Radio Clyde

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Radio Clyde
  • Classic Hits
Ownership
OwnerBauer Media Audio UK
History
First air date
31 December 1973
12 August 1988 (Clyde FM/Radio Clyde split)
Links
WebcastYes
WebsiteClyde 1
GHR Glasgow & The West

Radio Clyde is a group of two

West Central Scotland. Radio Clyde is owned and operated by Bauer, based at studios in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire and forms part of Bauer's Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio
Network of local stations.

History

Radio Clyde began broadcasting as the commercial radio station in Scotland at 10.30pm on Monday 31 December 1973.[1] It was the first ILR station outside London, on 261 metres medium wave and 95.1 FM (later moving to 102.5 FM). Its original slogan was Radio Clyde, 261, all together now. The station's studios were originally located at the Anderston Centre complex within Glasgow city centre, but moved to its current site at Clydebank in 1983.[2]

During the 1980s, under Programme Controller Alex Dickson, the station maintained a commitment to the arts, including outside broadcasts by the

Scottish National Orchestra and other orchestras in its programming. It also broadcast Interact, a two-hour weekly arts magazine programme, and employed a full-time drama producer who commissioned work performed by prominent Scottish actors such as Eileen McCallum and Bill Paterson.[3]

Radio Clyde's output was split into two distinct services on Friday 12 August 1988, with the launch of a separate Clyde FM service carrying chart music at weekends. The split became permanent on Wednesday 3 January 1990, with the AM service carrying a classic hits format. In line with other UK stations, by this time the AM broadcast was advertised by its frequency of 1152 kHz, rather than its equivalent wavelength of 261 meters.

Radio Clyde was controlled by

Bauer Media.[4]

A third service was launched on Monday 19 January 2015 as

The Hits on DAB, with opt-outs for local news, traffic and advertising. From 1 September 2017, the local City 3 branding of the stations on DAB was withdrawn, in favour of reverting to using The Hits name.[5][6]

A fourth station,

Rock Radio.[8]

Notable past presenters include

Tom Russell (who presented the long running Friday Night Rock Show), Alan Todd[9][10] and Dougie Donnelly. BBC Breakfast anchor Bill Turnbull began his career in journalism at the station.[11]


Present

Radio Clyde forms one of Bauer's main radio production centres. As well as local programming for Glasgow and the West of Scotland - predominantly on Clyde 1 - the station also produces networked programming for the three City networks in Scotland and northern England.

The station's newsroom is also one of the largest in commercial radio[citation needed], producing local and national bulletins as well as extensive sports coverage, including live football commentaries and a nightly phone-in under the Superscoreboard banner.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Radio Clyde opens on hopeful note". The Glasgow Herald. 3 January 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Building up body for a bright new future". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ISSN 0264-0856
  4. ^ Farey-Jones, Daniel (7 December 2007). "Emap sells magazines and radio divisions to Bauer for £1.14bn". Brand Republic. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Bauer City Network 3 launches on local DAB". www.radiotoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ^ "The Hits to replace Bauer's City 3 Network – RadioToday". radiotoday.co.uk. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Radio Broadcast Update May 2016 - Ofcom". www.ofcom.org.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Ofcom awards Rock Radio a commercial radio licence in Scotland - Ofcom". www.ofcom.org.uk. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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  11. ^ "Radio Clyde: Marking 50 years of Glasgow voices on the radio". www.bbc.co.uk/news. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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