West Sound

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West Sound
West Sound AM Logo.png
Broadcast area Ayrshire
Slogan One great song after another
Frequency 1035 kHz, DAB, Online
First air date October 16, 1981
Format Contemporary
Audience share 23.4% (December 2012, [1])
Power 0.32 kW
Owner Bauer Radio
Website www.westsound.co.uk

West Sound is a local AM radio station for Ayrshire. Based in Ayr with its AM transmitter in Symington, South Ayrshire and its DAB transmitter in Darvel, East Ayrshire, the station is part of the West Sound Radio Network and The Station forms part of the Bauer Place Portfolio.

A new programming schedule was introduced on Monday 15 June 2009, consisting mostly of programming simulcast with Bauer's other AM stations in Scotland - Clyde 2 from Glasgow, Forth 2 from Edinburgh, Northsound 2 from Aberdeen and Tay AM from Dundee. West Sound local programming is now restricted to breakfast shows, news bulletins and some specialist programming.

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Programming [edit]

Weekdays [edit]

Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location
0100 – 0600 Non Stop West Sound 1035AM (automated) Ayr
0600 – 1000 Kenny Campbell
1000 – 1400 Ally Bally Dundee
1400 – 1800 Gary Marshall Glasgow
1800 - 2200 Alan Edwards Glasgow
2200 – 0100 Jim Symon Glasgow

Saturday [edit]

Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location
0100 – 0700 Non Stop West Sound 1035 AM (automated) Ayr
0700 - 1000 Gary Marshall Glasgow
1000 – 1400 Craig Johnston Ayr
1400 - 1800 Tom Ferrie Glasgow
1800 - 2000 West Sound Ceilidh: Karyn McCulloch
(simulcast with West Sound FM)
Ayr
2200 - 0100 Richard Allan Glasgow

Sunday [edit]

Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location
0100 – 0800 Non Stop West Sound 1035 AM (automated) Ayr
0800 - 1100 Mike Riddoch Glasgow
1100 - 1200 Peter Lockhart Ayr
1200 - 1400 Bill Torrance Dundee
1400 - 1800 Tom Ferrie Glasgow
1800 - 2100 Tommy Truesdale Ayr
2100 - 2200 Time Out: Kenneth Elliot
2200 - 0100 Jim Symon Glasgow

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Coordinates: 55°27′23″N 4°37′04″W / 55.4563°N 4.6177°W / 55.4563; -4.6177