Tay FM

Infobox Radio Station
name = Tay FM


city = Dundee, Perth
area = Tayside
branding =
slogan = "Your Number One Hit Music Station" | airdate = January 9, 1995
frequency = 102.8 MHz (Dundee), 96.4 MHz (Perth), DAB, [http://www.tayfm.co.uk Online]
share = 15.2%
share as of = March 2008
share source = [http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php]
format = Contemporary
power =
erp =
class =
callsign_meaning =
owner = Bauer Radio
website = [http://www.tayfm.co.uk 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 also airs hit40uk and formerly aired the Vodafone Live Hour. The weekly version of the Tay FM schedule is available on-line.

History

Radio Tay commenced broadcasting on 17 October 1980 in Dundee and 14 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 9 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.

Presenters

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 "Drivetime"
19:00-22:00 Romeo "In Demand"
22:00-02:00 Gina McKie

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 "Drivetime"
19:00-22:00 Romeo "In Demand"
22:00-02:00 Krystle Weaver "Friday Night Floorfillers"

aturday

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 "Club For Life"
20:00-22:00 Mike Richardson
22:00-02:00 Krystle Weaver

unday

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)
19:00-21:00 Karen B "Sunday Essentials"
21:00-22:00 The Weekender with Graeme Ogston
23:00-02:00 Gina McKie

yndication

In Demand with Romeo and Late Night with Gina McKie are not broadcast from the Tay FM studios in Dundee but are instead networked from the Clyde 1 studios in Glasgow. These two shows are also syndicated across other Scottish Big City Network stations.

News/Sport

Tay News currently employs multiple broadcasting journalists with Alan Smith as Head of News. News Bulletins are broadcasted on the hour weekdays 6 am-7 pm, 10 pm-2 am and the news headlines at 7:30 & 8:30 am and 4:30 pm & 5:30 pm. Saturdays 6 am to 6 pm then 10 pm-2 am. Sundays 6 am-2 pm and then further bulletins at 4 pm, 7 pm, 10 pm-2 am. 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.

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

External links

* [http://www.tayfm.co.uk/ Official web site - Tay FM]

See also

*Tay AM
*Radio Tay