West Sound
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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.
West Sound Radio
West Sound Radio is a radio network broadcasting to Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway in South West Scotland. It has three operational stations - West FM, West Sound and West Sound and is currently in the Bauer Radio Group....
Network and The Station forms part of the Bauer Place Portfolio
Big City Network
Bauer Place & Bauer Passion are the names given to two radio networks owned and operated by Bauer Radio. Place incorporates 36 local radio stations in Northern & southern England and Scotland while Passion incorporates six national or semi-national music genre stations.The main rival networks are...
.
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
Clyde 2
1152 Clyde 2 is a UK radio station that broadcasts to Glasgow and West Central Scotland. The station broadcasts contemporary easy listening music as well as specialist and sports programming, mainly football....
from Glasgow, Forth 2 from Edinburgh, Northsound 2
Northsound 2
Northsound 2 is a commercial local radio station serving Aberdeen and surrounding area on 1035 kHz on the medium wave band. Owned and operated by Bauer Radio, Northsound 2 plays music mainly from the 1960s and 1970s, alongside talk, news and sports coverage...
from Aberdeen and Tay AM
Tay AM
Tay AM is an Independent Local Radio station commercial local radio station serving Dundee, Perth and the general Tayside area in Scotland. The station provides adult contemporary music and classic hits, with chat, competitions, local, national and international news and sport including local...
from Dundee. West Sound local programming is now restricted to breakfast shows, news bulletins and some specialist programming.
Weekdays
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0100 – 0600 | Non Stop West Sound 1035AM (automated) | Ayr Ayr Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205... |
| 0600 – 1000 | Kenny Campbell | |
| 1000 – 1400 | 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... |
| 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 - 2200 | Darren Adam | Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... |
| 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... |
Friday variations
| Time | Main presenter/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 - 2200 | Alison Craig | Ayr Ayr Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205... |
| 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 West Sound 1035 AM (automated) | Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South... |
| 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 | Craig Johnston | Ayr Ayr Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205... |
| 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 | West Sound Ceilidh: Karyn McCulloch (simulcast with West Sound FM West Sound FM West Sound FM is a local radio station for Dumfries and Galloway, owned & operated by Bauer Radio and forming part of Bauer's Place Network of stations... ) |
Ayr Ayr Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205... |
| 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 – 0800 | Non Stop West Sound 1035 AM (automated) | Ayr Ayr Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205... |
| 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 | Peter Lockhart | Ayr Ayr Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205... |
| 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,... |
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 - 2100 | Tommy Truesdale | Ayr Ayr Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205... |
| 2100 - 2200 | Sunday Night at Nine: Kenneth Elliot | |
| 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... |
See also
- West Sound RadioWest Sound RadioWest Sound Radio is a radio network broadcasting to Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway in South West Scotland. It has three operational stations - West FM, West Sound and West Sound and is currently in the Bauer Radio Group....
- West Sound FMWest Sound FMWest Sound FM is a local radio station for Dumfries and Galloway, owned & operated by Bauer Radio and forming part of Bauer's Place Network of stations...
- West FM