BBC Radio Scotland
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kHz DAB: 11B, 11C and 12D Freeview: 719 (Scotland only) Freesat: 712 Sky: 0116 (UK only) Virgin Media: 930 | |
RDS | BBC Scot |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | News, music, sport, talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | BBC |
Operator | BBC Scotland |
History | |
First air date | 23 November 1978 |
Former frequencies | 585 MW |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
Links | |
Webcast | BBC Sounds |
Website | bbc |
BBC Radio Scotland is a
Radio Scotland is broadcast in English, whilst sister station Radio nan Gàidheal broadcasts in Scottish Gaelic.
According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 800,000 and has a listening share of 6.1% as of December 2023.[2]
History
The first BBC Radio Scotland broadcast was on 17 December 1973, a fortnight earlier than planned.[3]
BBC Radio Scotland was founded as a full-time radio network on 23 November 1978.[4] Previously it was possible only to opt out of BBC Radio 4, and the service was known as Radio 4 Scotland or, formally on air, as "BBC Scotland Radio 4". Although on some occasions Radio Scotland used to use BBC Radio 2 as a sustaining service at certain times, most notably during the Sport on 2 Saturday afternoon programme with a BBC Scotland opt-out on 202m known as "BBC Scotland Radio 2"; however, this has been discontinued since.[5][6][7][8]
The establishment of a separate network was made possible when Radio 4 became a fully UK-wide network when it moved from
Kirsty Wark launched her career on BBC Radio Scotland, first as a researcher and then as a producer.[9]
Programmes
Radio Scotland broadcasts a wide range of programming, including news, debate, music, drama, comedy and sports. It is broadcast from the BBC Scotland headquarters in the Pacific Quay in Glasgow. Overnight, the station simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live during its downtime.
Local opt-outs
BBC Radio Orkney and BBC Radio Shetland opt out of BBC Radio Scotland for 30 minutes each weekday to broadcast a local news programme and during the winter months this is supplemented for both areas by an additional hour-long programme. Local news and weather bulletins are also broadcast as opt-outs from news studios in Selkirk, Dumfries, Aberdeen and Inverness on weekdays.
Notable presenters
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- Kaye Adams (news) [10]
- Iain Anderson (music) [11]
- Bryan Burnett (music) [12]
- Stuart Cosgrove (sport)
- Tam Cowan (sport)
- Archie Fisher (music)
- Vic Galloway (music) [13]
- Jim Gellatly (music)
- Richard Gordon (sport)
- Gary Innes (music)
- Stephen Jardine (news)
- Mary Ann Kennedy (lifestyle, features and documentaries)
- Fred MacAulay (lifestyle, features and documentaries)
- Cathy MacDonald (music)
- Bruce MacGregor (music)
- Sally Magnusson (lifestyle, features and documentaries)
- Connie McLaughlin (news) [14]
- Tom Morton (music)
- Shereen Nanjiani (news)
- Natasha Raskin Sharp (music)
- Ricky Ross (music)
- Billy Sloan (music) [15]
- Graham Stewart (news)
- Ashley Storrie (music and comedy) [16]
- Grant Stott (music) [17]
- Gary West (music)
Past presenters
Heads of Radio, Scotland
The title "Head of Radio, Scotland" was applied to cover not only the Radio Scotland service but also BBC Scotland's radio productions for other networks.
Years served | H.R.S. |
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1978–1979 | John Pickles |
1980–1983 | Christopher Irwin |
1983–1987 | Stan Taylor |
1987–1992 | Neil Fraser |
1992–1996 | James Boyle |
1996–2000 | Ken MacQuarrie |
2000–2005 | Maggie Cunningham |
2005–2017 | Jeff Zycinski |
2017–present | Gareth Hynes |
References
- ISBN 0-7486-0376-X.
- ^ "RAJAR".
- ^ "Radio Scotland off their mark". The Herald. 18 December 1973. p. 5. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Young, Andrew (7 November 1978). "Star line-up as Radio Scotland goes pop". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 4. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?q=1500m+and+202m#top
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/search/?date-end=1999&date-start=1967&keyword=+202m+in+scotland®ion=gb-sct
- ^ "Radio 4 doing opt outs for Scotland?". October 2017.
- ^ "BBC Scotland Radio 2 - Scotland on Air".
- ^ "Visual Arts Group". Ayrshirarts.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000gd1
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074hkv
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079fy9
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074hgc
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gwnc
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b067g94l
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09yn48l
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08tbnf1
- ^ https://www.thenational.scot/news/23766937.john-beattie-bbc-radio-scotland-presenter-step-role/
Further reading
- Lockerbie, Catherine (1985), "Making Waves: Radio in Scotland", in Parker, Geoff (ed.), ISSN 0264-0856