The new kid on the radio block is 98.8 Castle FM. Previously known as Leith FM the station has undergone some changes and I was lucky enough to be on the open-top launch bus for The Reporter. Here is my audio report!
Sir Tom Farmer relaunched the community station, Leith FM, as 98.8 Castle FM on Friday the 23rd of March 2012, being the first speaker to take the station to the airwaves.
The station, which celebrates its fifth anniversary in April, just completed a £10,000 project to create state-of-the-art studios at its Leith premises which are named after businessman Sir Tom.
The aim of the rebrand is to bring the station to a wider Edinburgh audience and with the station hitting over 200,000 listeners a month, it is expected to be a huge success whilst continuing with their strong community roots and eclectic radio shows.
Photos by Danielle Rowley
Just listened to the Launch in Brisbane, Australia originally from Edinburgh …. feeling home sick now!
It’s OK – you can listen online to all our audio anytime – that will ensure that you know you are in the right place! 🙂
If they’re so community focussed, why do they want to disassociate themselves from Leith where they have, by their own admission a “bad reputation”? They’re trying to become a commercial station through the back door, on the back of a community licence. 200,000 listeners? Oh, I doubt that very much.
Getting rid of good shows and presenters to make way for ex-ILR jocks is not the way forward. The daytime schedule is no different to other commercial stations, who do it so much better.
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