West Sound (Ayrshire)
West Sound is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio Network. It broadcasts to Ayrshire and South West Scotland.
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| Broadcast area | Ayrshire |
| Frequency | MW: 1035 kHz DAB: 11B |
| Branding | The Greatest Hits for Ayrshire |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Network | Greatest Hits Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer Media Audio UK |
| West FM West Sound (Dumfries and Galloway) | |
| History | |
First air date | 16 October 1981 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | West Sound |
| Website | planetradio.co.uk/westsound/ |
As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audience of 64,000 listeners according to RAJAR.[1]
The station is due to be rebranded to Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire on 3 April 2023.[1][2]
Programming
All of Westsound's programming is carried from Greatest Hits Radio's network of locally branded Scottish stations with some off-peak output also carried from GHR's sister network in England.
Networked programming originates from the studios of Clyde 2 in Clydebank, Forth 2 in Edinburgh, Tay 2 in Dundee and from Greatest Hits Radio's Birmingham, Nottingham, London and Manchester studios. Occasional programming is produced and broadcast from MFR 2 in Inverness, Northsound 2 in Aberdeen and West Sound in Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway
News
Westsound broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and from 7am to 1pm at weekends. Headlines are broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside sport and traffic bulletins.
National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins at weekends, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.
Presenters
Ewen Cameron (Ewen & Cat At Breakfast)
Cat Harvey (Ewen & Cat At Breakfast)
Paul Carlin (Ewen & Cat At Breakfast, Saturday Afternoon)
Stuart Webster (Weekday Daytime)
Keith Clarkson (Sunday Breakfast)
Alan Edwards (Afternoon Anthems, Home Run and Saturday Breakfast)
Andy Crane (Late Night)
Alex Lester (Weekday Overnights)
Mark Goodier (Greatest Hits Superstars, Smash Hits Chart Show)
Des Paul (Rhythm Of The Night)
Tony Dibbin (Weekend Overnight)
Gavin Pearson (Saturday Morning)
Paul Gammobachini (America's Greatest Hits)
Kate Thornton (House Party)
Boogie (Boogie Nights)
Fred MacAulay (Sunday Morning)
Simon Mayo (The Album Show)
Arlene Stuart (Sunday Evening)
References
- Scott, Hazel (12 January 2023). "West Sound is changing to Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire from April 2023". West Sound. Bauer Media Audio UK. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- Martin, Roy (12 January 2023). "Bauer to rebrand seven heritage Scottish stations to Greatest Hits Radio". RadioToday. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.