Westsound is an

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station based in

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, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the

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Network. It broadcasts to Dumfries and Galloway.

Overview

Westsound in Dumfries and Galloway is one of three FM stations forming part of the

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and carries networked programming, with local news and travel. In September 2019, all local programming from Dumfries ended and local breakfast and drive is coming from Glasgow.West Sound to end local radio shows in Dumfries & Galloway
Jo James, Radio Today, 12 August 2019

History

Westsound began broadcasting in May 1990, from studios at Campbell House in the grounds of the Crichton Estate, under the name South West Sound FM. The station later moved to studios in the town's shopping centre, The Loreburne Centre, where it remained until its local shows were axed in 2019.

Programming and presenters

All of Westsound's programming is carried from

's network of locally branded Scottish stations with some off-peak output also carried from GHR's sister network in England. Networked programming originates from the studios of

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in Clydebank,

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in Edinburgh,

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in Dundee and from Greatest Hits Radio's

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and Manchester studios. Occasional programming is produced and broadcast from MFR 2 in Inverness and

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in Aberdeen.

News

Westsound 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. National bulletins from

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are carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins on weekend afternoons, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.

References

External links

* Bauer Radio Greatest Hits Radio Radio stations in Scotland Dumfries and Galloway Radio stations established in 1990 {{Scotland-stub