Clyde 1 is an Independent Local Radio station based in

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, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Glasgow and West Central Scotland. As of September 2024, the station has a weekly audience of 747,000 listeners according to RAJAR.

History

Clyde 1 was born out of the compulsory transmission splitting enforced by the UK regulators in the 1990s, developing the FM frequency into Radio Clyde into a Top-40 format radio station. The development of live-streaming and digital radio led to a widening of the station's potential audience through carriage on th
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and Bauer Radio's DAB multiplex in Glasgow. The station's Freeview carriage came as a consequence of the closure of stable-mate 3C by the station's then-owners, and resulted in UK-wide coverage until it was removed on 30 October 2008.

Events

Clyde 1 used to hold an event called ''Clyde 1 Live'' at the SECC in

. The event included some of the many artists which are broadcast on the station, past events have featured Calvin Harris, Labrinth, Jessie J, Olly Murs, The Sugababes, Amelia Lily, Pixie Lott, Mcfly, Lawson, Cover Drive, Matt Cardle, Gary Barlow, John Newman, The Vamps and also Dappy. On 5 February 2024, it was announced that ''Clyde 1 Live'' would return to celebrate the station's 50th anniversary. This event took place on 31 May 2024 at the OVO Hydro, with 12,500 people in attendance. Clyde 1 presenter George Bowie performed one of his GBX sets, with fellow presenters Cassi Gillespie and Callum Gallacher performing DJ sets as well. Acts included

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, Tom Walker, Amy Macdonald, Emeli Sandé, Callum Beattie and Nathan Evans.

Programming

The majority of programming - local and networked - is produced and broadcast from Radio Clyde's studios in Clydebank, however some networked output originates from Forth 1 in Edinburgh, Tay FM in Dundee and sister station Hits Radio in Manchester. The station also opts out of some networked output to broadcast additional local programming, including sports coverage and specialist music shows. The station's local presenters include George Bowie (''Bowie at Breakfast''/''The GB Xperience''), Garry Spence, Grant Thomson, Steven Mill and Cassi Gillespie (''Bowie at Breakfast'').

News and sport

Clyde 1 broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6a.m. to 7p.m. on weekdays and from 7a.m. to 1p.m. at weekends. Headlines are broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside sport and traffic bulletins. The Clydebank newsroom also produces bespoke national Scottish bulletins at weekends with Sky News Radio bulletins carried overnight. Radio Clyde's head of news and sport is Lorraine Herbison, who is also Bauer's head of news for its Scottish stations. Sports coverage airs under the ''Superscoreboard'' banner and includes live match reports during the season and a magazine show on weekday evenings. It is presented by Gordon Duncan and features regular panellists Hugh Keevins and Gordon Dalziel.

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