Go Radio (Glasgow)

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = Go Radio Glasgow

| logo = GO Radio (Glasgow) logo.png

| city = Glasgow and the west

| frequency = Dab - 11D

| format = CHR / POP

| airdate = 17 July 2018

| website = https://thisisgo.co.uk/

}}

Go Radio Glasgow is a commercial digital audio broadcasting station based in Glasgow, Scotland. It broadcasts to Glasgow and Central Scotland on the Switch Scotland digital radio multiplex. It launched on 17 July 2018, and re-launched on Friday 17 April 2020{{Explain|reason=What does "re-launched" mean in this context?|date=April 2024}}. The station is primarily owned and funded by William Haughey, Baron Haughey, a Scottish businessman and philanthropist who also appears on air presenting a business-related programme.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-15 |title=Haughey and Hunter reveal why we must 'hold out for our heroes' |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23518662.haughey-hunter-reveal-must-hold-heroes/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=The Herald |language=en}}

History

Go Radio was originally conceived in 2016, as a fully local Glasgow-based radio service in response to a perceived decrease in Glasgow-specific programming on the city's other local radio stations, such as Clyde 1.{{Cite web |date=2016-01-11 |title=Radio boss who's out to change the face of Scottish radio |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14195129.radio-boss-change-face-scottish-radio/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=The Herald |language=en}} Its original presentation lineup included former Clyde presenters, including Suzie McGuire.{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Beverley |date=2015-08-13 |title=Suzie McGuire back on the airwaves |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/suzie-mcguire-back-airwaves-lands-6240295 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}

Programming

All programming is produced and broadcast from Go Radio studios in Glasgow. The station broadcasts live shows daily between 6am and midnight.

The station's weekday presenters include Zoe Kelly and Grado (wrestler) (Go radio breakfast with Grado and Zoe {{Cite web |title=Shows - Go Breakfast with Grado and Zoe {{!}} Go Radio |url=https://thisisgo.co.uk/shows/go-breakfast/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |language=en}}), Alan Shaw (Go Radio No - repeat workday), Gina Mckie (Drive), Joe Kilday (Evenings).{{Cite web |title=Shows {{!}} Go Radio {{!}} Tuned Into Glasgow & The West |url=https://thisisgo.co.uk/go-shows/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |language=en}}

Between 9am and 5pm the station doesn't repeat a song under the No repeat workday.

The weekend line up includes Dance music shows with Stevie Lennon {{Cite web |title=Shows - Floorfillerz with Stevie Lennon {{!}} Go Radio |url=https://thisisgo.co.uk/shows/floorfillerz/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |language=en}} and a business show ' The GO Radio Business Show with Hunter & Haughey' with Tom Hunter and Willie Haughey.{{Cite web |title=The Go Radio Business Show with Hunter and Haughey |url=https://thisisgo.co.uk/shows/the-go-radio-business-show-with-hunter-and-haughey/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Go |language=en}}

News and sport

Sports coverage airs under as the GO radio football show and includes live match reports during the season and a magazine show /phone in on weekday evenings between 5 and 7. It is presented by Paul Cooney and Rob MacLean and features regular panellists Barry Ferguson and John Hartson.{{Cite web |title=The Go Radio Football Show |url=https://thisisgo.co.uk/shows/the-go-radio-football-show/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |language=en}}

References

Category:English-language radio stations

Category:Radio stations in Glasgow

Category:Radio stations established in 2018