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| Broadcast area | Aberdeenshire |
|---|---|
| Frequency |
FM: 96.9 MHz 97.6 MHz 103.0 MHz DAB: 11C |
| RDS | N'SOUND1 |
| Branding | Across North East Scotland |
| Programming | |
| Format | CHR/Pop |
| Network | Hits Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer Media Audio UK |
| Greatest Hits Radio North East Scotland | |
| History | |
First air date | 27 July 1981 (42 years ago) |
Former frequencies | 1035 MW |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Northsound 1 Player |
| Website | Northsound 1 |
Northsound 1 is an Independent Local Radio station based in Aberdeen, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Aberdeenshire and North East Scotland.
As of December 2023, the station has a weekly audience of 115,000 listeners according to RAJAR.
History
Northsound Radio commenced broadcasting at 6 am on 27 July 1981 from converted studios in an old schoolhouse on Kings Gate, near Anderson Drive in Aberdeen. Originally, the station was broadcast from 6 am to 8 pm each day on 1035 kHz (290 metres) and 96.9 FM (VHF).
In 1995, the station split its services to become Northsound 1 and Northsound 2. Both stations now also broadcast online, on smartphone applications and DAB ( Digital Audio Broadcasting – i.e. Digital Radio).
Programming
Local programming is produced and broadcast from Northsound's Aberdeen studios from 6am-10am weekdays.
Northsound 1 also airs networked programming from Clyde 1 in Clydebank, Forth 1 in Edinburgh, Tay FM in Dundee and Hits Radio in Manchester.
The station's local presenters are Jeff Diack and Lauren Mitchell (Northsound 1 Breakfast). [1]
News and sport
Northsound 1 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, traffic and business bulletins.
National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried overnight with networked Scottish bulletins at weekends, produced from Radio Clyde's newsroom in Clydebank.
Extended sports coverage airs under the Superscoreboard banner on Saturday afternoons.