Update on MFR reception in Badenoch and Strathspey
Storms Barbara and Conor caused severe damage to MFR's transmitter on Cairngorm.
MFR's transmitter in the Cairngorms is now back on air.
The aerials, which are mounted near the top of Cairngorm mountain, were severely damaged during storms Barbara and Conor around Christmas.
MFR's Content Director David Walker gave us this update on Tuesday 10th January: "Today was the first date that specialist aerial contractors from the central belt were able to visit the site to assess the damage.
"They found significant damage to the aerials, which they suspect was caused by a lightning strike.
"Their engineers have spent several hours on top of the mountain today, replacing the aerials in winds which are gusting to 50mph.
"We are absolutely delighted to be back on air and I'd like to apologise once again to all of our listeners in Badenoch and Strathspey who were affected by this outage."
PREVIOUS UPDATE 04/01/17:
MFR listeners in Badenoch and Strathspey are currently unable to tune in to their favourite radio station after storms Barbara and Conor damaged one of MFR's transmitters.
80mph winds, gusting to 116mph have damaged our ariels, which are located near the top station on Cairngorm Mountain.
MFR's Engineer Malcolm Lee says that bad weather is to blame: "The storms over the Christmas period have damaged the aerial system on Cairngorm Mountain. Access to the site has been hampered because of the weather conditions.
"It has been impossible until today to contact aerial contractors because of the holiday period. Now the earliest they can attend is next week, weather permitting."
David Walker, MFR's Content Director, added: "We have received a number of phone calls and messages on social media from listeners who are frustrated that they can't pick up MFR on 96.6FM. To them we are very sorry; the last thing we want is to be off air.
"Please be assured that we are working on getting back on as soon as possible"