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| Broadcast area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Frequency | FM: 96.5 MHz 97.0 MHz 103.0 MHz |
| RDS | GRT HITS |
| Branding | The Good Times Sound Like This |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Network | Greatest Hits Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer Media Audio UK |
| West FM Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire | |
| History | |
First air date | 21 May 1990 |
Former names | West Sound |
| Links | |
| Website | GHR Dumfries & Galloway |
Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries & Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway.
As of September 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 75,000, according to RAJAR. [1]
The station in Dumfries and Galloway is one of three FM stations forming part of the Greatest Hits Radio network and carries networked programming, with local news and travel.
In September 2019, all local programming from Dumfries ended and local breakfast and drive is coming from Glasgow. [2]
The station was rebranded from West Sound to Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries and Galloway on 3 April 2023. [3] [4]
Westsound began broadcasting in May 1990, from studios at Campbell House in the grounds of the Crichton Estate, under the name South West Sound FM.
The station later moved to studios in Dumfries's shopping centre, The Loreburne Centre, where it remained until its local shows were axed in 2019.
On 3rd April 2023, Westsound rebranded to form Scotland’s first national commercial radio station, Greatest Hits Radio, along with its sister stations from the Scottish Greatest Hits Radio Network and Radio Borders. Seven hours of Scottish programming were retained, Ewen & Cat At Breakfast and Webster in the afternoons.
Much of the station's programming is produced in Greatest Hits Radio's studios in Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Some output is produced from GHR's Birmingham, London and Manchester studios and broadcast on both networks in Scotland and England. [5]
Presenters currently on Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries & Galloway are; Ewen Cameron and Cat Harvey (Ewen & Cat At Breakfast, weekdays 6-10am), Ken Bruce (weekdays 10am-1pm), Kate Thornton (weekdays 1pm-4pm), Simon Mayo (Drivetime weekdays 4pm-7pm and Album Show Sunday 1pm-4pm), Jackie Brambles (Monday-Thursday 7pm-10pm), Martin Kemp (Friday 7pm-10pm), Andy Crane (Sunday-Thursday 10pm-1am), Des Paul (Rhythm Of The Night Friday and Saturday 10pm-1am).
The station 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 on weekend afternoons, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.
Hits Radio Coventry & Warwickshire is an Independent Local Radio station based in Birmingham, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Coventry and Warwickshire.
Radio Borders was an Independent Local Radio station, originally based in Tweedbank before moving into studios at St James Quarter, Edinburgh, in October 2022. The station was owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio Network. It broadcast to the Scottish Borders and north Northumberland.
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Forth 1 is an Independent Local Radio station based in Edinburgh, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Edinburgh, Lothian, Fife and Falkirk.
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Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & The West 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 Glasgow and West Central Scotland.
Greatest Hits Radio Edinburgh, Lothians & Fife is an Independent Local Radio station based in Edinburgh, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Edinburgh, The Lothians, Fife and Falkirk.
Northsound 2 was an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire on DAB digital radio and online.
Greatest Hits Radio Tayside & Fife is an Independent Local Radio station based in Dundee, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It is broadcast in Dundee, Perth and Tayside.
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.
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Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West is an Independent Local Radio station based in Liverpool, England, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Merseyside, Cheshire, and south west Lancashire. The station forms part of Greatest Hits Radio North West.
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