Sportsound
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Sportsound is BBC Radio Scotland's main radio sports show. It provides coverage to listeners on medium wave, FM, DAB Digital Radio and via the internet. It is best known for its exclusive live commentary of Scottish Premier League football games. It is broadcast seven days a week, and on on-match days has a 1810–2200 slot on 810 MW. On Saturdays, at least two matches are broadcast by MW, and the main FM frequency with the Open All Mics feature broadcast on the BBC Radio nan Gàidheal frequency and the remaining matches online where the other matches are simulcast.
Presenters
- Richard Gordon (host of most live matches; sometimes works as a commentator)
- Dougie Vipond (host of midweek shows)
- Kenny Macintyre (host of midweek shows)
- Kheredine Idessane (pitchside and host of midweek shows)
- Jim Spence (pitchside and host of midweek shows)
Commentators & Pitchside
- Rob MacLean (main commentator)
- Paul Mitchell
- Liam McLeod
- John Barnes
- Alisdair Lamont
- Chick Young
- Scott Davie
- Chris McLaughlin
- Jane Lewis
- Charlie Mann
- Charles Bannerman
- Brian McLauchlin
- Martin Dowden
- Sandra Brown
- David McDaid
Analysts
- Michael Stewart
- Willie Miller
- Derek Ferguson
- Murdo MacLeod
- Craig Paterson
- Allan Preston
- John Robertson
- Tom English (BBC Sports writer & broadcaster)
- Michael Grant (Herald Scotland)
- Graham Spiers (Herald Scotland)
- Richard Wilson (BBC Sports writer & broadcaster)
Additionally, former managers, assistant managers and players can be heard as guest analysts.
Former Commentators & Analysts
- David Begg
- Alasdair Alexander
- Jock Brown
- David Francey
- Donald Garden
- Jim Traynor
- Derek Rae
- Gordon Smith
- Billy Dodds
Former presenters
- Brian Majoribanks (original host)
- Tom Ferrie
- Derek Rae
- Roy Small