Radio Scotland

Radio Scotland
Broadcast areaScotland, Northern Ireland, parts of eastern England
Frequency1241 kHz (242 m MW)
BrandingRadio Scotland
Programming
LanguageEnglish, Scots
FormatTop 40, Ceilidh, Pop
Ownership
OwnerTommy Shields
History
First air date
31 December 1965
Last air date
14 August 1967
Former names
Radio Scotland and Ireland

Radio Scotland was an offshore pirate radio station broadcasting on 1241 kHz mediumwave (242 metres), created by Tommy Shields in 1965. The station was on the former lightship L.V. Comet, which had been fitted out as a radio station in Guernsey using RCA technology and engineers, it was anchored at locations off Scotland, usually outside territorial waters.