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This article deals with the Media in Glasgow. The city of
Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
,
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
is home to large sections of the Scottish national media. It hosts the following:


Television

* BBC Scotland — the national broadcaster, based in Pacific Quay Studios at
Pacific Quay Pacific Quay is an area south of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located at the former Plantation Quay and Princes' Dock Basin. The Princes' Dock Basin was the largest on the River Clyde when it was opened by the Clyde Navigation T ...
. * BBC Alba — a
Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
language channel jointly owned by the
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and
MG Alba MG Alba is the operating name of the Gaelic Media Service ( gd, Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig). The organisation's remit, under the Communications Act 2003, is to ensure that a wide and diverse range of high quality Gaelic programmes is m ...
. It has its headquarters at Pacific Quay. * STV — (previously known as
Scottish Television Scottish Television (now, legally, known as STV Central Limited) is the ITV network franchisee for Central Scotland. The channel — the largest of the three ITV franchises in Scotland — has been in operation since 31 August 1957 and is th ...
in Central Scotland, and
Grampian Television Grampian Television was the original name of the Channel 3 service for the north of Scotland founded in 1961 and now named STV. The northern region's coverage area includes the Northern Isles, Western Isles, Highlands (except Fort William a ...
in Northern Scotland). Scotland's largest independent ITV company, owned by the
STV Group plc STV Group plc (formerly known as Scottish Television plc, Scottish Media Group plc and SMG plc) is a media company based in Glasgow, Scotland. Beginning as a television broadcaster in 1957, the company expanded into newspapers, advertising and r ...
, based in Pacific Quay. Television programmes set in Glasgow include: ''
Taggart ''Taggart'' is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries "Killer" from 6 until 20 Septembe ...
'', ''
Rebus A rebus () is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words or phrases. For example: the word "been" might be depicted by a rebus showing an illustrated bumblebee next to a plus sign (+ ...
'' (set in Edinburgh but shot mostly in Glasgow), ''
High Times ''High Times'' is an American monthly magazine (and cannabis brand) that advocates the legalization of cannabis as well as other counterculture ideas. The magazine was founded in 1974 by Tom Forcade.Danko, Danny"Norml Founder Retires – Exha ...
'', ''
Rab C Nesbitt ''Rab C. Nesbitt'' is a Scottish comedy series which began in 1988. Produced by BBC Scotland, it stars Gregor Fisher as an alcoholic Glaswegian who seeks unemployment as a lifestyle choice. Rab C. Nesbitt was originally a recurring character ...
'', '' City Lights'', '' Chewing the Fat'', ''
River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...
'', '' Still Game'' and '' Lovesick''.


Radio

*
BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Scotland is a Scotland, Scottish radio station, radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same na ...
*
Clyde 1 Clyde 1 is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Glasgow and West Central Scotland. As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audi ...
*
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 wee ...
*
Capital Scotland Capital Scotland (formerly known as Beat 106, XFM Scotland, and later Galaxy Scotland) is a regional radio station owned by Communicorp UK and operated by Global. It broadcasts to Scotland's Central Belt, an area surrounding the two citie ...
* Eklipse Sports Radio * 105.2 Smooth Radio * Sunny Govan Radio *
Radio Free Scotland Between 1956 and 1965 Radio Free Scotland (RFS) broadcast through the PAL audio channel of BBC television (then on VHF) after ''God Save the Queen'' finished in the evening, and, later on, on 262 metres medium wave on the radio. The station was ...
*
Celtic Music Radio Celtic Music Radio is a Community Radio station in Scotland, broadcasting to the Greater Glasgow on 95.0 FM, Edinburgh on DAB+ and also worldwide via the internet. Celtic Music Radio is a Scottish Charity, registration number SC041172. The ...
* AWAZ FM * Insight Radio


Magazines

* bunkered — Scotland's best-selling golf magazine and the biggest-selling golf magazine in the UK per capita.


Newspapers

A number of major Scottish newspapers are published in the city: *The '' Daily Record'' and '' Sunday Mail'' — Scotland's best-selling tabloid, based at Central Quay *'' The Herald'' — Scotland's best-selling broadsheet *The ''
Sunday Herald The ''Sunday Herald'' was a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published between 7 February 1999 and 2 September 2018. Originally a broadsheet, it was published in compact format from 20 November 2005. The paper was known for having combined a centre- ...
'' — its five-year-old sister title *The '' Evening Times'' — an evening tabloid distributed in the west of Scotland As well as Scottish editions of: *'' The Sun'' *''The Daily Mail'' and ''
The Mail on Sunday ''The Mail on Sunday'' is a British conservative newspaper, published in a tabloid format. It is the biggest-selling Sunday newspaper in the UK and was launched in 1982 by Lord Rothermere. Its sister paper, the ''Daily Mail'', was first pub ...
'' *''
The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ...
'' and '' Sunday Times'' Local newspapers are: *''The Glaswegian'' — Covering Glasgow and parts of East Renfrewshire *'' The Digger'' — Mainly covering the North of Glasgow *''Local News for Southsiders'' — The Southside of Glasgow and the Govan area. *''The Glasgow East News'' — The East End of the City *''The West End Mail'' — Partick, West-End and the Northwest outskirts. -Ceased December 2006 *''The Springburn Herald'' — Weekly newspaper covering the area of North Glasgow and
East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire ( sco, Aest Dunbartanshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north of Glasgow and contains many of the affluent areas to the north of the city, including Bea ...
*''G41'' — Monthly community newspaper serving Dumbreck,
Pollokshields Pollokshields ( gd, Buthan Phollaig, Scots: ''Powkshiels'') is an area in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. Its modern boundaries are largely man-made, being formed by the M77 motorway to the west and northwest with the open land of Pollok ...
,
Strathbungo Strathbungo is a mainly residential area of southern Glasgow, Scotland, bordered by the neighbourhoods of Crossmyloof to the south, Govanhill to the east and Pollokshields to the north and west. The settlement grew up as a small isolated vill ...
,
Shawlands Shawlands ( gd, Fearann na Doire) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, located around south of the River Clyde. The area, considered the "Heart of the Southside", is known for its independent restaurants and cafés, art scene, public parks, period ...
and
Langside Langside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, and lies east of Shawlands, south of Queens Park, west of Cathcart and north of Newlands. The district is residential and primarily middle-class, ...
. Published by a
social enterprise A social enterprise is an organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in financial, social and environmental well-being. This may include maximizing social impact alongside profits for co-owners. Social enterprises ca ...
called Southside Media. *
Glasgow Keelie
' A mutual-aid based monthly newspaper covering events in the Glasgow area Glasgow Keelie - https://glasgowkeelie.org/about/ Retrieved 22/09/2022


Internet

* Scot24news
Southside Happenings
A local website documenting life on the southside of the city.
g41.org.uk
Citizen journalism website created by Southside Media
Transform Television
Transform TV is Scotland's Community TV Channel on the web b
Fablevision

Glasgowist
A website celebrating the best people and places in Glasgow.
Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance
Online database of Individuals and Companies working in Film and Television in Glasgow.


See also

*
Media in Scotland Scottish media has a long and distinct history. Scotland has a wide range of different types and quality of media. Broadcasting Television BBC Scotland runs two national television stations. Much of the output of BBC Scotland Television, such a ...
* Scottish Daily News * List of Scotland–based production companies


References


Resources

Gurevitch M. Culture, Society and the Media. Routledge: New Ed edition, 1982 {{Media in the United Kingdom, rmg
Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...