Radio Borders
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Broadcast area | Border region and north Northumberland |
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RDS | GRT_HITS |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Hits |
Network | Greatest Hits Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bauer Media Audio UK |
History | |
First air date | 22 January 1990 |
Former names | Radio Borders |
Links | |
Website | planetradio |
Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders and North Northumberland is an Independent Local Radio station based in Edinburgh, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio Network. It broadcasts to the Scottish Borders and north Northumberland.
As of December 2022, the station has a weekly audience of 45,000 listeners according to RAJAR.
As of 3 April 2023, Radio Borders has been rebranded to Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders and North Northumberland.[1]
Programming
Networked programming originates from London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and Manchester.
Regional programming from Dundee, Glasgow & Edinburgh weekdays 6am-10am & 1-4pm, and Sundays 10am-1pm.
News and sport
Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders and North Northumberland broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and from 7am to 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Headlines are broadcast on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, including sports reports. Traffic bulletins are presenter led and broadcast at 20 and 40 minutes past the hour between 6am and 9am as well as between 4pm and 7pm.
Local news bulletins are produced in conjunction with Radio Forth's newsroom in Edinburgh and Metro Radio's newsroom in Newcastle.
National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins at weekends, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.
References
- ^ "Radio Borders to rebrand as Greatest Hits Radio from April". 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Radio Borders on Facebook
- Radio Borders on Instagram
- Radio Borders on Twitter
- Radio Borders's channel on YouTube