A local community radio station has announced that it is to open a new broadcasting facility and retail outlet.
Trossachs Radio has been broadcasting online via its own Trossachs Radio app and from Amazon Smart Speakers.
Owner Edward Cullum set up Trossachs Radio in 2022 after realising that there was no radio station providing essential local information and news exclusively for the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park area.
The station’s primary objective is to inform and entertain with a daytime music format for “grown-ups,” although there will be an element of children’s programming too. Specialist shows include politics, country, folk, jazz, and eighties.
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The new studios and retail outlet in Callander will open at 10am on Saturday, September 14. The retail outlet, called 'Scobbies (Scobys) Records', will sell vinyl records and accessories, as well as Trossachs Radio merchandise.
The station will be opened by Dina Andrews, who has presented her “Pink Cowgirl Radio Show” weekly on the station since the outset. An award-winning country singer/songwriter, Andrews also represents Scotland for the International Singers and Songwriters Association (ISSA).
The new venture plans to reach out to people looking for an opportunity to gain experience in media studies and broadcasting, with Trossachs Radio keen to nurture local talent to create Scotland’s radio presenters and journalists of the future.
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