Edinburgh's Garrison Radio to switch from mediumwave to FM

One of the smallest mediumwave broadcasters in the UK is to switch to FM after being awarded a community radio licence by the UK media regulator Ofcom.

Garrison Radio, Scotland's first Army station, currently broadcasts to Dreghorn Barracks in Edinburgh on 1350 kHz, but has problems reaching all the families of the soldiers serving there, as it uses just one watt of power.

The new FM licence (50 watts) will mean that Garrison Radio can reach the Army barracks at both Dreghorn and Redford. As a bonus, the station will also reach non-military listeners in the area.

Copy of the official licence application (confidential sections removed)

Source: Media Network

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