Radio Scilly
Encyclopedia
Radio Scilly is a not for profit, non-profit distributing community radio
station, owned and run by Keri Jones
. It launched at 2pm on 3 September 2007, and broadcasts to 2,100 residents of the Isles of Scilly
. In 2008 the station was featured on the BBC2 programme An Island Parish
.
on 107.9 MHz from the existing radio mast by the Coastguard Tower at Telegraph
on St. Mary's
island.
Currently, BBC Radio Cornwall
transmits from there on 96 MHz.
Tests show that all of the Isles of Scilly can be covered from this site, and the transmitter output power is 100 watt
s Vertical polarization (although the station is licenced for up to 200 watts Mixed polarization).
It has been credited with the claim of being "the world's smallest radio station", due to the small number of residents on the islands, and the fact that reception beyond islands is very limited (reception is possible in St. Just
in Cornwall
). However, its licensed service area population is slightly larger than that of the UK's smallest licensed station Two Lochs Radio
which broadcasts to an official service area population of just 1,681.
is part funded by a local lottery
.
The Council for the Isles of Scilly has granted the station a licence to hold a weekly lottery. It costs gamblers £1 a week to enter and there will be a weekly prize, originally offered as 2,000 tickets with a £1000 prize, but currently offering an interim provision of 1,000 tickets with a £800 prize. Any money remaining after the prize has been paid will go towards the cost of running the station.
. Trish Bertram
provides pre-recorded voice-overs. Radio Scilly's commitment to OFCOM
is to provide two live hours of broadcasts per day from a studio above Island Properties on St. Mary's
island.
12-1pm Monday - Maritime Matters with Steve Watt
5-6pm Monday - The Gig Show
12-1pm Tuesday - The Tourism Show with Steve Watt
5-6pm Tuesday - The Bryher Show
12-1pm Wednesday - Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Show with Julie Love
5-6pm Wednesday - The St. Martins Show with Toby Tobin-Dougan
12-1pm Thursday - The Book Show with Linda Thomas
1-2pm Thursday - Health and Wellbeing with Marion Bennett
12-1pm Friday - The Weekend Show with Steve Watt
1pm-2pm Friday - The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Show with Clare Lewis
5-6pm Friday - The Sports Show with Richard Wilcox
12-1pm Saturday - The Lunchtime Movie Show with Jeremy Pearson
1-2pm Saturday - Lydia Birch
2-3pm Saturday - Northern Soul with Roy Asten
3-5pm Saturday - Rock, Pop and Indie music with John Bird
8-9am Sunday - Music and a look at the week's papers with Pete the Hat
10-11am Sunday - The Pub Quiz with John McKitterick
2pm - The Islanders Soap
4-6pm Sunday - Charity Shop Countdown with Malcolm Martland
5-6pm Sunday - Brian Lowen and William Thomas, alternate weekly shows.
Wednesday 6-7pm The Blues Show - A collection of Blues Music with Steve Watt
Thursdays 9pm Steve Sims - Eclectic music and comedy.
Flower of the Week - June Lethbridge, Mondays at 11:45am
Shipwrecks of Scilly - Todd Stevens, Mondays at 15:30
Listener of the Week - Mondays at 4:20
Sky At Night - Steve Sims, Tuesdays 8:30am
Bird of the Week - Dr Vic Heaney, Tuesdays at 15:30
Ask the Vet - Malcolm Martland, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 14:30
Trading Standards Advice - Clive Kenyon, Wednesdays 8:30am
Exit Poll - Visitor's Views, Wednesdays at 14:45
Island Beat - Local Police Update, Wednesdays at 15:30
DVD of the Week - Jeremy Pearson, Thursdays at 8:30am
Wine Advice - Allan Beaver, Fridays 11:45am
Walk of the Week - Will Wagstaff
, Saturdays 7:45am
Bird Report - Will Wagstaff
, Saturdays 8:30am
Meet My Pet - Saturday Morning.
Daily Features
Envirominutes - One Minute Green Tips from Clare Lewis from the AONB at 14:20
Household Tips - Jane Chiverton with tips to save money and time around the house at 15:50
Website of the Day - James Watt with his top, daily website at 16:50
Community radio in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, Community Radio refers to a system of licensing small, micro-local, non-profit radio stations, which started in 2002. In its early days, the pilot scheme was known as Access Radio.-History:...
station, owned and run by Keri Jones
Keri Jones
Keri Jones is a British radio executive.Keri Jones attended university from 1989 to study law and worked for a number of radio stations throughout the 80's and 90's including DevonAir, Radio Medica, Viking FM, BBC Radio Humberside, Fosseway Radio, Leicester Sound, Valleys Radio and various BBC...
. It launched at 2pm on 3 September 2007, and broadcasts to 2,100 residents of the Isles of Scilly
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The islands have had a unitary authority council since 1890, and are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part...
. In 2008 the station was featured on the BBC2 programme An Island Parish
An Island Parish
An Island Parish is a British television documentary made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC2. Series one and two covers the lives of residents of the Church of England parish of the Isles of Scilly. These series were supported by the Diocese of Truro...
.
Technical
It broadcasts on FMFM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
on 107.9 MHz from the existing radio mast by the Coastguard Tower at Telegraph
Telegraph, Isles of Scilly
Telegraph is the name of a hamlet on St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly. The only golf course on the lsland is located nearby. It is located in the north west of the island....
on St. Mary's
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly
St Mary's is the largest island of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwest coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom.-Description:...
island.
Currently, BBC Radio Cornwall
BBC Radio Cornwall
BBC Radio Cornwall is the BBC Local Radio service for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in the United Kingdom. It broadcasts from its studios on Phoenix Wharf in Truro on 95.2 in the east, 96.0 on the Isles of Scilly and 103.9 in the west MHz FM, as well as on DAB.Andrew George, MP for St Ives, has...
transmits from there on 96 MHz.
Tests show that all of the Isles of Scilly can be covered from this site, and the transmitter output power is 100 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s Vertical polarization (although the station is licenced for up to 200 watts Mixed polarization).
It has been credited with the claim of being "the world's smallest radio station", due to the small number of residents on the islands, and the fact that reception beyond islands is very limited (reception is possible in St. Just
St Just in Penwith
St Just is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish encompasses the town of St Just and the nearby settlements of Trewellard, Pendeen and Kelynack: it is bounded by the parishes of Morvah to the north-east, Sancreed and Madron to the east, St Buryan and Sennen to...
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
). However, its licensed service area population is slightly larger than that of the UK's smallest licensed station Two Lochs Radio
Two Lochs Radio
Two Lochs Radio is Britain's smallest commercial radio station, and community broadcaster for the Gairloch, Loch Ewe and Loch Maree areas of Wester Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland...
which broadcasts to an official service area population of just 1,681.
Funding
The radio stationRadio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
is part funded by a local lottery
Lottery
A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments...
.
The Council for the Isles of Scilly has granted the station a licence to hold a weekly lottery. It costs gamblers £1 a week to enter and there will be a weekly prize, originally offered as 2,000 tickets with a £1000 prize, but currently offering an interim provision of 1,000 tickets with a £800 prize. Any money remaining after the prize has been paid will go towards the cost of running the station.
Programming
Island volunteers are trained as presenters by founder, Keri JonesKeri Jones
Keri Jones is a British radio executive.Keri Jones attended university from 1989 to study law and worked for a number of radio stations throughout the 80's and 90's including DevonAir, Radio Medica, Viking FM, BBC Radio Humberside, Fosseway Radio, Leicester Sound, Valleys Radio and various BBC...
. Trish Bertram
Trish Bertram
Trish Bertram is a British television continuity announcer and voice-over artist.-Background:Bertram has been a live TV announcer for over twenty five years, starting her career in 1982 with London Weekend Television...
provides pre-recorded voice-overs. Radio Scilly's commitment to OFCOM
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
is to provide two live hours of broadcasts per day from a studio above Island Properties on St. Mary's
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly
St Mary's is the largest island of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwest coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom.-Description:...
island.
Daytime Broadcasting
Weekdays 7am-12pm The Morning Show with Keri Jones12-1pm Monday - Maritime Matters with Steve Watt
5-6pm Monday - The Gig Show
12-1pm Tuesday - The Tourism Show with Steve Watt
5-6pm Tuesday - The Bryher Show
12-1pm Wednesday - Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Show with Julie Love
5-6pm Wednesday - The St. Martins Show with Toby Tobin-Dougan
12-1pm Thursday - The Book Show with Linda Thomas
1-2pm Thursday - Health and Wellbeing with Marion Bennett
12-1pm Friday - The Weekend Show with Steve Watt
1pm-2pm Friday - The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Show with Clare Lewis
5-6pm Friday - The Sports Show with Richard Wilcox
12-1pm Saturday - The Lunchtime Movie Show with Jeremy Pearson
1-2pm Saturday - Lydia Birch
2-3pm Saturday - Northern Soul with Roy Asten
3-5pm Saturday - Rock, Pop and Indie music with John Bird
8-9am Sunday - Music and a look at the week's papers with Pete the Hat
10-11am Sunday - The Pub Quiz with John McKitterick
2pm - The Islanders Soap
4-6pm Sunday - Charity Shop Countdown with Malcolm Martland
5-6pm Sunday - Brian Lowen and William Thomas, alternate weekly shows.
The Evening Shows
Tuesday 8-9pm World Music - Music from around the world with Louise GrahamWednesday 6-7pm The Blues Show - A collection of Blues Music with Steve Watt
Thursdays 9pm Steve Sims - Eclectic music and comedy.
Features
Weekly FeaturesFlower of the Week - June Lethbridge, Mondays at 11:45am
Shipwrecks of Scilly - Todd Stevens, Mondays at 15:30
Listener of the Week - Mondays at 4:20
Sky At Night - Steve Sims, Tuesdays 8:30am
Bird of the Week - Dr Vic Heaney, Tuesdays at 15:30
Ask the Vet - Malcolm Martland, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 14:30
Trading Standards Advice - Clive Kenyon, Wednesdays 8:30am
Exit Poll - Visitor's Views, Wednesdays at 14:45
Island Beat - Local Police Update, Wednesdays at 15:30
DVD of the Week - Jeremy Pearson, Thursdays at 8:30am
Wine Advice - Allan Beaver, Fridays 11:45am
Walk of the Week - Will Wagstaff
Will Wagstaff
William Wagstaff, commonly known as Will Wagstaff, is a leading ornithologist and naturalist in the Isles of Scilly, and also an author. His popular guided wildlife walks have made him both a well-known and popular figure in the islands. Originally from South Wales, Wagstaff has lived on the Isles...
, Saturdays 7:45am
Bird Report - Will Wagstaff
Will Wagstaff
William Wagstaff, commonly known as Will Wagstaff, is a leading ornithologist and naturalist in the Isles of Scilly, and also an author. His popular guided wildlife walks have made him both a well-known and popular figure in the islands. Originally from South Wales, Wagstaff has lived on the Isles...
, Saturdays 8:30am
Meet My Pet - Saturday Morning.
Daily Features
Envirominutes - One Minute Green Tips from Clare Lewis from the AONB at 14:20
Household Tips - Jane Chiverton with tips to save money and time around the house at 15:50
Website of the Day - James Watt with his top, daily website at 16:50
External links
- radioscilly.com Official website
- scillylottery.com Scilly Lottery
- scillymovieshow.blogspot.com Movie Show
- radioscillybookshow.blogspot.com Book Show