''Sportsound'' is BBC Radio Scotland's main radio sports show. It provides coverage to listeners on

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, FM, DAB Digital Radio and via the internet. It is best known for its exclusive live commentary of Scottish Premiership

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games. It is broadcast seven days a week, and on on-match days has an 1810–2200 slot on 810 MW. On Saturdays, at least two matches are broadcast by MW, and the main FM frequency with the ''Open All Mics'' feature broadcast on the

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frequency and the remaining matches online where the other matches are simulcast.

Presenters

* Richard Gordon (host of most live matches and Saturday's ''Open All Mics'' programme) * Kenny Macintyre (host of Monday night show) *

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(host of live rugby and Sunday show) * David Currie (midweek host)

Commentators and pitchside

* Rob MacLean (main commentator) * Paul Mitchell * Liam McLeod * John Barnes *Alisdair Lamont * Chick Young * Scott Davie *

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* Jane Lewis *

Charlie Mann Charlie Mann is a Scottish sports broadcaster and Public Relations guru who currently appears on ''Sportsound'' on BBC Radio Scotland as a match reporter and occasionally does trackside work. Mann was the spokesman of Heart of Midlothian majority ...

*Charles Bannerman *Brian McLauchlin *Martin Dowden *Sandra Brown *David McDaid

Analysts

* Michael Stewart * Willie Miller * Derek Ferguson * Murdo MacLeod * Craig Paterson * Allan Preston * Kenny Miller * Steven Thompson * James McFadden *

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*Tom English *Michael Grant (Herald Scotland) *

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(Herald Scotland) *Richard Wilson Additionally, former managers, assistant managers and players can be heard as guest analysts.

Former presenters

*Brian Marjoribanks (original host) *Tom Ferrie *

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*Roy Small * Roddy Forsyth

Former commentators and analysts

* David Begg *Alastair Alexander * Jock Brown *David Francey *Roddy Forsyth *Donald Garden *

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* Gordon Smith * Billy Dodds

Player of the Year Award

At the end of the Scottish football season, the player in the

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who has accumulated the most man-of-the match awards from the league season is awarded the ''Sportsound'' Player of the Year.

References

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External links

BBC Radio Scotland ''Sportsound''
Football mass media in Scotland BBC Radio Scotland programmes British sports radio programmes