Edinburgh’s online community radio station EHFM have opened Ground Floor, a new café in Leith, which will also host EHFM’s brand new, public-facing studio.
After six years of broadcasting from multi-arts venue Summerhall, EHFM will move their operations to a unit on Great Junction Street, previously Spilt Milk, under the new name Ground Floor.
The café is situated above a complex of rehearsal spaces, recording studios and retailer Drum Central and will be operated by EHFM, with all the profits going towards funding EHFM.
Ground Floor will also accommodate EHFM’s new custom-built, soundproofed studio where the station’s broadcasts will come from. There will also be podcast recording facilities from Thursday 1 August. Situated inside the café, the new studio allows the public to watch the radio station in action as they enjoy a coffee.
Ground Floor opens today for sit-in and takeaway. It will be open seven days a week, serving specialty coffee, pastries and an exclusive topped focaccia offering provided by local restaurant Alby’s.
EHFM will begin broadcasting from their new studio on Thursday 1 August.
EHFM co-founder and Director, Jamie Pettinger, said: “After six years of broadcasting from Summerhall, this feels like a new chapter for the station. We hope that the move will allow our listeners to engage with us more in the real world, and the cafe can provide a stable source of income in these financially uncertain times.
“We’re so excited to situate ourselves in the creative community of Leith, an area in which many of our presenters are already very active. It feels like such a natural move for us!”
Ground Floor and EHFM 125 Great Junction Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5JB
Listen live to EHFM: www.ehfm.live
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