Your Radio
YOUR Radio (formerly Castle Rock FM) is an Independent Local Radio station, serving Argyll & Bute, Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire. It is VT (Voice Tracked) and is owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting Group. Since 31st March 2020 the station has been relaying Nation Radio Scotland on its transmitters as a response to UK government restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| City | Dumbarton |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Argyll & Bute, Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire |
| Branding | Love Music, Love Scotland |
| Frequency | 103 & 106.9 MHz DAB:10B |
| First air date | 30 November 2003 |
| Format | Classic and current hits |
| Owner | Nation Broadcasting |
| Website | Nation Radio |
Overview
Originally broadcasting as Castle Rock FM, the Dumbarton-based licence relaunched as YOUR Radio when it expanded its coverage area to Helensburgh (broadcasting on 106.9 FM). Previously owned by Clyde and Forth Press, it was sold onto Romanes Media Group, until the firm was bought by Newsquest in August 2015.[1] Three months later, the station was bought out for an undisclosed sum by directors Gary Marshall and Spencer Pryor.[2] On 6 September 2018 Nation Radio took ownership of Your Radio.[3]
On 1 April 2020, YOUR Radio became Nation Radio Scotland.
Programming
All of Nation Radio's programming is produced and broadcast from voice tracked DJs from various locations in Scotland. It is no longer a studio based operation. The station's weekday presenters are Derek McIntyre (Breakfast/Mid Morning) and Suzi McGuire (Drivetime).
News
Local news bulletins air hourly from 6am to 6pm and 6am to 12pm on weekdays.
The station's journalists are Stephen McCabe, Tom Haile, Hannah Foster (Based at SunFM in Sunderland)
References
- "Newsquest expects Romanes deal to boost earnings this year". HeraldScotland.
- Newsquest sells YOUR Radio to management, Radio Today, 7 October 2015
- "Nation Broadcasting buys YOUR Radio – RadioToday". radiotoday.co.uk.