West Sound FM

West Sound
Broadcast area Dumfries and Galloway
Slogan More of the songs you love
Frequency 96.5 MHz, 97.0 MHz, 103.0 MHz, Online
First air date May 21, 1990
Format Contemporary
Audience share 27.2% (June 2009, [1])
Power 0.12 kW, 1 kW, 0.67 kW
Owner Bauer Radio
Website www.westsoundradio.com

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. West Sound FM broadcasts from studios at the Loreburne Shopping Centre in Dumfries on 97FM in Dumfries, 103FM in Kirkcudbright and the Machars and 96.5FM in Stranraer and online.

Formerly known as South West Sound FM, the station also simulcasts evening and overnight programming from Clyde 1 in Glasgow.

Contents

Programming

Weekdays

Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location
0100 – 0600 Adrian Coll Glasgow
0600 – 1000 Bruce @ Breakfast: Bruce McKeznie Dumfries
1000 – 1400 Fiona Shields
1400 – 1800 Tommy Jardine
1800 - 1900 The Mix@6 (automated)
1900 – 2200 In:Demand with Romeo Glasgow
2200 – 0100 Late Night Gina McKie

Friday variations

Time Main presenter/programme Location
0100 - 0600 Kevin Cameron Glasgow
2200 - 0100 Friday Night Floorfillers with Krystle Edinburgh

Saturday

Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location
0100 – 0600 Kevin Cameron Glasgow
0600 – 0900 Colin McArdle Ayr
0900 – 1200 Boogie & Dingo Edinburgh
1200 – 1400 Scotland's Hot 20 With Mark Martin
1400 - 1800 Ben Gilmour Dumfries
1800 - 2200 West Sound Ceilidh: Karyn McCulloch
(simulcast with West Sound AM)
Ayr
2200 – 0100 Saturday Night with Krystle Edinburgh

Sunday

Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location
0100 – 0600 Kevin Cameron Glasgow
0600 – 0800 Mark Martin
0800 - 1200 Colin McArdle Dumfries
1200 – 1600 The West Sound Weekender: Bruce McKenzie
1600 – 1900 The Vodafone Freebees Big Top 40: Rich Clarke & Kat Shoob Leicester Square, London
1900 – 2200 In:Demand Uncut with Jim Gellatly Glasgow
2200 - 0100 Late Night Gina McKie

News Team

  • Vicky Murray
  • Vikki Leslie
  • Stephen Backer

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