West Sound (Ayrshire)
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West Sound (Ayrshire) was an independent local radio station based in Ayr, Scotland, originally independent, but the licence is now owned and operated by Bauer, laterally it was part of the Scottish Greatest Hits brand of stations. It broadcast to Ayrshire from an AM transmitter close to Symington on 1035Khz and on FM from the Darvel transmitter on 96.7MHz, although it originally launched on 96.2MHz.
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Broadcast area | Ayrshire |
Frequency | MW: 1035 kHz DAB: 11B |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bauer Media Audio UK |
West FM Westsound (Dumfries & Galloway) | |
History | |
First air date | 16 October 1981 |
Links | |
Website | Westsound Ayrshire |
The station launched on 16 October 1981 Broadcasting initially from 7am to 8pm. At the start and end of broadcasting each day, a specially composed station theme called Mystic Waters was played.
As of December 2022, the station had a weekly audience of 69,000 listeners according to RAJAR.[1]
The station rebranded from West Sound to Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire on 3 April 2023.[2][3] On 12 November 2023, it was announced that the station would cease broadcasting on medium wave before the end of the year, but would continue on DAB.[4]