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Media in Dundee has been an integral part of the
city's history, particularly print media.
Dundee has long been known for its ''Jute, Jam & Journalism'', with the latter the only remaining industry of the three still present in the city. The city and surrounding area's main newspaper ''
The Courier'' has been a fixture of Dundee life, still printed in the city, since 1801.
Dundee also has a number of regional radio stations and has local production facilities for the
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Newspaper
The main newspapers of Dundee are ''
The Courier'' (daily) and the ''
Evening Telegraph
''Evening Telegraph'' is a common newspaper name, and may refer to:
* ''Evening Telegraph'' (Dundee), Scotland
* ''Evening Telegraph'' (Dublin), Ireland, published 1871–1924.
* ''Coventry Evening Telegraph
The ''Coventry Telegraph'' is a lo ...
'', both printed six days a week by
D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The free newspaper
Metro
Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to:
Geography
* Metro (city), a city in Indonesia
* A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center
Public transport
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and a local edition of the
Record PM are widely available in the city. Dundee is also home to one of Scotland's most popular Sunday papers, the
Sunday Post
''The Sunday Post'' is a weekly newspaper published in Dundee, Scotland, by DC Thomson, and characterised by a mix of news, human interest stories and short features. The paper was founded in 1914 and has a wide circulation across Scotland, N ...
, and
various magazines such as
The People's Friend and children's comics, such as
The Beano
''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-run ...
. Former comics published in Dundee include
The Dandy
''The Dandy'' was a British children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after '' Il Giornalino'' (cover dated 1 O ...
.
Television
For over forty years,
Grampian Television
Grampian Television was the original name of the Channel 3 service for the north of Scotland founded in 1961 and now named STV. The northern region's coverage area includes the Northern Isles, Western Isles, Highlands (except Fort William a ...
maintained a base in Dundee for newsgathering and advertising sales purposes, covering Tayside and north east Fife. Since January 2007, the station (now known as STV North) has produced and broadcast a nightly opt-out bulletin for the area, within the regional news programme ''
STV News at Six'' - originally from studios in Harbour Chambers and since 2008, from expanded facilities at Seabraes.
BBC Scotland also have a base in
Dundee's city centre. BBC Dundee is mainly used for news operations for both television and radio services.
For a few years, Dundee was also home to its own Restricted Service Licence television channel Channel Six Dundee.
Local radio
The city is the base for two commercial radio companies;
Radio Tay, which has two stations,
Tay FM
Tay FM is an Independent Local Radio station serving Dundee, Perth and Tayside in Scotland. The station is owned by and operated by Bauer and forms part of the Hits Radio network.
As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audience of 129, ...
and
Greatest Hits Radio Tayside & Fife, and
Wave 102
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Wave FM was a radio station broadcasting to the cities of Dundee and Perth, Scotland. In June 2020 the Wave FM branding was removed and replaced by Pure Radio 'coming soon' messages. Pure Radio replaced Wave FM on 6 July 2020.
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. Dundee also has a base for
BBC Scotland's radio service
Radio Scotland. Due to its close proximity to the
Central Belt
The Central Belt of Scotland is the Demography of Scotland, area of highest population density within Scotland. Depending on the definition used, it has a population of between 2.4 and 4.2 million (the country's total was around 5.4 million in ...
, it is also possible in Dundee to receive
Heart Scotland,
Capital FM Scotland,
Kingdom FM
Kingdom FM is a radio station serving Fife. It is owned and operated by Dc. Thomson Media and broadcasts from studios at Elizabeth House in Kirkcaldy.
The station broadcasts on five FM frequencies: 95.2 (Dunfermline and West Fife), 96.1 (Gle ...
and
Forth 1
Forth 1 is an Independent Local Radio station based in Edinburgh, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Edinburgh, Lothian and Fife.
As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audience o ...
.
External links
DC Thomson Official SiteBBC Tayside & CentralWave 102 Official SiteRadio Tay Official Site
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