. Cuillin FM also link up with Two Lochs Radio in Gairloch for certain broadcasts, such as Balaich Nam Port, a weekly Scottish dance music programme on Saturday evening from 9 pm to 11 pm.

About

Programming

The station broadcasts live from their studio in Portree from 7.30 to 9 am then 3 pm to midnight Monday to Friday; 10 am to midnight on a Saturday and 9.00 am to 11 pm on Sunday. The rest of the time programmes are run by a sustaining service. The station has a duty to provide at least three hours of Gaelic programming per week.

Cuillin FM also has outside broadcasting facilities for charity, community event coverage such as The Highland Games, Piping Festivals, Battle of the Bands, agricultural shows and Youth Speaks.^[1]

The morning service from PortreeFree Church is aired on Cuillin FM between 2 pm and 3 pm each Sunday.^[2]

Presenters

Alister Ross - Orain agus Ceol, Evergreen Allan Nelson - Twangfest Andy Mitchell - Radio Bingo, Strupag Bill Johnson - Stuff and Nonsense Bruce Edmondson - Hot wax, Rock into the night, Abba to Zappa, The rural garden Cammy Gauld - Cammy's Rammy Carole Horton - The Carole Horton Show Charlotte Johnson - Stuff and nonsense Chris Grant - Highland Uproar Chris Tyler - The Chris and Rosie Show David Matheson - Solid Rock, The Friday Playlist, The Party Hour David McIntyre - The Rural Garden Dave Taylor - The Sound Donnie Alick MacLeod - Balaich nam Port, Saturday Nightcap Dougie Miller - Monday Jazz Hour, Wednesday Jazz Hour, The Rural Garden, Mid Morning Music

Drew Millar - Radio Bingo, We didn't quite make it, Saturday Sports Show Duncan Martin - Balaich Nam Port Gary Wilson - Lifesong, Solid Rock Hector Cormack - The Saturday Sports Show, Sunday Inspirations Iain Copeland - The Phat Controller Jamie Blair - Jay's Choice, Hot Wax Jim Campbell - Cuillin Country, A taste of Scotch Jim Lawson - Tuesday Afternoon Show, Strange but oddly normal John "Crofter" Blamire - The Crofter's Corner, Saturday Sportshow John Campbell - Presenter of And another thing... John Gordon - Community Chit Chat, The Sound John Grundy - Big Breakfast Show, Balaich nam Port John Scholes - Celtic Moods John Smith - The Great Northern radio show, The Great Northern radio show Sunday session

Katie Macdonald - Community Chit Chat Kay Austin Kenneth Matheson - My mic. your music, The Saturday SoundHouse Kenny Mackenzie - The Kenny Mackenzie Show Lorna Masson - The Monday Youth programme Martin Mackillop - The Great Northern radio show, The Great Northern radio show Friday session, The Great Northern radio show Sunday session Martin 'Cheeky' Macpherson - The Friday Playlist Morag Anna MacLeod - The Cailleachs Nick Wakeham - Talent o' the tartan, A night at the musicals, Big Breakfast show Rebecca Shaw - The Monday Youth programme Rosie Somerville - The Chris and Rosie Show Ruairidh Cormack - Oran Mor Shona Campbell - The Big Breakfast Show Tracy Mackinnon - Scottish Favourites

References

1. ^ "Cuillin FM's Public File". http://www.cuillinfm.co.uk/Ofcom/FORMAT%20FORM.pdf. Retrieved 2010-28-02. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Details of service broadcast on Cuillin FM". http://www.portreefreechurch.org.uk/Our_Ministries.html. Retrieved 2010-28-02. 

External links

• Cuillin FM website
• Cuillin FM listing on Media UK
• Cuillin FM facebook page

Coordinates: 57°25′02″N 6°11′38″W / 57.4171°N 6.1938°W / 57.4171; -6.1938