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West Sound (Dumfries and Galloway)

West Sound (Dumfries and Galloway)

West Sound logo used between 2008 and 2015.

West Sound logo used between 2008 and 2015.

West Sound is a local radio station serving Dumfries and Galloway, owned & operated by Bauer Radio as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network of stations. The station broadcasts from studios in Dumfries and Ayr on 97FM in Dumfries, 103FM in Kirkcudbright and the Machars and 96.5FM in Stranraer and online.

West Sound
Broadcast areaDumfries and Galloway
Slogan
The Good Times Sound Like This
FrequencyFM: 96.5, 97.0, 103.0 MHz
First air date21 May 1990
FormatEasy Listening
Power0.12 kW, 1 kW, 0.67 kW
OwnerBauer Radio
Sister stationsWest FM
West Sound (Ayrshire)
Websiteplanetradio.co.uk/westsound-fm/ [3]

Overview

West Sound in Dumfries and Galloway is one of three FM stations forming part of the Greatest Hits Radio network and carries networked programming, including local news and travel and specialist shows.

Programming and presenters

Most of West Sound'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.[1]

Networked programming originates from the studios of Clyde 2 in Clydebank and Tay 2 in Dundee and from Greatest Hits Radio's Manchester studios.

News

West Sound broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 6pm on weekdays and from 9am to 1pm at weekends. Headlines are broadcast on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside sport and traffic bulletins. An extended five-minute bulletin airs on weekdays at 1pm.

National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins on weekend afternoons, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.

References

[1]
Citation Linkradiotoday.co.ukWest Sound to end local radio shows in Dumfries & Galloway Jo James, Radio Today, 12 August 2019
Sep 27, 2019, 5:52 PM
[2]
Citation Linkplanetradio.co.ukOfficial website
Sep 27, 2019, 5:52 PM
[3]
Citation Linkplanetradio.co.ukplanetradio.co.uk/westsound-fm/
Sep 27, 2019, 5:52 PM
[4]
Citation Linkradiotoday.co.ukWest Sound to end local radio shows in Dumfries & Galloway
Sep 27, 2019, 5:52 PM
[5]
Citation Linkplanetradio.co.ukOfficial website
Sep 27, 2019, 5:52 PM
[6]
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Sep 27, 2019, 5:52 PM