Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries & Galloway
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries & Galloway
| former_names = West Sound
| logo =
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Dumfries
| country = UK
| area = Dumfries and Galloway
| branding = The Good Times Sound Like This
| airdate = 21 May 1990
| frequency = FM:
96.5 MHz
97.0 MHz
103.0 MHz
| rds = GRT HITS
| format = Classic Hits
| network = Greatest Hits Radio
| owner = Bauer Media Audio UK
| sister_stations = West FM
Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire
| website = [https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/dumfries/ GHR Dumfries & Galloway]
| coordinates =
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Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries & Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway.
As of September 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 75,000, according to RAJAR.{{Cite web |title=RAJAR |url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=www.rajar.co.uk}}
Overview
The station in Dumfries and Galloway is one of three FM stations forming part of the Greatest Hits Radio network 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.[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/08/west-sound-to-end-local-radio-shows-in-dumfries-galloway/ West Sound to end local radio shows in Dumfries & Galloway] Jo James, Radio Today, 12 August 2019
The station was rebranded from West Sound to Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries and Galloway on 3 April 2023. {{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Hazel |date=2023-01-12 |title=West Sound is changing to Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries and Galloway from April 2023 |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/westsound-fm/station/on-air/greatest-hits-radio-dumfries-and-galloway-information/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114222922/https://planetradio.co.uk/westsound-fm/station/on-air/greatest-hits-radio-dumfries-and-galloway-information/ |archive-date=2023-01-14 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=Westsound |publisher=Bauer Media Audio UK}}{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Roy |date=2023-01-12 |title=Bauer to rebrand seven heritage Scottish stations to Greatest Hits Radio |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/01/12/bauer-to-rebrand-seven-heritage-scottish-stations-to-greatest-hits-radio/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114220552/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/01/12/bauer-to-rebrand-seven-heritage-scottish-stations-to-greatest-hits-radio/ |archive-date=2023-01-14 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}
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 Dumfries' shopping centre, The Loreburne Centre, where it remained until its local shows were axed in 2019.
On 3rd April 2023, Westsound rebranded to form Scotland’s first national commercial radio station, Greatest Hits Radio, along with its sister stations from the Scottish Greatest Hits Radio Network and Radio Borders. Seven hours of Scottish programming were retained, Ewen & Cat At Breakfast and Webster in the afternoons.
Programming and presenters
Much of the station's programming is produced in Greatest Hits Radio's studios in Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Some output is produced from GHR's Birmingham, London and Manchester studios and broadcast on both networks in Scotland and England.{{cite web |title=Public File (Dumfries & Galloway) |url= https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/dumfries-galloway-public-file/|website=Planetradio.co.uk |access-date=3 April 2023}}
Presenters currently on Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries & Galloway are; Ewen Cameron and Cat Harvey (Ewen & Cat At Breakfast, weekdays 6-10am), Ken Bruce (weekdays 10am-1pm), Kate Thornton (weekdays 1pm-4pm), Simon Mayo (Drivetime weekdays 4pm-7pm and Album Show Sunday 1pm-4pm), Jackie Brambles (Monday-Thursday 7pm-10pm), Martin Kemp (Friday 7pm-10pm), Andy Crane (Sunday-Thursday 10pm-1am), Des Paul (Rhythm Of The Night Friday and Saturday 10pm-1am).
=News=
The station 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 Sky News Radio are carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins on weekend afternoons, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.
References
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External links
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