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. The station also broadcasts weekly programmes of traditional Scottish music and soul on Sunday evenings, as well as a weekly religious show, also on Sunday evenings.
A new programming schedule was introduced on Monday 15 June 2009, consisting of programming originating from Bauer's central-belt AM stations in Scotland - Clyde 2 in Glasgow, Tay AM in Dundee and Forth 2 in Edinburgh.[1] Northsound 2 local programming is now restricted to the breakfast show, news bulletins, live commentaries on Aberdeen FC's league games and some specialist programming.
History
Northsound Radio commenced broadcasting at 6am on the 27th of July 1981 from converted studios in an old schoolhouse on Kings Gate, near Anderson Drive in Aberdeen. The station first broadcast from 6am-8pm each day. In 1995, the station split its services to become Northsound 1 and Northsound 2. Both stations now also broadcast on DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting – i.e. Digital Radio). Northsound 2 is broadcast on 1035MW.
Programming
Weekdays
| Time |
Main presenter(s)/programme |
Location |
| 0100 – 0600 |
Northsound 2 Through the Night (automated) |
Aberdeen |
| 0600 – 1000 |
John McRuvie |
| 1000 – 1400 |
Ally Ballingall |
Dundee |
| 1400 – 1800 |
Gary Marshall |
Glasgow |
| 1800 - 2200 |
Darren Adam |
Edinburgh |
| 2200 – 0100 |
Jim Symon |
Glasgow |
Friday variations
Saturday
| Time |
Main presenter(s)/programme |
Location |
| 0200 – 0700 |
Northsound 2 Through the Night (automated) |
Aberdeen |
| 0700 - 1000 |
Gary Marshall |
Glasgow |
| 1000 – 1400 |
John McRuvie and Cammy Campbell |
Aberdeen |
| 1400 - 1800 |
Saturday Sports Live |
| 1800 - 2000 |
Jack Sinclair |
| 2000 - 2200 |
Helen Macpherson |
| 2200 - 0100 |
Richard Allan |
Glasgow |
Sunday
Past presenters
- Damien McLeod
- Martin Ingram
- Cammy Campbell
- Martyn Landles
- Rick Cowie
- Paul Martin Davis
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- Yvonne Silver
- Bruce Kennedy
- Ritchie Grant
- Andy Bouglas
- Evelyn Brown
- John Mair
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News
A team of four broadcast journalists produce news bulletins every hour, on the hour between 6am and 7pm weekdays, and between 7am and 2pm at weekends. At peak times (breakfast and drive) on weekdays, supplementary news headlines are broadcast on the half hour. A five-minute bulletin entitled Live at Five is broadcast at 5pm each weekday.
Sport
Dedicated sports bulletins are broadcast at 8am, 1pm and 5:30pm, alongside reports within the hourly news bulletins. A weekend preview programme entitled Friday Sport is broadcast on Friday at 6pm, and a scores and results service is provided during Saturday afternoons.
Traffic and Travel
Traffic and Travel bulletins are broadcast during peak travel times (breakfast and drivetime).
News staff
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Editor
Joe Odber
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Broadcast Journalists
Rebecca Curran
Alison McDonald
Fiona Winchester
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Sports Editor
Steven McMenemy
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Management
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Managing Director
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Programmes Director
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Head of News
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Sports Editor
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Advertising Sales Director
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References
External links
See also
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