BBC Radio Orkney is a local opt-out of

BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23 November 197 ...

for the

Orkney Islands Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

, which is based in Castle Street,

Kirkwall Kirkwall ( sco, Kirkwaa, gd, Bàgh na h-Eaglaise, nrn, Kirkavå) is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name (''Church Bay''), which later changed to ''Kirkv ...

Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

, in

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. Depending on the time of year, there are either two or three broadcasts per day on weekdays on the

frequency: the flagship breakfast programme ''Around Orkney'', a short lunchtime news at 12:54pm featuring local news and weather for Orkney and Shetland, and ''Radio Orkney's Evening Programme''.

Programming

''Around Orkney''

''Around Orkney'' is a news programme broadcast weekday mornings from 7:30 to 8:00am (opting out from

's ''

Good Morning Scotland ''Good Morning Scotland'' ( gd, Madainn Mhath Alba) is a Scottish breakfast radio news programme. It is broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland weekdays from 06:00 to 09:00. Established in 1973, it is the longest-running radio show broadcast from Scotl ...

''), featuring local news, weather, travel, sport, daily diary, job opportunities and mart reports. Every Wednesday there is a "Postbag" section featuring letters sent in by listeners. Radio Orkney produced their first-ever outside broadcasts in summer 2007, from the County Show and the Parish Cup Final.

''Radio Orkney's Evening Programme''

''Radio Orkney's Evening Programme'' (often referred to as just ''the evening programme'') is a programme broadcast from 6:10 to 7:00pm from Monday–Thursday between the months of October and May. There are various programmes on the evening schedule, including the regular Monday night ''Bruck'' programme (swaps and appeals), a folk music programme (''Tuesday Folk'')), a country music programme (''On The Border''), ''Whassigo'' (described as "an Orcadian ''

Call My Bluff ''Call My Bluff'' is a British panel game show based on the short-lived US version of the same name. It was originally hosted by Robin Ray and later, most notably, by Robert Robinson. Its most prominent panellist was Frank Muir. Format The ga ...

''"), ''Classic Concert'' (archive local recordings) and the annual ''Ba Quiz''.

''Friday Requests''

''Friday Requests'' is broadcast on Friday evenings throughout the year. The programme is identical in structure to the ''Radio Orkney'' programme except that it plays music which residents of

have requested through the week via phoning a request line, usually dedicated their requests.

History

Celtic rock Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock, as well as a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context. It has been extremely prolific since the early 1970s and can be seen as a key foundat ...

band

Wolfstone Wolfstone are a Scottish musical group founded in 1989, who play Celtic rock. Their repertoire consists of both original songs and traditional folk pieces. They have released seven studio albums, the latest, '' Terra Firma'', in 2007. The band ...

wrote a signature tune for BBC Radio Orkney. However, it was ultimately unused and appeared on their second album '' The Chase'' (1992) as its first track, "Tinnie Run".

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