BBC Radio Shetland

BBC Radio Shetland is a radio station and local opt-out service of BBC Radio Scotland, covering the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The station's studio is located in Pitt Lane, Lerwick.

Programming

For much of its broadcast day, BBC Radio Shetland rebroadcasts the output of BBC 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.

Staffing

Senior Producer: John Johnston
Producer: John Johnston
Reporters and presenters: John Johnston, Ross Cowper-Fraser, Iona Nicol, Eva Runciman, Andrea Racekova