Zapped Tayside radio stations return
Three local radio stations in Tayside are back on the air after a lightning strike destroyed equipment.
A lightning strike.
- By Grant Smith
- Published in the Courier : 06.01.11
- Published online : 06.01.11 @ 08.27am
Radio North Angus, Heartland FM and Bridge FM are all users of the shared access digital radio channel, which is available to anyone with a DAB radio.
In the thunderstorms at the end of November, BT equipment at Tealing was damaged and the channel was suspended for repairs.
All three stations, which are staffed by volunteers, were able to keep their ordinary FM broadcasts going, but they were not available to digital radio users again until yesterday.
Radio North Angus, based in Arbroath can be heard on weekday mornings and at weekends on the shared access channel.
Heartland FM, based in Pitlochry, broadcasts on weekday afternoons and at weekends.
The other station is Bridge FM, which is based at Ninewells Hospital and serves patients and staff at hospitals across Dundee. Its programmes are on at weekday lunchtimes and five evenings per week.
Bridge FM volunteers are still rebuilding their studios, which were badly smoke-damaged during the fire at the hospital in September.
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