STV Radio

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STV Radio
  • Glasgow
  • Scotland
Broadcast areaScotland
Frequencies DAB/DAB+
  • Central Scotland
  • North East of Scotland
  • Tayside
  • Ayrshire
  • Inverness, Moray and the Highlands
Branding"Never the Same Song, All Day Long."
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Format Classic hits/specialist programming
Affiliations STV
Ownership
Owner STV Group plc
History
First air date
6 January 2026;4 days ago (2026-01-06)
Technical information
Licensing authority
 Ofcom
Links
Webcast STV Player
Website STV Radio

STV Radio is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by STV Group plc. It broadcasts across Scotland via STV Player and smart speaker. The station is also available on DAB and DAB+ in Central Scotland, North East of Scotland, Tayside, Ayrshire, Inverness, Moray and the Highlands.

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History

STV Radio was announced as a new Scotland-focused commercial radio station in May 2025. [1] It was confirmed the studio would be based at STV’s headquarters in Pacific Quay, Glasgow, and the mainstream music station, predominantly aimed at 35–54 year olds, would be available on DAB and online. [1] The station is headed up by Graham Bryce, previously Chief Operating Officer of Bauer Media Group. [1]

David Treasurer was announced as Programme Director for the station in June 2025. He joins STV from BBC Scotland, where he led Radio Scotland's creative output for 10 years as Senior Creative (Audio). He previously held senior positions in programming at Global Radio and Real Radio Scotland. [2]

The station launched on Tuesday 6 January 2026 at 8 am, with Ewen & Cat at Breakfast. The station was originally due to launch on 7 January 2026, but this was rescheduled after the announcement of a strike by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) on this date over planned cuts to the north edition of the STV News at Six . The NUJ stated that the station's launch is "at the expense of journalists' jobs". [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Graham Bryce joins STV to launch new Scottish radio station". RadioToday. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "David Treasurer named Programme Director for STV's new radio station". RadioToday. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Lucy (23 December 2025). "'We are angry': STV staff to go on strike in New Year over cuts and job losses". The National . Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Launch date for STV's new Scottish radio station revealed". Herald Scotland. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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