The Superstation Orkney, also known as just The Superstation, is a local commercial radio station which broadcasts to some parts of mainland Orkney and Caithness

Caithness

Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...

. The station is Orkney's only commercial radio station, and broadcasts 'a broad range of popular and contemporary
music'. The station also broadcasts a two-minute news bulletin on the hour provided by Independent Radio News

Independent Radio News

Independent Radio News provides a service of news bulletins, audio and copy to commercial radio stations in the UK and beyond.The managing director of IRN is Tim Molloy, who succeeded long-term MD John Perkins in November 2009...

 (whose services are, in turn, provided by Sky News Radio

Sky News Radio

Sky News Radio is the radio arm of the Sky News division of British Sky Broadcasting. It has been operating since June 1999, providing a news bulletin service for UK commercial radio stations operators across the UK and for a number of English-speaking radio stations across the world.The Sky News...

).

The station broadcasts in FM from the Wideford Hill transmitter near Kirkwall

Kirkwall

Kirkwall is the biggest town and capital of Orkney, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty...

, as well as providing an internet radio

Internet radio

Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...

 stream.

The station previously offered courses in radio production and presentation free of charge - however, these courses have now finished.

Restricted Service Licence

The Superstation started broadcasting under a 3 month trial Restricted Service Licence

Restricted Service Licence

A UK Restricted Service Licence , is typically granted to radio stations and television stations broadcasting within the UK to serve a local community or a special event...

 awarded by 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...

 on Saturday September 4, 2004, from the MV Communicator, berthed at St Margaret's Hope

St Margaret's Hope

St Margaret's Hope, known locally as The Hope , is a village in the Orkney Islands, situated off the north-east coast of Scotland. It has a population of about 550, making it Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness....

. The station was expected to launch earlier in the week, but could not due to not being linked to the Wideford Hill radio transmitter which serves Orkney . The licence expired and the station stopped broadcasting at around 7pm on Tuesday 23 November 2004.

Community radio licence

After The Superstation's Restricted Service Licence

Restricted Service Licence

A UK Restricted Service Licence , is typically granted to radio stations and television stations broadcasting within the UK to serve a local community or a special event...

 expired, the station applied 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...

 for a community radio

Community radio

Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...

 licence. Ofcom's

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...

 Radio Licensing Committee granted Superstation Orkney the licence on 5 September 2005. The station began broadcasting under its community radio license on Monday January 14, 2008 at 12:00 GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

Greenwich Mean Time is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is arguably the same as Coordinated Universal Time and when this is viewed as a time zone the name Greenwich Mean Time is especially used by bodies connected with the United...

with a show co-presented by Dave Miller & Ryan Woodman.

Presenters

• Ryan Woodman
• Spencer Cork
• Russ Lowe
• Mark Leigh
• Dave Sherwood
• Andy Gregory
• Andy Lawson
• Micky Gavin
• Gary King
• Dave Miller
• Paul Johnson

Past Presenters

• Sam Turner
• Phil Rodgers
• Luke Crawford
• Sean Coleman
• Jojo Sutherland
• Dee Kelly
• Will Aktinson
• Tiiu Shelly
• Pat Sharpe

Programming

• Weekday Mornings
• The Golden Hour
• The Evening Show
• Through The Night
• The Superstation Dance
• Totally 90s
• The Most Wanted

• The Quiet Storm
• Drivetime
• The Superstation Party
• Totally 80s
• Club Classics
• More Music, More Variety
• Solid Gold Sunday