Tay FM

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Tay FM
City of license Dundee, Perth
Broadcast area Tayside
Slogan Your Number One Hit Music Station
Frequency 102.8 MHz (Dundee), 96.4 MHz (Perth), DAB, Online
First air date January 9, 1995
Format Contemporary
Audience share 15.2% (March 2008, [1])
Owner Bauer Radio
Website www.tayfm.co.uk

Tay FM is an Independent Local Radio station commercial local radio station serving Dundee, Perth and the general Tayside area in Scotland. It is part of the Big City Network. Tay FM mainly plays Chart Music and and also airs hit40uk and formerly aired the Vodafone Live Hour. The weekly version of the Tay FM schedule is available on-line.

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[edit] History

Radio Tay commenced broadcasting on the 17th October 1980 in Dundee and 14th November 1980 in Perth from the studios it still broadcasts from today at 6 North Isla Street in Dundee, near the city's Tannadice & Dens Park football stadia. The original schedule only broadcast from 6am-8pm daily.

On 9th January 1995 the station split its services/frequencies to become Tay FM and Tay AM. Both stations now also broadcast on DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting – i.e. Digital Radio) and over the internet via their respective websites.

Tay FM broadcasts on 102.8 FM in Dundee and 96.4 FM in Perth, and is the more contemporary of the two stations, mostly playing popular music and chart hits.

[edit] Presenters

[edit] Monday-Thursday

02:00-06:00 Through The Night
06:00-10:00 Stuart Webster Wake up with Webster
10:00-13:00 Mike Richardson
13:00-16:00 Sharrel Carroll
16:00-19:00 Dave Connor
19:00-22:00 Karen B
22:00-02:00 Euan Notman

[edit] Friday

02:00-06:00 Through The Night
06:00-10:00 Stuart Webster Wake up with Webster
10:00-13:00 Mike Richardson
13:00-16:00 Sharrel Carroll
16:00-19:00 Dave Connor
19:00-22:00 John Milne Fired Up Friday
22:00-02:00 Joe Brodie

[edit] Saturday

02:00-06:00 Through The Night
06:00-10:00 Sharrel Carroll
10:00-14:00 Euan Notman Big Saturday Show
14:00-18:00 Karen B
18:00-20:00 Sharrel Carroll The Club For Life
20:00-22:00 Mike Richardson
22:00-02:00 Ali McLaren Saturday Night Love

[edit] Sunday

02:00-06:00 Through The Night
06:00-10:00 Euan Notman
10:00-13:00 Waggy's Old Gold
13:00-16:00 Mike Richardson
16:00-19:00 Hit 40 UK (Networked Show)
19:00-22:00 Karen B Sunday Essentials
22:00-23:00 The Weekender with Graeme Ogston
23:00-02:00 Gary Elwin

[edit] News/Sport

Tay News currently employs multiple broadcasting journalists with Alan Smith as Head of News. News Bulletins are broadcasted on the hour weekdays 6am-7pm, 10pm-2am and the news headlines at 7:30 & 8:30am and 4:30pm & 5:30pm. Saturdays 6am to 6pm then 10pm-2am. Sundays 6am-2pm and then further bulletins at 4pm, 7pm, 10pm-2am. Sport bulletins are presented daily during Breakfast, Lunch and Drivetime. Radio Tay Newsroom is currently staffed by 4 Broadcast Journalists. Alan Smith as Head of News and Gavin Butler is the Sports Editor.

[edit] Management

A list of Tay's management is below:

  • Managing Director - Ally Ballingall
  • Programme Director - Lorraine Stevenson
  • Head of News - Alan Smith
  • Head of Sport - Gavin Butler
  • Head of Music - Graeme Waggott
  • Advertising Sales Director - Ian Reilly
  • Sponsorship and Promotions Manager - Michael Coughlin

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