This article is about the BBC radio station. For the earlier offshore radio station, see Radio Scotland.
BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottishradio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23 November 1978. Radio Scotland is broadcast in English, whilst sister station Radio nan Gàidheal broadcasts in Scottish Gaelic.[1]
The first BBC Radio Scotland broadcast was on 17 December 1973, two weeks 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". The establishment of a separate network was made possible when Radio 4 became a fully UK-wide network when it moved from medium wave to long wave and new VHF (FM) transmitters were brought into service so that Radio 4 and Radio Scotland no longer had to share on FM. However it was not until the early 1990s that Radio 4 was available on FM across all of Scotland so for its first decade on air, the station only broadcast during the day so that Radio 4 could be heard on Radio Scotland's transmitters in the evening to compensate for poorer AM reception after dark.
Kirsty Wark launched her career on BBC Radio Scotland, first as a researcher and then as a producer.[5]
Programmes
The station 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.
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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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.
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This article is about the BBC radio station For the earlier offshore radio station see Radio Scotland This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources BBC Radio Scotland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland a division of the BBC It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt out service of the same name from 23 November 1978 Radio Scotland is broadcast in English whilst sister station Radio nan Gaidheal broadcasts in Scottish Gaelic 1 BBC Radio ScotlandLogo used since 2022GlasgowBroadcast areaScotland FM MW DAB and FreeviewUnited Kingdom BBC Sounds and cable and satellite televisionFrequencyFM 92 5 94 7 MHzAM 810 kHzDAB 11B 11C and 12DFreeview 719 Scotland only Freesat 712 Sky 0116 UK only Virgin Media 930RDSBBC ScotProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatNews music sport talkOwnershipOwnerBBCOperatorBBC ScotlandSister stationsBBC Radio nan GaidhealBBC Radio OrkneyBBC Radio ShetlandHistoryFirst air date23 November 1978 44 years ago 1978 11 23 Former frequencies585 MWLinksWebcastBBC SoundsWebsitebbc wbr co wbr uk wbr radioscotlandAccording to RAJAR the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 780 000 and has a listening share of 6 2 as of December 2022 2 Contents 1 History 2 Programmes 3 Local opt outs 4 Notable presenters 4 1 Past presenters 5 Heads of Radio Scotland 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditMain article BBC Home Service The first BBC Radio Scotland broadcast was on 17 December 1973 two weeks 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 The establishment of a separate network was made possible when Radio 4 became a fully UK wide network when it moved from medium wave to long wave and new VHF FM transmitters were brought into service so that Radio 4 and Radio Scotland no longer had to share on FM However it was not until the early 1990s that Radio 4 was available on FM across all of Scotland so for its first decade on air the station only broadcast during the day so that Radio 4 could be heard on Radio Scotland s transmitters in the evening to compensate for poorer AM reception after dark Kirsty Wark launched her career on BBC Radio Scotland first as a researcher and then as a producer 5 Programmes EditThe station 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 Local opt outs EditBBC 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 EditThis article s list of people may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are members of this list or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations January 2018 Kaye Adams news John Beattie sport Bryan Burnett music Stuart Cosgrove sport Tam Cowan sport Archie Fisher music Vic Galloway music Jim Gellatly music Richard Gordon sport Gary Innes music 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 Tom Morton music Shereen Nanjiani news Natasha Raskin Sharp music Ricky Ross music Graham Stewart news Grant Stott music Gary West music Past presenters Edit Dougie Anderson Colin Bell Ken Bruce Jackie Brambles Andy Cameron Armando Iannucci Jimmie Macgregor Anne MacKenzie Jimmy Mack Eddie Mair Sheena McDonald Brian Morton Charles Nove Iain Purdon Robbie Shepherd music Ken Sykora Jim Traynor Kirsty YoungHeads of Radio Scotland Edit Previous BBC Radio Scotland logo 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 1978 1979 John Pickles1980 1983 Christopher Irwin1983 1987 Stan Taylor1987 1992 Neil Fraser1992 1996 James Boyle1996 2000 Ken MacQuarrie2000 2005 Maggie Cunningham2005 2017 Jeff Zycinski2017 present Gareth HynesReferences Edit McDowell W H 1992 The History of BBC Broadcasting in Scotland 1923 1983 Edinburgh University Press p 260 ISBN 0 7486 0376 X https www rajar co uk listening quarterly listening php a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help 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 Visual Arts Group Ayrshirarts com Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 28 August 2019 Further reading EditLockerbie Catherine 1985 Making Waves Radio in Scotland in Parker Geoff ed Cencrastus No 20 Spring 1985 pp 8 11 ISSN 0264 0856External links EditBBC Radio Scotland at BBC Online Portals BBC Radio Scotland Coordinates 55 51 29 N 4 17 27 W 55 8580 N 4 2909 W 55 8580 4 2909 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BBC Radio Scotland amp oldid 1137038883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
