Radio Borders

Radio Borders

Broadcast area	Scottish Borders and North Northumberland
Slogan	More Hit Music
Frequency	96.8 MHz, 102.3 MHz, 103.4 MHz, 103.1 MHz Online
First air date	22 January 1990
Format	Contemporary
Audience share	39.3% (March 2011, [1])
Owner	Bauer Radio
Website	www.radioborders.com

Radio Borders is a radio station broadcasting to the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland from studios in Tweedbank, just outside Galashiels. The station also has a remote studio based within The Maltings Theatre & Cinema, Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The station is owned & operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's Place Network of stations, it has one of the highest listening rates (linked to the population) amongst all UK local radio stations with RAJAR figures in June 2011 recording a 56% reach - the highest for any UK commercial station. Radio Borders regularly broadcast news, weather and traffic information. Its music format consists of classic hits and music from the 1960s right through to today.

Programming

Weekdays

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme	Location
0100 – 0600	Grant Thomson	Glasgow
0600 – 1000	McCulloch in the Morning: Stuart McCulloch	Tweedbank
1000 – 1400	Keith Clarkson
1400 – 1500	The 2 O'Clock Takeover:
1500 – 1900	Paul Brownlee's Drivetime
1900 – 2200	In:Demand with Romeo	Glasgow
2200 – 0100	Late Night Gina McKie

Friday variations

Time	Main presenter/programme	Location
0100 - 0600	Grant Thomson	Glasgow
1800 - 1900	The Friday Sports Show	Tweedbank
2200 - 0100	In Demand Dance with Krystle	Edinburgh

Saturday

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme	Location
0100 – 0600	Lynne Hoggan	Glasgow
0600 – 0900	Bobby Taylor	Tweedbank
0900 – 1200	Boogie & Dingo	Edinburgh
1200 – 1400	Scotland's Hot 20: Mark Martin
1400 - 1800	Saturday Sports Live	Tweedbank
1800 - 2200	Paul Brownlee's Big Saturday
2200 – 0100	Saturday Night with Krystle	Edinburgh

Sunday

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme	Location
0100 – 0600	Lynne Hoggan	Glasgow
0600 – 0900	Mark Martin
0900 - 1200	Golden Brown: Hugh Brown	Tweedbank
1200 – 1500	Keith Clarkson
1500 - 1600	Wired: Amber Dryden
1600 – 1900	The Vodafone Big Top 40: Rich Clarke & Kat Shoob	London
1900 – 2200	In:Demand Uncut with Jim Gellatly	Glasgow
2200 - 0100	Late Night Gina McKie

News coverage

Comprehensive news bulletins are broadcast hourly throughout the day with additional local reports at 7.30am, 8.30am, 4.30pm and 5.30pm. Bulletins are produced in conjunction with Radio Forth's news team in Edinburgh.

News staff

Broadcast Journalists

• Ryan Gilbert
• Beccy Jardine
• Greg Maxwell

• Clare Reilly
• Paul Robertson
• Max Steele

External links

• Official web site