L107
L107 is the Scottish independent local radio station which broadcasts to Lanarkshire on 107.5 and 107.9 FM.
History
L107 replaced '107 The Edge', which was originally launched as 'Clan FM' from 1999 until 2003, when it was saved from closure by the Kingdom Radio Group and rebranded. Within two years, the station was again saved from closure by former Radio 1 and Radio Clyde presenter Mark Page (founder of the UK forces station Garrison Radio), who led its relaunch as L107, a full service local station.[1]
The station closed at 10am on 18 August 2008 but reopened at 9am on 26 August 2008 following a buyout.[2] The station went off air for almost a week on 30 April 2010 when its main transmitter was removed from its Hamilton site.[3][4]
Transmission of regular L107 programming was interrupted again on Friday 29 October 2010. After a period of a week of dead air followed by several days of automated music & commercials, L107's licence was handed back to the broadcasting regulator OFCOM on Thursday 11 November 2010 with the station's frequencies closed shortly afterwards.[5] Earlier that month, the regulator had recorded a breach of format against the station for providing an insufficient local news service.[6]
References
- ^ L107 leaves the airwaves, Radio Today, 18 August 2008
- ^ "Lanarkshire Station Saved from Closure". All Media Scotland. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ Thieves nick transmitter while radio station is on the air, Daily Record, 1 May 2010
- ^ L107 back on air after return of missing transmitter, Hamilton Advertiser, May 13, 2010.
- ^ L107 hands licence back to Ofcom, 12 November 2010
- ^ OFCOM Content Sampling Report - L107, 1 November 2010