Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & The West

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Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & The West
Broadcast area Glasgow and West Central Scotland
Frequency FM: 103.3 MHz (Oban)
DAB: 11C
RDS GRT_HITS
BrandingThe Good Times Sound Like This
Across Glasgow & the West
Programming
Format Classic hits
Network Greatest Hits Radio
Ownership
Owner Bauer Media Audio UK
Clyde 1
History
First air date
31 December 1973 (as Radio Clyde)
12 August 1988 (as Clyde 2)
3 April 2023 (as Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West)
Former names
Radio Clyde
Clyde 2
Former frequencies
1152 kHz
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
 55°47′39″N4°09′34″W / 55.7943°N 4.1595°W / 55.7943; -4.1595
Links
Website GHR Glasgow and the West

Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & The West (formerly Clyde 2) 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.

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As of December 2023, the station has a weekly audience of 238,000 listeners according to RAJAR.[ citation needed ]

The station was rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West on 3 April 2023. [1] [2] On 12 November 2023, it was announced that the station would cease broadcasting on medium wave before the end of the year, but would remain available on DAB. [3]

Logo used from 2015 to 2023 up until rebrand, under the name Clyde 2. Clyde 2 logo 2015.png
Logo used from 2015 to 2023 up until rebrand, under the name Clyde 2.

Programming

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. [4]

News

Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West 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.

The Clydebank newsroom also produces bespoke national Scottish bulletins at weekends with Sky News Radio bulletins carried overnight.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Naylor, Laura (12 January 2023). "Clyde 2 is changing to Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West from April 2023". Clyde 2. Bauer Media Audio UK. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Bauer to turn off AM services in Scotland, Ireland and Northern England Radio Today, 12 November 2023
  4. ↑ "Public File (Glasgow & The West)". Planetradio.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2023.


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