Clyde 1 (Ayrshire)
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = Clyde 1 Ayrshire
| logo =
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2024.
| image =
| image_size = 80px
| city = Ayr
| country = UK
| area = Ayrshire and South West Scotland
| branding = Across Ayrshire
Ayrshire's Clyde 1
| airdate = 6 January 1997 (as West FM)
16 September 2024 (as Clyde 1 Ayrshire)
| last_airdate =
| frequency = FM:
96.7 MHz
97.5 MHz
106.7 MHz
DAB: 11B
| rds = ClydeAyr
| format = CHR/Pop
| erp =
| class =
| former_names = West FM
| callsign_meaning =
| network = Hits Radio
| owner = Bauer Media Audio UK
| sister_stations = Clyde 1
Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire
Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries & Galloway
| webcast = [https://hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/ayrshire/play/ Rayo]
| website = https://hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/ayrshire/
| coordinates =
}}
Clyde 1 Ayrshire, formerly West FM, is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK. It is a part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Ayrshire and South West Scotland.
As of September 2024, the station has a weekly audience of 105,000 listeners according to RAJAR.{{Cite web |title=RAJAR |url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=www.rajar.co.uk}}
Programming
Regional programming for Bowie At Breakfast is produced and broadcast from Clyde 1 at its studios in Clydebank on weekdays 6-10am. [https://planetradio.co.uk/west/presenters/ West FM – Presenters] At all other times, the station airs networked programming from Forth 1 in Edinburgh, Tay FM in Dundee as well as Hits Radio in London and Manchester.
On Monday 10 July 2017, West FM ceased broadcasting from Ayr and moved its studio output to Clyde 1's Clydebank studios. The station retained its local breakfast, albeit presented from Clydebank, with news, sales and charity staff based in Prestwick.[http://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/06/west-fm-to-move-output-from-ayr-to-glasgow/ West FM to move output from Ayr to Glasgow], RadioToday, 12 June 2017
In August 2024, it was announced that after 27 years of the West FM name, the station would be rebranded to 'Clyde 1 Ayrshire' from 16 September 2024 and share all output with Clyde 1 whilst retaining local news, weather and travel bulletins.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=End of West FM brand coming as Clyde 1 expands to Ayrshire |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/08/end-of-west-fm-brand-coming-as-clyde-1-expands-to-ayrshire/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}
=News and Sport=
Clyde 1 Ayrshire broadcasts local news bulletins hourly. Headlines are broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside sport and traffic bulletins.
National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins at weekends, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://planetradio.co.uk/west/}}
{{Hits Radio}}
{{Radio in Scotland}}
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Category:Radio stations in Scotland
Category:Radio stations established in 1997
Category:1997 establishments in Scotland
Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom
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