Radio Tay

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**Radio Tay**

City of license	Dundee
Broadcast area	Dundee - Perth (361,000)
Slogan	Enter-TAYn-ment
First air date	October 17, 1980 (Dundee) November 14, 1980 (Perth), January 9, 1995 (relaunch as Tay AM and Tay FM)
Frequency	102.8 MHz (FM - Dundee) 96.4 MHz (FM - Perth) 1161 kHz (AM - Dundee) 1584 kHz (AM - Perth) Channel 936 (Telewest) DAB
Format	Contemporary & Chart Music
Power	5.25 kW (Angus transmitting station, north of Dundee) 0.8 kW (Perth)
ERP	1 kw (mixed polarisation) 0.5 kw (maximum)
Owner	Emap Radio (Holdings) Limited
Webcast	Yes
Website	TayFM TayAM

Radio Tay is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts throughout Tayside and northeast Fife in Scotland. Tayside Sound Limited was incorporated on April 27, 1979 to set up a radio station in accordance with the regulatory body, Independent Broadcasting Authority. Originally launched as a simulcast station, on January 9, 1995, Radio Tay split into two radio services; Tay FM and Tay AM on FM and AM bands, respectively. From a studio complex at 6 North Isla Street in Dundee, Radio Tay operates these two services 24 hours a day but differ according to the time which is locally produced/presented (13 hours for FM, 18 hours for AM, and 10 hours on Saturdays).^[1] The services play a mixture of contemporary, 80s and 90s music.

According to their charter of service, Tay FM is "a contemporary and chart music and information station for 15-40 year-olds in the Dundee, Perth, Angus and N.E. Fife area". Tay AM is said to be "a chart and classic hits, sport, news and information station for over 35s in the Dundee, Perth, Angus and N.E. Fife area."

These services broadcast to the Tayside catchment area, which is just over 360,000, and each have a market share of roughly 15% market share.^[2] ^[3] The licence for both services is due to expire on December 31, 2009.^[4] ^[5]

1 Tay FM
2 Tay AM
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Tay FM

Tay FM is part of the Big City Network and also airs hit40uk and the Vodafone Live Hour.

Current presenters include; Stuart Webster (with travel news by Katy Roberts), Mike Richardson, Waggy (Graeme Waggot}, Sharrel Caroll, Dave Connor, Karen B, Euan Notman, John Milne, Joe Brodie, Vanessa Motion, Gary Elwin & Graeme Ogston.

[edit] Tay AM

Current presenters include: Grant Reid, Ally Bally, Jason McCagh, Alistair Smith, Richard Allan, Dave Price, Ian Lees, Bill Torrance, Ward , Lorraine Stevenson, Ken MacLeod, Jenny Farish, Billy Anderson, Maureen Young, Jenny Farish, Alan Stedman, Murray McGregor, Paul Garty and Terry Cumming.