98.8 Castle FM

Castle FM
Broadcast area	Edinburgh
Frequency	98.8 MHz
Branding	Community radio for Edinburgh
Programming
Format	Community radio
Ownership
Owner	Leith Community Mediaworks Ltd [dormant]
History
Last air date	February 2016
Links
Webcast	http://www.castlefmscotland.com/listen/

98.8 Castle FM (formerly Leith FM) is a now-defunct community radio station, covering the area of Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland. The station started broadcasting on 7 May 2007[1] and was made available on 98.8FM throughout Edinburgh and its surrounding area as well as online.

On 23 March 2012, the station changed its name to 98.8 Castle FM with the strapline 'Edinburgh's bigger local mix' serving the community of the Capital. The licence-holding company (Leith Community Mediaworks Ltd) filed accounts in 2012 as a dormant company with no assets.

As of mid-December 2015 Castle FM broadcast on an automated playout without presenters, not originating in the studio, after it lost access to the property used for the station. This is reportedly related to long-standing rent and power bill arrears which forced the landlord to take back control of the premises. The station also ceased streaming online at the same time.

Selected former presenters

Robert Baldock & Andy Fielding (Project Moonbase, 2007-2010)
Paula Cameron
Nikai Chalaman Cruz
Al Chivers (The Al Chivers Alternative Show)
Ally D
Steven Hogg
Donnie Hughes
John Hunt
Ewan Irvine
Penny Jackson
Dave Knight
John Leslie
Lenny Love
Ray McMahon
Tony McQue
Matt Shields
Jason Smith
Joanna Sproule
Kathryn Sproule
Richard & Carly Templeman
Lewis Wilson

References

"Edinburgh station changes to Castle FM". RadioToday. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

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[1] "Edinburgh station changes to Castle FM". RadioToday. Retrieved 20 June 2020.