West Sound (Ayrshire) was an independent local radio station based in Ayr, Scotland, originally independent, but the licence is now owned and operated by Bauer, laterally it was part of the Scottish Greatest Hits brand of stations. It broadcast to Ayrshire from an AM transmitter close to Symington on 1035Khz and on FM from the Darvel transmitter on 96.7MHz, although it originally launched on 96.2MHz.
The station launched on 16 October 1981 Broadcasting initially from 7am to 8pm. At the start and end of broadcasting each day, a specially composed station theme called Mystic Waters was played.
As of December 2022, the station had a weekly audience of 69,000 listeners according to RAJAR.[1]
The station rebranded from West Sound to Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire on 3 April 2023.[2][3] On 12 November 2023, it was announced that the station would cease broadcasting on medium wave before the end of the year, but would continue on DAB.[4]
Westsound Ayrshire broadcast local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and from 7am to 1pm at weekends. Headlines were broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside sport and traffic bulletins.
National bulletins from Sky News Radio were carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins at weekends, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.
^"RAJAR". www.rajar.co.uk. from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^Scott, Hazel (12 January 2023). "West Sound is changing to Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire from April 2023". West Sound. Bauer Media Audio UK. from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^Martin, Roy (12 January 2023). . RadioToday. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^Bauer to turn off AM services in Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland Radio Today, 12 November 2023
^"Public File (Ayrshire)". Planetradio.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
west, sound, ayrshire, independent, local, radio, station, based, scotland, originally, independent, licence, owned, operated, bauer, laterally, part, scottish, greatest, hits, brand, stations, broadcast, ayrshire, from, transmitter, close, symington, 1035khz,. West Sound Ayrshire was an independent local radio station based in Ayr Scotland originally independent but the licence is now owned and operated by Bauer laterally it was part of the Scottish Greatest Hits brand of stations It broadcast to Ayrshire from an AM transmitter close to Symington on 1035Khz and on FM from the Darvel transmitter on 96 7MHz although it originally launched on 96 2MHz West Sound Ayrshire AyrBroadcast areaAyrshireFrequencyMW 1035 kHzDAB 11BProgrammingFormatClassic HitsOwnershipOwnerBauer Media Audio UKSister stationsWest FMWestsound Dumfries amp Galloway HistoryFirst air date16 October 1981LinksWebsiteWestsound AyrshireThe station launched on 16 October 1981 Broadcasting initially from 7am to 8pm At the start and end of broadcasting each day a specially composed station theme called Mystic Waters was played As of December 2022 the station had a weekly audience of 69 000 listeners according to RAJAR 1 The station rebranded from West Sound to Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshireon 3 April 2023 2 3 On 12 November 2023 it was announced that the station would cease broadcasting on medium wave before the end of the year but would continue on DAB 4 Contents 1 Programming 1 1 News 2 Presenters 3 References 4 External linksProgramming editMuch of the station s programming was produced from the studios of Clyde 2 in Clydebank Forth 2 in Edinburgh and Tay 2 in Dundee Some output was produced from GHR s Birmingham London and Manchester studios and broadcast on both networks in Scotland and England 5 News edit Westsound Ayrshire broadcast local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and from 7am to 1pm at weekends Headlines were broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows alongside sport and traffic bulletins National bulletins from Sky News Radio were carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins at weekends produced from Radio Clyde s newsroom in Clydebank Presenters editEwen Cameron Cat Harvey Stuart Webster Andy Crane Alex Lester Mark Goodier Des Paul Tony Dibbin Paul Gambaccini Kate Thornton Fred MacAulay Simon Mayo Arlene StuartReferences edit RAJAR www rajar co uk Archived from the original on 25 October 2022 Retrieved 30 March 2023 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 Bauer to turn off AM services in Scotland Ireland and Northern Ireland Radio Today 12 November 2023 Public File Ayrshire Planetradio co uk Retrieved 3 April 2023 External links editOfficial website 55 27 23 N 4 37 04 W 55 4563 N 4 6177 W 55 4563 4 6177 nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Sound Ayrshire amp oldid 1193275215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
