Clyde 1 is an
Independent Local Radio
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station based in
Glasgow
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, Scotland, owned and operated by
Bauer as part of the
Hits Radio
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As of October 2022, the network has a combined reach of 6.6 million weekly listeners according to RAJAR.
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network. It broadcasts to Glasgow and
West Central Scotland
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.
As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audience of 678,000 listeners according to
RAJAR
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.
History
Clyde 1 was born out of the compulsory transmission splitting enforced by the UK regulators in the 1990s, developing the FM frequency into Radio Clyde into a Top-40 format radio station.
The development of live-streaming and digital radio led to a widening of the station's potential audience through carriage on th
station's websiteand
Bauer Radio
Bauer Media Audio UK is a UK-based radio division of the Bauer Media Group.
History
In early 2008, German magazine publisher Bauer bought the radio division of British company Emap, which had been established as East Midland Allied Press in ...
's DAB multiplex in Glasgow.
The station's Freeview carriage came as a consequence of the closure of stable-mate
3C by the station's then-owners, and resulted in UK-wide coverage until it was removed on 30 October 2008.
On 31 December 2013,
Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde is a group of two Independent Local Radio stations serving Glasgow and West Central Scotland. Radio Clyde is owned and operated by Bauer, based at studios in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire and forms part of Bauer's Hits Radio and Gr ...
celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Events
Clyde 1 used to hold an event called Clyde 1 Live at the
SECC in
Glasgow
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.
The event included some of the many artists which are broadcast on the station, past events have featured
Calvin Harris
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums.
His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...
,
Labrinth
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,
Jessie J
Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind''. She studied ...
,
Olly Murs
Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television presenter. He was runner-up on the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2009 and was subsequently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom, ...
,
The Sugababes
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Formed in 1998 by All Saints (group), All Saints manager Ron Tom, ...
,
Amelia Lily
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,
Pixie Lott
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,
Mcfly
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,
Lawson,
Cover Drive
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,
Matt Cardle
Matthew Sheridan Cardle (born 15 April 1983) is an English pop singer. He was born in Southampton and grew up in Halstead, Essex. Cardle has been involved in music since his early teens and has been a member of two different bands; Darwyn and S ...
,
Gary Barlow
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Barlow is one of the United Kingdom's most successful songwriters, havi ...
,
John Newman,
The Vamps and also
Dappy
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.
Programming
The majority of programming - local and networked - is produced and broadcast from Radio Clyde's studios in
Clydebank
Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...
, however some networked output originates from
Forth 1
Forth 1 is an Independent Local Radio station based in Edinburgh, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Edinburgh, Lothian and Fife.
As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audience o ...
in Edinburgh,
Tay FM
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As of September 2022, the ...
in Dundee and sister station
Hits Radio
Hits Radio is a network of 25 contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK.
As of October 2022, the network has a combined reach of 6.6 million weekly listeners according to RAJAR.
Overv ...
in Manchester. The station also opts out of some networked output to broadcast additional local programming, including sports coverage and specialist music shows.
The station's local presenters include
George Bowie
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(''Bowie at Breakfast'' / ''The GB Xperience''), Garry Spence, Steven Mill and Cassi Gillespie (''Bowie at Breakfast'' and ''Sunday afternoons'').
News and sport
Clyde 1 broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and from 7am to 1pm at weekends. Headlines are broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside sport and traffic bulletins.
The Clydebank newsroom also produces bespoke national Scottish bulletins at weekends with
Sky News Radio
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bulletins carried overnight. Radio Clyde's head of news and sport is Lorraine Herbison, who is also Bauer's head of news for its Scottish stations.
Sports coverage airs under the ''Superscoreboard'' banner and includes live match reports during the season and a magazine show on weekday evenings.
It is presented by Gordon Duncan and features regular panellists
Hugh Keevins and
Gordon Dalziel
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.
See also
*
Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde is a group of two Independent Local Radio stations serving Glasgow and West Central Scotland. Radio Clyde is owned and operated by Bauer, based at studios in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire and forms part of Bauer's Hits Radio and Gr ...
*
Clyde 2
Clyde 2 is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Glasgow and West Central Scotland.
As of September 2022, the station has a week ...
References
External links
Clyde 1
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Bauer Radio
Hits Radio
Radio stations in Glasgow
1973 establishments in the United Kingdom
Radio stations established in 1973