The Uist community radio station “An Radio” took another step forward today, incorporating some sample interviews in English and Gaelic from Island Voices/Guthan nan Eilean in its 24/7 stream over the internet.
It is still some way from actually broadcasting on air, but the number of volunteers is steadily increasing, many with fresh new ideas on what to contribute. If you have some ideas yourself, why not visit the volunteers page*?
In the meantime, if you want to hear the stream just go to the site and follow the “An Radio Player*” link.
And here’s the “Island Voices Ident”. Listen out!
*Archivists note: Link no longer available as An Reidio has ceased activity. An Reidio was a community-run automated loop automated service that broadcasted on 105.2 FM in the Uists and Benbecula, and was gradually phased out to evolve into Reidio Cheolais. The ultimate evolution of this community radio effort officially stepped into the spotlight on 20 January 2024, when Rèidio Cheòlais officially launched its 24/7 Gaelic digital broadcasting service