Radio Borders

Scottish radio station

Edinburgh
United Kingdom

Broadcast areaBorder region and north NorthumberlandFrequency

FM: 96.8 MHz Selkirk
102.3 MHz Berwick-upon-Tweed
103.1 MHz Peebles
103.4 MHz Eyemouth

RDSBordersBrandingAcross the Scottish Borders and North NorthumberlandProgrammingFormatContemporary hit radioNetworkHits RadioOwnershipOwnerBauer Media Audio UKHistory

First air date

22 January 1990; 34 years ago (1990-01-22)

Last air date

3 April 2023; 13 months ago (2023-04-03)LinksWebcastPlanet RadioWebsiteplanetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/borders/

Radio Borders was an Independent Local Radio station, originally based in Tweedbank before moving into studios at St James Quarter, Edinburgh, in October 2022. The station was owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio Network. It broadcast to the Scottish Borders and north Northumberland.

As of December 2022, the station had a weekly audience of 45,000 listeners according to RAJAR.

On 3 April 2023, Radio Borders was replaced with Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders and North Northumberland.^[1]

Programming

Networked programming originated from Clyde 1 in Clydebank, Forth 1 in Edinburgh and Hits Radio in Manchester.

Local programming was produced and broadcast from Radio Forth's Edinburgh studios on weekdays from 6-10a.m., presented by Gregor Runciman and Lynsey Gibson.^[2]

News and sport

Radio Borders broadcast local news bulletins hourly from 6a.m. to 7p.m. on weekdays and from 7a.m. to 1p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Headlines were broadcast on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, including sports reports. Traffic bulletins were presenter-led and broadcast at 20 and 40 minutes past the hour between 6 and 9a.m. as well as between 4 and 7p.m.

Local news bulletins were produced in conjunction with Radio Forth's newsroom in Edinburgh and Metro Radio's newsroom in Newcastle.

National bulletins from Sky News Radio were carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins at weekends, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.

References

^ "Radio Borders to rebrand as Greatest Hits Radio from April". 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ Radio Borders – Presenters

External links

Official website
Radio Borders on Facebook
Radio Borders on Instagram
Radio Borders on Twitter
Radio Borders's channel on YouTube

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