Well I've mentioned it many times before on the mudcat, about us starting a community radio station on the Island of Skye but this time it's for real- Yes we started transmitting on 106.2 on Saturday and are now up and running.
Actually we are far from ready yet but you've got to start some time.
At the moment we have no phone line to the desk and no sustaining service. We are extremely limited in CD's but the buzz is there.
On Saturday when we started we got Ali Abassi, the Traffic reporter for the BBC Scotland to come up for the opening. Although born in Karrachi, Ali has been brought up in Glasgow and is an enthuiastic Gaelic learner. He has hundred of jokes and has compiled a couple of joke books, so guess what the prizes were. He's a great guy and a welcome honorary Skye man.
No Sooner had Ali left the studio when the boys of Battlefield popped in on their way from a concert in Edinbane.
They were great and left CD's for us.
Today Lesley Riddoch popped into the morning show and sounded like she belonged there.
We are still doing a limited service but the enthusium is growing and we will extend the hours as we go along.
The music content so far has been about 70 percent traditional with a healthy input of country and pop.
If you are ever in the area, tune in and come and see us.
Do you know! I don't know the address but it's at the top of Stormy Hill in Portree and you just look for the antenna mast,
Our phone number is 01478 61 1234
And just in case you want to post and album, it would get there if you posted it to "Cuillin FM, Stormy Hill, Portree, Isle of Skye Scotland.
(I've never been a great believer in these post codes anyway!)
Oh you better mark it for the attention of Strupag so I'll make sure that everything that we receive is played.

Well I'm off to bed now as I've got to get up to drive the desk tomorrow for "Duisg" the morning show

Andy