Heart Scotland

Heart Scotland
Broadcast areaCentral and Southern Scotland
Frequency
BrandingScotland's Heart
Programming
FormatHot Adult Contemporary
NetworkHeart
Ownership
OwnerGlobal
History
First air date
6 May 2014 (2014-05-06)
Links
Websitewww.heart.co.uk/scotland/ Edit this at Wikidata

Heart Scotland is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Heart network. The station relaunched as Heart on 6 May 2014,[1][2] serving central and southern Scotland from studios in Glasgow city centre.

Heart Scotland originally broadcast as Scot FM until 2001, when Guardian Media Group bought the station, leading to a relaunch as Real Radio Scotland. Global Radio acquired GMG Radio on 25 June 2012, but operated Real Radio in a "hold separate" situation known as Real and Smooth Ltd, which ended on 1 April 2014.[3]

History

Scot FM

Main article: Scot FM

In September 1994, Scot FM began broadcasting a regional 24-hour service to Central Scotland from studios in the Leith district of Edinburgh. Originally billed pre-launch as a relatively highbrow and primarily speech-based station, the station went through numerous format changes, financial difficulties and mixed ratings fortunes. In June 2001, the Guardian Media Group acquired Scot FM from previous owners, the Wireless Group for £25.5 million.

Real Radio

Original Real Radio logo

Shortly afterwards, a major overhaul of the station was announced including an on-air rebrand, a move to new studios at Ballieston near Glasgow, a revamped programming line-up and a strengthened round-the-clock news service.[4] Real Radio Scotland began broadcasting at 8am on Tuesday 8 January 2002 with breakfast presenter Robin Galloway introducing the first song to be played, "A Star Is Born".[5]

Within a year of its launch, the station reached a record weekly audience of 614,000 listeners, and by 2004, further increased its audience to 688,000,[6] placing Real Radio as the most listened to station in Scotland.[7][8] By 2007, the station's audience share reached a record 31% [9] but fell by around 10% a year later.[10]

Under the Real Radio brand, the station held various charity events and campaigns since its launch, including a reality challenge called The Real Sleeopver,[11] and the annual Bring £1 to Work Day, both in aid of the Children's Hospice Association Scotland.[12][13]

In 2006, Real Radio Scotland attempted to increase its coverage area by applying[14] for the new FM licence for Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, but lost out to Original 106. During the summer of 2008, the station introduced networked programming[15] including evening & overnight output from Manchester and a Saturday morning show hosted by Chris Tarrant.[16] Listeners' complaints led to the return of local night time output a few months later. The networked output was reintroduced during the summer of 2011.

From August 2006 to June 2009, the Irish-based sports broadcaster Setanta Sports simulcast Real Radio's weeknight football phone-in live twice a week on Setanta Sports 1.[17] The station also carried live commentaries for some of the Scottish national team's matches and eight SPL games during the season,[18][19] alongside broadcast a Scottish football phone-in on weekday evenings and Saturday afternoons, until sports coverage outside news bulletins was dropped at the end of the 2011-12 season.[20][21]

Robin Galloway left Real Radio in November 2010, shortly after an incident in which his producer ran in the nude past Labour Party leader Ed Miliband while he was being interviewed - despite Miliband defending them.[22] After RAJAR reported a decline in listenership figirues, Galloway commented the halcyon days for the brand are very much in the past now.[23]

By March 2014, the station's audience share had dropped further to 7.7%, down sharply from an 11.3% share recorded in December 2010.[24] Around the time of the rebrand to Heart, the share had slipped to 6% with an audience of 421,000 listeners - at the time, the station's all-time lowest RAJAR figures. The station later managed to recover slightly, increasing its share back to 7.4%.[citation needed]

Global Radio

On 25 June 2012, it was announced Global Radio (the owner of stations such as Capital, Smooth Radio and Heart) had bought GMG Radio. The former GMG stations, including Real Radio, were placed under a hold separate company known as Real and Smooth Limited.[25][26]

As of 5 November 2012, Real Radio's local programming has consisted of daily breakfast and weekday drivetime shows from Glasgow, with most non-peak output broadcast from Salford Quays.[27][28]

On 6 February 2014, Global Radio announced it would be rebranding all Real Radio stations as Heart.[29] Real Radio Scotland began a gradual transition to the Heart branding on 24 March 2014 and phased out the Real Radio branding on Sunday 20 April 2014. The full relaunch as Heart Scotland took place on Tuesday 6 May 2014 in line with most other Heart rebranded stations.[1][30]

Although the station managed to increase its audience towards the end of 2014, its share had dropped even further to 5.9% by the following March[31] before dropping to the station's all-time lowest RAJAR figures (at the time) of 4.8%.[31] By September 2016, its audience share had recovered to 6.7%, but fell back to 4.8% a year later.[31] In December 2018 the audience share reached an all time low with 4.5% [32]

In November 2016, Heart Scotland and its sister station Smooth Scotland moved from its former studios at Ballieston in the east end of Glasgow to Global's new Scottish headquarters at 1 West Regent Street in the city centre.[33]

In February 2019, following OFCOM's decision to relax local content obligations from commercial radio, Global announced it would replace Heart Scotland's local breakfast and weekend shows with networked programming from London.[34]

As of 3 June 2019, the station's local output consists of a three-hour drivetime show on weekdays, alongside local news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising.[35] Four of the station's local personalities left, including presenters Robin Galloway, Adele Cunningham, Lynne Hoggan and Paul Harper.[36]

On 11 April 2023, it was announced that Heart Scotland would reintroduce local breakfast, daytime and weekend shows as part of an expansion of Global's Scottish radio operations. This will see current drive time presenters Des Clarke and Jennifer Reoch move to Breakfast.[37] Sister station Capital Scotland (owned and operated under a brand licence by Communicorp) has also reintroduced local programming.[38]

Analogue (FM)

Transmitter Site Frequency Power RDS Name PI Code Area County
Millburn Muir 100 MHz 0.1W Heart C3A9 Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, and Balloch West Dumbartonshire
Black Hill 100.3 MHz 20 Heart C3A9 Glasgow, Lanarkshire West Central Scotland
Craigkelly 101.1 MHz 10kW Heart C3A9 Edinburgh, Queensferry, and St Andrews Edinburgh
Rosneath 101.1 MHz 0.2W Heart C3A9 Rosneath West Central Scotland
Penicuik 103.3 MHz 0.45W Heart C3A9 Penicuik Midlothian

Programming

All networked programming originates from Global's London headquarters.

Regional programming is produced and broadcast from Global's Glasgow studios from 6:30am-7pm on weekdays and 12-4pm on weekends.[39]

News

Heart Scotland broadcasts hourly regional news bulletins, produced by Global's Scotland newsroom in Glasgow, from 6am-7pm on weekdays and 6am-12pm at weekends. It also broadcasts headlines on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drive time shows.[39]

National news updates air hourly from Global's London headquarters at all other times. The Glasgow newsroom also produces bulletins for Capital Scotland and Smooth Scotland.

Notable former presenters

References

  1. ^ a b "- - Heart Radio". Heart Scotland.
  2. ^ Global Radio. "Global Updates". thisisglobal.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014.
  3. ^ "GMG / Global Radio's Hold Separate ends". RadioToday. 31 March 2014.
  4. ^ Martin, Lorna (9 January 2002). "Real Radio launches big bold challenge to rivals". The Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  5. ^ agnes stevenson (8 January 2002). "A new station joins the air wars". The Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  6. ^ Radio stations vie for listeners in ratings war, The Herald, 30 July 2004
  7. ^ New radio station winning ratings war: Celebrity-free Real doubles audience over three years, The Herald, 31 May 2003
  8. ^ Moyles rules the waves with record breakfast figures: Real Radio is now Scotland's most listened-to point on the dial, The Herald, 28 October 2005
  9. ^ Real Radio passes 30 per cent, Radio Today, 25 October 2007/
  10. ^ Real contrast for GMG, Radio Today, 1 May 2008
  11. ^ Real Radio sleepover: how will they cope?, Herald Scotland, 1 October 2003
  12. ^ "- - Heart Radio". Heart Scotland.
  13. ^ Real fears at Real Radio, Radio Today, 7 May 2008
  14. ^ "Real Radio application for FM ILR licence for Aberdeen" (PDF). Licensing.ofcom.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  15. ^ Galloway to replace Davis for Real, Radio Today, 27 June 2008
  16. ^ Clyde and Real Radio face challenge from rebranded dance music station, Herald Scotland, 30 August 2008
  17. ^ Real Radio scores with Setanta, Radiotoday.co.uk, 7 August 2006
  18. ^ Real Scotland gets SPL deal, Radio Today, 8 August 2010
  19. ^ Our partners, Scottish Premier League official website
  20. ^ Sports programme changes, Real Radio Scotland, 23 July 2012
  21. ^ "Real Radio's football phone-in axed". allmediascotland.com.
  22. ^ "Ed Miliband defends naked prank DJ - The Scotsman". Archived from the original on 21 November 2019.
  23. ^ Real Radio Scotland's 'Best Days Behind it', claims Interview with Former Presenter, Robin Galloway, Allmediascotland, 17 February 2011
  24. ^ "RAJAR". rajar.co.uk.
  25. ^ GMG Radio sold to Global for £50m Mark Sweeney, The Guardian, 25 June 2012
  26. ^ Global Radio seals £50m purchase of GMG Radio Maisie McCabe, Media Week, 25 June 2012
  27. ^ "Future uncertain for Real Radio presenters following networking announcement". allmediascotland.com.
  28. ^ Rick Fulton (3 November 2012). "Real Radio could be off the air by spring of 2013". Daily Record.
  29. ^ Martin, Roy (6 February 2014). "Communicorp buys 8 Global stations". RadioToday. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  30. ^ Real Radio starts Heart transformation, RadioToday, 24 March 2014/
  31. ^ a b c "RAJAR". Rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  32. ^ "QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING : Survey Period Ending 16th December 2018" (PDF). Rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  33. ^ Heart Scotland and Smooth FM move into new city centre office broadcasting live from the heart of Glasgow, Glasgow Live, 12 November 2016
  34. ^ Global to network Capital, Heart and Smooth breakfast shows, RadioToday, 26 February 2019
  35. ^ Amanda Holden to join Jamie Theakston for Heart UK Breakfast, Radio Today, 29 April 2019
  36. ^ Heart Drivetime show presenters announced by Global, Radio Today, 20 May 2019
  37. ^ Collins, Steve (28 April 2023). "Global makes major investment in Glasgow broadcast centre". Radio Today.
  38. ^ "Fresh new line-ups revealed for Heart Scotland and Capital Scotland". Global. 11 April 2023.
  39. ^ a b Public File - Scotland, heart.co.uk, 1 June 2019
  40. ^ "Robin Galloway to leave Bauer for Heart". RadioToday. 20 October 2014.
  41. ^ Pamela Tulloch. "STV Edinburgh to launch The Fountainbridge Show in January - STV Edinburgh - Edinburgh". STV Edinburgh.

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