Northsound 1

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Northsound 1

City of license	Aberdeen
Broadcast area	North East Scotland
Slogan	All the Hits
First air date	July 22, 1981
Frequency	96.9 MHz, 97.6 MHz, 103.0 MHz, Online
Format	Contemporary
Owner	EMAP
Website	www.northsound1.com

Northsound 1 is a is an Independent Local Radio station commercial local radio station serving Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland. It is part of the Big City Network.

Contents 1 History/Info 2 News, Sport and Traffic 2.1 News 2.2 Sport 2.3 Traffic and Travel 3 Presnters/DJ's 4 Management 5 External link 6 See also

[edit] History/Info

It launched at 6am on 27 July 1981. The first presenter on air was Bobby Hain, and the first record played was "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters. Nicky Campbell is probably the best-known broadcaster to have started his career at Northsound, which he joined after graduating from the University of Aberdeen.

In 1995 the station split its services to become Northsound 1 on 96.9FM, and Northsound 2 on 1035MW. Both stations now also broadcast on DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting – i.e. Digital Radio).

Northsound 1's main 96.9 FM transmitter is located at Durris, near Stonehaven. It also broadcasts on 97.6 FM from the Balgownie transmitter covering north Aberdeen, and on 103.0 FM from Stirling Hill covering the Peterhead area.

[edit] News, Sport and Traffic

[edit] News

Northsound News currently has 4 broadcasting journalists at present with Neil Meitcalf as Head of News. Bulletins are broadcast every hour during the daytime hours. After 7pm, bulletins are taken from Radio Clyde's Scottish News Servive. Showbiz and weather are also regular parts of the output.

[edit] Sport

David Ridd is head of sport at Northsound. Sport bulletins are broadcast throughout the week at various points.

[edit] Traffic and Travel

Travel news is also an integral part of Northsound 1's output. Updates are read out regularly throughout the day including regular bulletins during peak times.

[edit] Presnters/DJ's

Current presenters on Northsound 1 include:

• Greig Easton
• John Mellis
• John Milne
• Andy James
• Craig McDonald
• Fiona Hardie
• Neil Weightman
• Jenny Laing
• Michael Gordon
• Craig Milne
• Chris Thomson

[edit] Management

A list of Northsound's management is below

• Managing Director - Ken Massie
• Programme Director - Chris Thomson
• Head of Music - John Milne
• Head of News - Neil Metcalf
• Head of Sport - David Ridd
• Advertising Sales Director - Joanne Bayliss
• Sponsorship and Promotions Manager - Lynne Paterson
• Ken Hancock - Chief Engineer

[edit] External link

• Official web site

[edit] See also

• Northsound 2
• Northsound Radio