Big City Network
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Big City Network is the name given to a network of Independent Local Radio stations across Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland all owned by Bauer Radio. Since Bauer's acquisition of Metropolitan Broadcasting in 1996 there has been gradual brand integration such as a standard logo and websites. Also some of the Big City Network stations have sister Magic Radio stations broadcast from the same locations.
Many of the former Scottish Radio Holdings stations were added to the Big City Network on 28 September 2006, branded as Big City Network Scotland and Northern Ireland, although all stations kept their original logos, with the exception of CFM. West Sound is the only AM station in the network.
Most stations in the network have a charity called "Cash for Kids" helping local disadvantaged children. The news for the stations' websites is provided by ITN.
Big City's biggest rival radio network is GCap Media's The One Network, with over thirty eight local stations.
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[edit] Current stations
[edit] England
All English stations within the Big City Network share the pink splash in their logo as well as the pink and black colour scheme for branding.
[edit] Scotland
| Station name | Based in | Area covered | Sister station(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102.5 Clyde 1 | Clydebank | Greater Glasgow | Clyde 2 |
| 97.3 Forth One | Edinburgh | Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife | 1548 Forth 2 |
| 97.4 MFR | Inverness | Moray, Orkney and the Highlands | Moray Firth Radio 1107AM |
| Moray Firth Radio 1107AM | Inverness | Moray, Orkney and the Highlands | 97.4 MFR |
| Northsound 1 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire | Northsound 2 |
| Radio Borders | Tweedbank | Scottish Borders and North Northumberland | N/A |
| South West Sound FM | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | 96.7 West FM/West Sound |
| 96.7 West FM | Ayr | Ayrshire | West Sound/South West Sound FM |
| West Sound | Ayr | Ayrshire | West FM/South West Sound FM |
| Tay FM | Dundee | Dundee, Angus, Perth and Kinross and Fife | Tay AM |
[edit] The Hits Radio
Though not directly within the "Big City Network" The Hits Radio is built up from many of the shows from stations within the Big City network. Presenters from across the network voice track shows for it, though the main broadcasts come from Manchester (Key 103). The Hits is available on DAB Digital Radio in London and across the UK via Freeview, Sky Digital and Virgin Media. It also takes most of the networked shows, including hit40uk and In Demand. The jingle package is a re-sing of Key 103's.
[edit] Networked Broadcasting
Bauer network some shows across many of their Big City Network stations. Currently, none of the Scottish and Northern Irish stations broadcast networked programmes from the Big City Network. These shows are broadcast from their flagship station; Key 103 and include:
- Early Morning Nicksy - Early Breakfast Show, Weekdays, 2-6am (TFM Radio and Metro Radio opt out of the last hour of the show because their breakfast shows start at 5am). It is not taken by Hallam FM, Radio Aire or 96.9 Viking FM - all formerly part of the Yorkshire Radio Network. The Hits Radio also doesn't take this show.
- Rich & Luce - In Demand, (Current Music Show) Mon-Thurs 7-10pm
- Feel Good Friday with Luce, (Dance Genre Show) Friday 7-10pm
- Dominic Walker - Weekend Breakfast (Metro Radio opt out of the Sunday Show)
The Chart show, hit40uk with Lucio, is also broadcast across all of the Big City Network stations but is produced by GCap Media and not by Bauer. The show broadcasts every Sunday between 4-7pm.
[edit] External links
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