Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & The West (formerly Clyde 2) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Glasgow and West Central Scotland.
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| Broadcast area | Glasgow and West Central Scotland |
| Frequency | FM: 103.3 MHz (Oban) DAB: 11C |
| RDS | GRT_HITS |
| Branding | The Good Times Sound Like This Across Glasgow & the West |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Network | Greatest Hits Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer Media Audio UK |
| Clyde 1 | |
| History | |
First air date | 31 December 1973 (as Radio Clyde) 12 August 1988 (as Clyde 2) 3 April 2023 (as Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West) |
Former names | Radio Clyde Clyde 2 |
Former frequencies | 1152 kHz |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 55.7943°N 4.1595°W |
| Links | |
| Website | GHR Glasgow and the West |
As of December 2023, the station has a weekly audience of 238,000 listeners according to RAJAR.[citation needed]
The station was rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West on 3 April 2023.[1][2] On 12 November 2023, it was announced that the station would cease broadcasting on medium wave before the end of the year, but would remain available on DAB.[3]
Programming
Much of the station's programming is produced in Greatest Hits Radio's studios in Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Some output is produced from GHR's Birmingham, London and Manchester studios and broadcast on both networks in Scotland and England.[4]
News
Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and from 7am to 1pm 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.
See also
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External links
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