SIBC A-list + B-list

Click here for the latest playlist of the SIBC A-list and B-list songs

Local artists on current and recurrent playlists

Adrenaline + Black Bic Biro + The Dogs + El Pedro + The Fatalists + Hidden Agenda + Hivida +
Jilliain Isbister + Little Green Machine + Jordan Ogg + Oscar Charlie + Riptorn + Shoormal +
Suppository Business + Malachy Tallack + Victims of Authority + Astrid Williamson

Shetland's Location

News about SIBC

Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report has suggested that relatively small population local radio stations like SIBC, and low-power community stations, should be allowed to continue indefinitely on Band II (VHF) using FM (frequency modulation). SIBC has confirmed that it aims to continue to broadcast on FM for the lifetime of the station

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For the last 14 years SIBC has argued that the European Eureka 147 Band III DAB standard is not suitable for geographical areas like Shetland. DAB on Band III is a cellular system which, in difficult geography, results in large gaps in coverage. The cellular system also makes it expensive to operate, certainly several times the turnover of the likes of SIBC