The Superstation Orkney
{{short description|Defunct radio station in Orkney Islands, Scotland}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = The Superstation Orkney
| logo = Superstation Orkney logo
| frequency = 105.4 MHz, [http://www.thesuperstation.co.uk Online]
| coordinates = {{coord|58.9879|-3.0256|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| airdate = 4 September 2004 – 16 November 2014
| format = Commercial
| owner = Independent
| website = [http://www.thesuperstation.co.uk The Superstation Orkney]
}}
The Superstation Orkney, also known as just The Superstation, was a commercial radio station, broadcasting to Orkney and Caithness. Until its closure in November 2014, the station was Orkney's only independent radio station, and broadcast 'a broad range of popular and contemporary
music'.http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/radio/community/archive/superstation.pdf Community Radio License Application Form - The Superstation Orkney - Retrieved 2008-01-14. The station also broadcast local news bulletins on the half-hour and national news from Sky News Radio on the hour.
The Superstation broadcast on 105.4 FM from the Wideford Hill transmitterhttp://tx.mb21.co.uk/mapsys/google/hitlist.php UK Broadcast Transmission - The "Hit List" - retrieved 2010-08-15 near Kirkwall and online via the station's website.
The station also offered free courses in radio production and presentation.https://web.archive.org/web/20080116053340/http://www.thesuperstation.co.uk/courses.htm Courses - retrieved by [https://web.archive.org archive.org] on 2008-01-21.http://www.thesuperstation.co.uk/courses.htm Courses - "The courses have now finished" - retrieved 2010-08-15
History
= Restricted Service Licence =
The Superstation began broadcasting under a three-month trial Restricted Service Licence awarded by Ofcom on Saturday 4 September 2004, from the MV Communicator, berthed at St Margaret's Hope. 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.http://www.orcadian.co.uk/archive/2004/archive36.htm "Last-minute setbacks delay launch of Orkney's first commercial radio station" - Retrieved 2008-01-14. The licence expired and the station ceased broadcasting at around 7pm on Tuesday 23 November 2004.
= Radio licence =
After The Superstation's RSL expired, the station applied to Ofcom for a radio licence. Ofcom's Radio Licensing Committee granted Superstation Orkney the licence on 5 September 2005.http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/tlproc/ctyraawa/communr210905/ "Ten community radio licence awards: September 2005" Accessed: 2008-01-14. The station resumed broadcasting under its radio licence on Monday 14 January 2008 at 12:00 GMThttps://www.webcitation.org/5UqRDXocE?url=http://www.thesuperstation.co.uk/news.htm - "The Super Station Orkney are happy to announce our full program schedule will launch on Monday 14th January 2008 at midday" - Retrieved 2008-01-14. with a show co-presented by Dave Miller & Ryan Woodman.
= Closure =
At midday on Sunday 16 November 2014, The Superstation ceased broadcasting under its community radio licence, having announced its closure online with just two hours' notice. The station's founder, Dave Miller, said a lack of public funding and dwindling advertising revenue during its later years had forced the community interest company which owned The Superstation to cease trading.[http://radiotoday.co.uk/2014/11/superstation-orkney-stops-broadcasting/ Superstation Orkney ends community radio broadcasting], RadioToday, 16 November 2014
Former presenters (before closure)
- Ryan Woodman
- JC
- Ron Brown
- Peter Quinn
- Gary King
- Andy Lawson
- Dave Sherwood
- Dave Miller
- Will Atkinson
- Sam Turner
Former programming
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- Weekday Mornings
- The Golden Hour
- Hit's Not Homework
- Through The Night
- New Music Show
- The Superstation Dance
- Totally 90s
- Europe Rocks
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- The Quiet Storm
- Drivetime
- The Superstation Party
- Totally 80s
- The Time Tunnel
- Club Classics
- Chillout Show
- Solid Gold Sunday
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References
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External links
- [http://www.thesuperstation.co.uk The Superstation Orkney]
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Category:Radio stations in Scotland
Category:Community radio stations in the United Kingdom
Category:Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom
Category:2004 establishments in Scotland
Category:Radio stations established in 2004