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Northsound 1
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| City of license | Aberdeen |
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| Broadcast area | Aberdeenshire |
| Slogan | All the Hits |
| Frequency | 96.9 MHz, 97.6 MHz, 103.0 MHz, Online |
| First air date | July 22, 1981 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 19.6% (September 2007, [1]) |
| Owner | EMAP |
| Website | www.northsound1.com |
Northsound 1 is a is an Independent Local Radio station commercial local radio station serving Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland. It is part of the Big City Network. Northsound 1 mainly plays Chart Music and as it's slogan describes, "All The Hits".
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Northsound Radio commenced broadcasting at 6am on the 27th of July 1981 from its original studios, which were in an old schoolhouse on Kings Gate, near Anderson Drive in the city. The original schedule only broadcast from 6am-8pm daily.
In 1995 the station split its services to become Northsound 1 and Northsound 2. Both stations now also broadcast on DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting – i.e. Digital Radio).
Northsound 1's main 96.9 FM transmitter is located at Durris, near Stonehaven. It also broadcasts on 97.6 FM from the Balgownie transmitter covering north Aberdeen, and on 103.0 FM from Stirling Hill covering the Peterhead area.
Current presenters on Northsound 1 include:
- Greig Easton
- John Mellis
- John Milne
- Andy James
- Craig McDonald
- Fiona Hardie
- Jenny Laing
- Craig Milne
- Jeff Diack
Northsound News currently has 3 broadcasting journalists at present with Sarah Campbell as Head of News. News bulletins are broadcast at regular intervals throughout daytime, with a five minute main news programme at drivetime. Sport is featured at 1pm and 5.30pm.
A list of Northsound's management is below
- Managing Director - Ken Massie
- Programme Director - Chris Thomson
- Head of News - Sarah Campbell
- Head of Sport - David Ridd
- Advertising Sales Director - Joanne Bayliss
- Chief Engineer - Ken Hancock