Clyde 1 is an

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station based in

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, Scotland, owned and operated by

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as part of the

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network. It broadcasts to Glasgow and

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. As of September 2024, the station has a weekly audience of 747,000 listeners according to

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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
station's website
and

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'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

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Jessie J Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind ...

Olly Murs Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence after participating on the sixth series of the television talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2009, where he finished as runn ...

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Pixie Lott Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott (born 12 January 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her debut studio album, ''Turn It Up (Pixie Lott album), Turn It Up'' (2009), reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 1.5 millio ...

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, Lawson,

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, John Newman, The Vamps and also

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. 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

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, 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,

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and Nathan Evans.

Programming

The majority of programming - local and networked - is produced and broadcast from Radio Clyde's studios in

Clydebank Clydebank () is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Milton beyond) to the w ...

, however some networked output originates from

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in Edinburgh,

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in Dundee and sister station

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

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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 Gordon Dalziel (born 16 March 1962) is a Scottish football manager and former player. Dalziel spent most of his playing career with Raith Rovers, scoring 170 goals in 360 league appearances, and winning the 1994–95 Scottish League Cup. He als ...

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