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Radio Tay
Radio Tay is a group of two Independent Local Radio stations serving Tayside and northeast Fife in Scotland. Radio Tay is owned and operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio network of radio stations. Radio Tay was formerly based at 6 North Isla Street in Dundee, however due to the station vacating the premises, now their only dedicated local show for the Tayside area (weekday breakfast) is broadcast from Radio Forth's studio in Edinburgh. Tayside Sound Limited was incorporated on 27 April 1979 to set up a radio station in accordance with the then regulatory body, the Independent Broadcasting Authority. Radio Tay commenced broadcasting on Friday 17 October 1980 from the Taybridge TV transmitter site at the southern end of the Tay Road Bridge on 95.8 MHz FM and an AM transmitter on 1161 kHz at Greenside Scalp close to the Taybridge site but located lower down, at the shoreline of the River Tay. Relay transmitters in Perth o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tayside
Tayside () was one of the nine regions used for local government in Scotland from 16 May 1975 to 31 March 1996. The region was named after the River Tay. History Tayside region was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts, following recommendations made by the 1969 Wheatley Report. Tayside region covered the whole area of the counties of Angus, Dundee (which was a county of a city), Kinross-shire and most of Perthshire. Tayside region was divided into three districts: Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross. Tayside region was abolished in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which replaced regions and districts with unitary council areas. Each of Tayside's three districts became a separate council area, with some adjustments to boundaries around Dundee. Tayside Regional Council directly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tay 2
Greatest Hits Radio Tayside & Fife (formerly Tay AM and Tay 2) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Dundee, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It is broadcast in Dundee, Perth and Tayside. As of December 2023, the station has a weekly audience of 35,000 listeners, according to RAJAR. History Radio Tay commenced broadcasting on 17 October 1980, in Dundee and 14 November 1980 in Perth with Gerry Quinn presenting the first show from the studios. In early years, the station broadcast only from 6am-8pm daily. On 9 January 1995 the station split its services/frequencies to become Tay AM and Tay FM. Both stations are now also broadcast on DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting – i.e. Digital Radio) and over the internet via their respective websites. Tay AM broadcast on 1161 AM in Dundee and 1584 AM in Perth, and was more oriented around older music than its sister station Tay FM, playing more classic hits from the past few de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
BBC Radio Lincolnshire is the Local BBC Radio, BBC's local radio station serving the county of Lincolnshire. It broadcasts on frequency modulation, FM, Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios near Newport Arch in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 73,000 listeners as of May 2025. History A BBC national broadcasting site covering the area had opened at the Corporation's Stamp End Depot on Thursday 8 March 1951. and carried an opt-out programme 'News from the North'. Almost three decades later, on 11 November 1980 at 7 am, the county got its own station when BBC Radio Lincolnshire opened with a commissioned peal of bells from Lincoln Cathedral with the first words spoken coming from Nick Brunger: ''"And it's a warm welcome for the first time to the programmes of BBC Radio Lincolnshire."'' In 1988, the station commissioned UK jingle producer Alfasound to compose a jingle package base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the List of most-listened-to radio programs, most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 14 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content. The 'About Radio 2' BBC webpage says: "With a repertoire covering more than 60 years, Radio 2 plays the widest selection of music on the radio - from classic and mainstream pop to country, folk, jazz, musical theatre, soul, hip hop, rock 'n' roll, gospel and blues." Radio 2 broadcasts throughout the UK on FM band, FM between and from studios at Broadcasting House and Maida Vale Studios in central London. Programmes are broadcast on FM radio, Digital radio in the United Kingdom, digital radio via Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, digital television in the United Kingdom, digital television and BBC Sounds. According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 13.6 million with a listeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Bussey
Dave Bussey (born 4 October 1952) is an English radio disc jockey who, until March 2008, presented ''The Dave Bussey Show'' on BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Early life He was born in Drayton, Norfolk and grew up in Norwich, attending a secondary modern school. He joined the Royal Navy, becoming an electrician on nuclear submarines. Broadcasting Dave Bussey started his career on Radio Forth (Edinburgh) before spending five years at Radio Tay (Dundee and Perth). One show he presented was ''The Sunday Challenge'' but was used as a relief presenter for most other programmes. Bussey spent a year at Northsound Radio (Aberdeen) He was a weekend presenter on BBC Radio 2. While there he also broadcast with BBC Cambridgeshire and BBC Three Counties. He joined BBC Radio Lincolnshire, taking over from John Inverdale in 1986. He left BBC Radio Lincolnshire in March 2008. A spokesman for the BBC said: "There have been no compulsory redundancies at Radio Lincolnshire but some presenters are lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and Contemporary hit radio, current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, Hip hop music, hip hop and Independent music, indie, while its sister station BBC Radio 1Xtra, 1Xtra plays Black music, Black contemporary music, including hip hop and Rhythm and blues, R&B. Radio 1 also runs two online streams, BBC Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1 Dance, dedicated to dance music, and BBC Radio 1 Anthems, Radio 1 Anthems, dedicated to throwback music; both are available to listen only on BBC Sounds. Radio 1 broadcasts throughout the UK on FM band, FM between and , Digital radio in the United Kingdom, digital radio, Digital television in the United Kingdom, digital TV and BBC Sounds. It was launched in 1967 to meet the demand for music generated by pirate radio stations, when the average age of the UK population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Goodier
Mark Goodier (born 9 June 1961) is a Zimbabwean-born British radio disc jockey and broadcaster best known for his time on BBC Radio 1 between 1987 and 2002. He had two spells presenting the station's Top 40 singles chart, from September 1990 to March 1992 and again from April 1995 until November 2002, becoming the show's longest serving presenter. He also had a stint on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show during 1993. Goodier has also presented shows on BBC Radio 2, Classic FM, Greatest Hits Radio, Smooth Radio and Real Radio, and appeared on BBC television as a recurring presenter of ''Top of the Pops'' between 1988 and 1996. On 17 January 2023, Goodier announced that he was to be replaced on weekday mornings by Ken Bruce, who joined the station from BBC Radio 2. Bruce announced his departure from Radio 2 on the same day. Goodier moved to weekend mornings in April, replacing Pat Sharp who left the station. Goodier twice returned to the weekday mid-morning slot in August 2023 and Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beechgrove Garden
''Beechgrove'' (formerly known as ''The Beechgrove Garden'') is a television gardening programme broadcast since 1978 on BBC Scotland. Over the years it has been broadcast on BBC Scotland, BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland and Britbox. History ''Beechgrove'' is a gardening programme, which started on 14 April 1978. It was inspired by the garden behind the home of WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, named the Victory Garden. The original plot of land used was the small area of garden attached to the BBC studios in Beechgrove Terrace, Aberdeen. Due to its small size, the programme's popularity and the fact the garden had been transformed several times over, a new area of ground to the west of Aberdeen was acquired for the programme by Tern Television who have produced the series since 1992. The new site covers 2.5 acres and is located at the former Grampian Regional Council Brotherfield Nursery, in Westhill, Aberdeenshire. Episodes were broadcast from the site in 1996. In June 1983, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Torrance
William Torrance (born 13 May 1946) is a Scottish broadcaster and entertainer who is known for hosting ''The Beechgrove Garden'' on BBC Scotland throughout the 1990s. Torrance was also a presenter on Dundee radio station Tay 2 Greatest Hits Radio Tayside & Fife (formerly Tay AM and Tay 2) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Dundee, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It is broadcast in Dundee, Perth and Tayside .... References External links * 1946 births Living people People from Ayrshire Scottish radio personalities Scottish television personalities {{UK-radio-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Reporting Scotland
''BBC Reporting Scotland'' is the BBC's national television news programme for Scotland, broadcast on BBC One Scotland from the headquarters of BBC Scotland in Pacific Quay, Glasgow. The programme usually followed after the nationwide bulletin from New Broadcasting House. History Although BBC Television was established in Scotland in February 1952 – and broadcast some opt-out programming – it did not start its daily Scottish television news service until Friday 30 August 1957, initially consisting of a five-minute bulletin at 6.05pm on weekdays and a sports results programme on Saturdays. The BBC was keen to launch the ''Scottish News Summary'' ahead of its new commercial rival in the central belt, Scottish Television (STV) and before the launch of similar bulletins elsewhere in the UK. As it turned out, STV began broadcasting the day after the launch of what was the BBC's first opt-out TV news bulletin, with the commercial rival launching its local bulletins the following M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Robertson (broadcaster)
David Robertson (born 1965 in Dundee) is a Scottish former journalist and newsreader for Reporting Scotland from 2000 to 2008. Career Robertson's career began at Dundee radio station Radio Tay. He joined the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the late 1980s, as a reporter and correspondent, covering the Bosnian War from Sarajevo and reporting from the US, Germany and Spain. He was also a presenter in the early days of BBC News 24 on the Breakfast show. From 2000 to 2008, Robertson worked as a presenter on ''Reporting Scotland'', joining established presenters Jackie Bird and Sally Magnusson. Briefly during this period he also had a news quiz show on BBC Radio Scotland. On Friday 19 September 2008, he announced that he had been with the BBC for twenty years, presenting ''Reporting Scotland'' for eight, was honoured to have done so, and that this was his last appearance. It emerged that the BBC had ended his employment. Press reports claimed he sought a compensatory pay-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kogan Page
Kogan Page is an independent publishing company founded in 1967 and headquartered in London, with branches in New York and New Delhi. Kogan Page specialises in business books and digital content, with over 1,000 titles published in key subject areas. The company's Managing Director is Helen Kogan and the publishing house is home to a number of authors. In 2007, Kogan Page's founder, Philip Kogan, was recognised with an IPG Lifetime Achievement Award. Kogan died from pneumonia on 24 December 2022, at the age of 92. Publishing areas and partners The company operates internationally and publishes in eight key areas: accounting, finance and banking; business and management; digital and technology; human resources, learning and development; marketing and communications; risk and compliance; skills, careers and employability; logistics, supply chains and operations. Kogan Page's publishing partners include the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Chartered Institute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
