Tay AM is an Independent Local Radio

Independent Local Radio

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 station commercial local radio station serving Dundee

Dundee

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, Perth

Perth, Scotland

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 and the general Tayside

Tayside

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 area in Scotland

Scotland

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. The station provides adult contemporary music and classic hits, with chat, competitions, local, national and international news and sport including local weather.

History

Radio Tay commenced broadcasting on 17 October 1980 in Dundee and 14 November 1980 in Perth from the studios it still broadcasts from today at 6 North Isla Street in Dundee, near the city's Tannadice & Dens Park football stadia. The original schedule only broadcast from 6am-8pm daily.

On 9 January 1995 the station split its services/frequencies to become Tay AM and Tay FM. Both stations now also broadcast on DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting – i.e. Digital Radio) and over the internet via their respective websites.

Tay AM broadcasts on 1161 AM in Dundee and 1584 AM in Perth, and is more golden oldie than its sister station Tay FM, playing more classic hits from the past few decades, along with some of the more easy listening of modern day offerings.

Former presenters include Mark Goodier

Mark Goodier

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, Graham Stuart, Gerry Quinn

Gerry Quinn

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, Kenny Page

Kenny Page

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, Sheena Wellington, Ian Duncan

Ian Duncan

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, Dave Bussey

Dave Bussey

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, Norma Gamble, Pat Kelly, Scott Davie

Scott Davie

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, Pete Maddison, Carl Greenwood, Grant Reid, Dave Price

Dave Price

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 and Alistair Smith

Alistair Smith

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. A new programming schedule was launched on 15 June 2009 which introduced some networked programming across Bauer's AM network. Tay AM retains its locally-produced and presented breakfast and evening shows, and Ally Ballingall's weekday mid-morning show is now broadcast across Scotland from Radio Tay's Dundee studios. Outwith these times, programming is simulcast from other stations in the Scottish AM network.

News/Sport

Tay News currently employs four broadcast journalists with Alan Smith as Head of News and Gavin Butler as Sports Editor.

Bulletins are broadcast every hour on weekdays 6am-7pm and 10pm-2am along with news headlines at 7:30, 8:30am, 4:30pm and 5:30pm. Saturday bulletins air on the hour between 6am & 6pm and 10pm & 2am. Sunday bulletins air on the hour between 6am & 2pm and 10pm & 2am with further bulletins at 4pm and 7pm. Sport bulletins are presented daily during breakfast, lunch and drivetime.

Weekdays

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme	Location
0100 – 0600	Non Stop Tay 2 (automated)	Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
0600 – 1000	Wake Up with Waggy
1000 – 1400	Ally Ballingall
1400 – 1800	Gary Marshall	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
1800 - 1900	Richard Allan	Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
1900 - 2000	Non Stop Tay 2 (automated)
2000 - 2200	Various (see below)
2200 – 0100	Jim Symon Jim Symon Jim Symon is a Scottish broadcaster and voice-over artist who is currently presenting for STV and the Scottish radio network of AM stations owned and operated by Bauer Radio....	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

Weekday variations

Day	Time	Main presenter/programme	Location
Monday	2000 - 2200	Ian Lees	Dundee
Tuesday		Lorraine Stevenson
Wednesday		Ken Macleod
Thursday		Billy Anderson
Friday	1900 - 1930	Motoring Matters: Ally Ballingall & Lorraine Stevenson
	1930 - 2000	Non Stop Tay AM (automated)
	2000 - 2200	Alan Steadman
	2200 - 0200	Jim Symon Jim Symon Jim Symon is a Scottish broadcaster and voice-over artist who is currently presenting for STV and the Scottish radio network of AM stations owned and operated by Bauer Radio....	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

Saturday

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme	Location
0200 – 0700	Non Stop Tay 2 (automated)	Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
0700 - 1000	Gary Marshall	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
1000 – 1400	Waggy & Mo	Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
1400 - 1800	Tom Ferrie	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
1800 - 2000	Ian Lees	Dundee
2000 - 2200	Ken Macleod
2200 - 0100	Richard Allan	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

Sunday

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme	Location
0100 – 0700	Non Stop Tay 2 (automated)	Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
0700 – 0800	View from Here
0800 - 1100	Mike Riddoch	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
1100 - 1200	Tay Talk In: Ally Ballingall	Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
1200 - 1400	Bill Torrance Bill Torrance Bill Torrance born May 13, 1946, to James and Mary Torrance, originally of Ayrshire, is a Scottish broadcaster and entertainer who is known for hosting The Beechgrove Garden on BBC Scotland throughout the 1990s, Torrance is currently a presenter on Dundee radio station Tay AM.In addition to TAY AM,...
1400 - 1800	Tom Ferrie	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
1800 - 2200	Ward McGaughrin	Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
2200 - 0100	Jim Symon Jim Symon Jim Symon is a Scottish broadcaster and voice-over artist who is currently presenting for STV and the Scottish radio network of AM stations owned and operated by Bauer Radio....	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

External links

• Official web site - Tay AM