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Original 106 (Aberdeen)
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Original 106fm is an independent radio station broadcasting to Aberdeen
and Aberdeenshire
. It was awarded its broadcast licence (the last new FM licence to be issued by Ofcom) in January 2007 and the station launched on October 28, 2007 at 1:06 pm. The first record played was "Revolution" by The Beatles. On September 12th 2009 the station was sold to a consortium led by Adam Findlay which included John Quinn and Murray Strachan. Adam Findlay's New Wave Media wholly owns Dundee radio station Wave 102, John Quinn is the majority shareholder and chairman of Central FM, a station which covers the Forth Valley in central Scotland.
Original 106
broadcasts mainly to an adult ABC1 bias audience broadcasting from studios at Craigshaw Business Park in West Tullos
, Aberdeen
. Two FM
transmitters are presently in operation, one main transmitter situated at Durris near Stonehaven
, and a relay covering north Aberdeen
. A third transmitter, a relay for Peterhead
and Buchan
may also be added to the network at a later date. A high quality UK-wide internet
audio stream is available from the station website.
During breakfast and drivetime, there are news headlines at twenty past and twenty to the hour. Sports news is covered in each hourly bulletin and there are comprehensive sports round-ups at 9am, 1pm and 5pm, while a business round up can be heard every week day at 6pm. Traffic and Travel bulletins are broadcast every twenty minutes during peak travel periods.
The newsroom operation is run by head of news Dave Galloway with journalists Kyle Sinclair and Jennifer Green.
Original 106 associates itself with local charities with the aim of publicising their work and assisting in fundraising efforts. Original's adopted charity in 2008 was Friends Of Anchor, for the year 2009 it is Children 1st.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
and Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
. It was awarded its broadcast licence (the last new FM licence to be issued by Ofcom) in January 2007 and the station launched on October 28, 2007 at 1:06 pm. The first record played was "Revolution" by The Beatles. On September 12th 2009 the station was sold to a consortium led by Adam Findlay which included John Quinn and Murray Strachan. Adam Findlay's New Wave Media wholly owns Dundee radio station Wave 102, John Quinn is the majority shareholder and chairman of Central FM, a station which covers the Forth Valley in central Scotland.
Original 106
Original 106
Original 106fm was formerly a radio station broadcasting to the Solent region of southern England, centred on the towns and cities of Portsmouth, Southampton and Bournemouth, from its transmitters at Chillerton Down, Mannings Heath and Crabwood Farm...
broadcasts mainly to an adult ABC1 bias audience broadcasting from studios at Craigshaw Business Park in West Tullos
Tullos
Tullos is an area of Torry, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland. The area takes its name from the Vale of Tullos which lies between Tullos Hill and Torry Hill. Tullos derived its name from a corruption of the Gaelic ‘Tulach’ meaning a hill....
, Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
. Two FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
transmitters are presently in operation, one main transmitter situated at Durris near Stonehaven
Stonehaven
Stonehaven is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census.Stonehaven, county town of Kincardineshire, grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" , and expanded inland from the seaside...
, and a relay covering north Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
. A third transmitter, a relay for Peterhead
Peterhead
Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....
and Buchan
Buchan
Buchan is one of the six committee areas and administrative areas of Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland. These areas were created by the council in 1996, when the Aberdeenshire unitary council area was created under the Local Government etc Act 1994...
may also be added to the network at a later date. A high quality UK-wide internet
Internet
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audio stream is available from the station website.
Music
Original 106 plays a mix of hit singles and album tracks from a full range of adult orientated genres including rock, pop, soul from the 60s to today.News, sport and traffic
Original 106 is the only radio station in north east Scotland broadcasting hourly round-the-clock news bulletins from Aberdeen, covering local, national and international news. Although some bulletins are pre-recorded, bulletins are three minutes in duration between 7am & 6pm and hourly bulletins of 2 minutes duration air between 7pm and 5am.During breakfast and drivetime, there are news headlines at twenty past and twenty to the hour. Sports news is covered in each hourly bulletin and there are comprehensive sports round-ups at 9am, 1pm and 5pm, while a business round up can be heard every week day at 6pm. Traffic and Travel bulletins are broadcast every twenty minutes during peak travel periods.
The newsroom operation is run by head of news Dave Galloway with journalists Kyle Sinclair and Jennifer Green.
Other output
Regular what's on and entertainment guides are broadcast daily, complete with information features focused in and around Aberdeen and North East Scotland. Interviews with local people, personalities from news and entertainment backgrounds, and film/theatre reviewers form a significant part of speech output.Original 106 associates itself with local charities with the aim of publicising their work and assisting in fundraising efforts. Original's adopted charity in 2008 was Friends Of Anchor, for the year 2009 it is Children 1st.
Presenters
- Brian Anderson (Original 106 Decades)
- Rick Cowie (Saturday Nights)
- Dave Galloway (Original Upfront Sport)
- Ritchie Grant (Sunday Roast)
- Martin Ingram (Weekday morning/lunchtime)
- Dave Connor (The Full Scottish Breakfast and Saturday afternoons - leaves Dec 2011)
- Paul Martin Davis (Saturday morning/lunchtime)
- Damien McLeod (Sunday Breakfast)
- Claire Stevenson (Weekday Evenings and Saturday Breakfast)
- Neil Weightman (The Home Run)