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| Broadcast area | Glasgow, West Central Scotland and Ayrshire (Clyde 1 Ayrshire) |
| Frequencies | FM: 97.0MHz 102.3MHz 102.5MHz 103.3MHz DAB: 11C |
| RDS | Clyde 1 |
| Branding | Across Glasgow & The West"The Biggest Hits, The Biggest Throwbacks" |
| Programming | |
| Format | CHR/pop |
| Network | Hits Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer Media Audio UK |
| Clyde 1 (Ayrshire) Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & The West | |
| History | |
First air date | 31 December 1973; 51 years ago (31 December 1973) |
Former frequencies | FM: 95.1 MHz AM: 1152 kHz |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Rayo |
| Website | Clyde 1 |
Clyde 1 is anIndependent Local Radio station based inGlasgow, Scotland, owned and operated byBauer Media Audio UK as part of theHits Radio network. It broadcasts to Glasgow andWest Central Scotland.
As of September 2024, the station has a weekly audience of 747,000 listeners according toRAJAR.[citation needed]
Clyde 1 was born out of the compulsory transmission splitting enforced by the UK regulators in the 1990s, developing the FM frequency into Radio Clyde into a Top-40 format radio station.
The development of live-streaming and digital radio led to a widening of the station's potential audience through carriage on thestation's website andBauer Radio's DAB multiplex in Glasgow.
The station's Freeview carriage came as a consequence of the closure of stable-mate3C by the station's then-owners, and resulted in UK-wide coverage until it was removed on 30 October 2008.
Clyde 1 used to hold an event calledClyde 1 Live at theSECC inGlasgow.The event included some of the many artists which are broadcast on the station, past events have featuredCalvin Harris,Labrinth,Jessie J,Olly Murs,The Sugababes,Amelia Lily,Pixie Lott,McFly,Lawson,Cover Drive,Matt Cardle,Gary Barlow,[1]John Newman,The Vamps and alsoDappy.
On 5 February 2024, it was announced thatClyde 1 Live would return to celebrate the station's 50th anniversary.[2] This event took place on 31 May 2024 at theOVO Hydro, with 12,500 people in attendance. Clyde 1 presenter George Bowie performed one of his GBX sets, with fellow presenters Cassi Gillespie and Callum Gallacher performing DJ sets as well. Acts includedTexas,Tom Walker,Amy Macdonald,Emeli Sandé,Callum Beattie andNathan Evans.[3]
The majority of programming - local and networked - is produced and broadcast from Radio Clyde's studios inClydebank, however some networked output originates fromForth 1 in Edinburgh,Tay FM in Dundee and sister stationHits Radio in Manchester. The station also opts out of some networked output to broadcast additional local programming, including sports coverage and specialist music shows.
The station's local presenters include George Bowie (Bowie at Breakfast/The GB Xperience), Garry Spence, Grant Thomson, Steven Mill and Cassi Gillespie (Bowie at Breakfast).[4]
Clyde 1 broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6a.m. to 7p.m. on weekdays and from 7a.m. to 1p.m. 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 withSky News Radio bulletins carried overnight. Radio Clyde's head of news and sport is Lorraine Herbison, who is also Bauer's head of news for its Scottish stations.
Sports coverage airs under theSuperscoreboard banner and includes live match reports during the season and a magazine show on weekday evenings.[5] It is presented by Gordon Duncan and features regular panellistsHugh Keevins andGordon Dalziel.
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