L107
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L107 was the Scottish
independent local radio station which broadcast to Lanarkshire
on 107.5 and 107.9 FM.
and Radio Clyde
presenter Mark Page (founder of the UK forces station Garrison Radio), who led its relaunch as L107, a full service local station.
Alan Shields and Colin Lamont
bought L107 from Page in August 2008, paying him £75,000 for the station, its licence, and equipment. According to the Hamilton Advertiser, Lamont invested more than £62,000 into the business and guaranteeing overdrafts, ran L107's programming and broadcast on the station under his Scottie McClue
persona.
The station experienced financial difficulties during 2009. Lamont left the station, accusing Shields of not contributing his funding. Hamilton
businessman George Fulston attempted to oust the station's managing director, Alan Shields, from his position, after the station’s staff complained of delays in the payment of wages.
The station closed at 10am on 18 August 2008 but was again saved and reopened at 9am on 26 August 2008 following a buyout and managed to continue broadcasting for yet another two years.
The station went off air for almost a week on 30 April 2010 when its main transmitter was removed from its Hamilton site.
Transmission of regular L107 programming was interrupted again on Friday 29 October 2010 when the main transmitter was again interfered with from outwith the station.
After a period of a week of dead air followed by several days of automated music & commercials, L107's licence was handed back to the broadcasting regulator Ofcom
this attempt was unsuccessful and the licence remained in the hands of the rightful owners but after much discussion over actual ownership and without the agreement of all interested parties being in place yet another attempt at a handback was made which, after much deliberation, was eventually reluctantly accepted by the regulator on Thursday 11 November 2010 with the station's frequencies closing shortly afterwards. Earlier that month, the regulator had recorded a minor breach of format against the station with regard to its provision of local news.
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independent local radio station which broadcast to Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
on 107.5 and 107.9 FM.
History
L107 replaced '107 The Edge', which was originally launched as 'Clan FM' from 1999 until 2003, when it was saved from closure by the Kingdom Radio Group and rebranded. Within two years, the station was again saved from closure by former BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
and Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde is a division of Bauer Radio based in Glasgow, Scotland. They currently operate an FM station and an AM station from studios in Clydebank West Dunbartonshire.- History :...
presenter Mark Page (founder of the UK forces station Garrison Radio), who led its relaunch as L107, a full service local station.
Alan Shields and Colin Lamont
Colin Lamont
Colin Lamont is a media consultant, actor, writer and broadcaster. He is best known as the man behind the on-air persona of radio host Scottie McClue.-Career:...
bought L107 from Page in August 2008, paying him £75,000 for the station, its licence, and equipment. According to the Hamilton Advertiser, Lamont invested more than £62,000 into the business and guaranteeing overdrafts, ran L107's programming and broadcast on the station under his Scottie McClue
Scottie McClue
Scottie McClue is the on-air pseudonym of media consultant, actor, writer and broadcaster Colin Lamont, whoin 1992 as Senior producer and presenter at Red Rose Gold in Preston, created the persona for the Scottie McClue Mega Phone-In, networked on various Independent Local Radio stations across the...
persona.
The station experienced financial difficulties during 2009. Lamont left the station, accusing Shields of not contributing his funding. Hamilton
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
businessman George Fulston attempted to oust the station's managing director, Alan Shields, from his position, after the station’s staff complained of delays in the payment of wages.
The station closed at 10am on 18 August 2008 but was again saved and reopened at 9am on 26 August 2008 following a buyout and managed to continue broadcasting for yet another two years.
The station went off air for almost a week on 30 April 2010 when its main transmitter was removed from its Hamilton site.
Transmission of regular L107 programming was interrupted again on Friday 29 October 2010 when the main transmitter was again interfered with from outwith the station.
After a period of a week of dead air followed by several days of automated music & commercials, L107's licence was handed back to the broadcasting regulator Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
this attempt was unsuccessful and the licence remained in the hands of the rightful owners but after much discussion over actual ownership and without the agreement of all interested parties being in place yet another attempt at a handback was made which, after much deliberation, was eventually reluctantly accepted by the regulator on Thursday 11 November 2010 with the station's frequencies closing shortly afterwards. Earlier that month, the regulator had recorded a minor breach of format against the station with regard to its provision of local news.