BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish national radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23 November 1978. [1]
This article is about the BBC radio station. For the earlier offshore radio station, see Radio Scotland.
Scotland: FM, MW, DAB and Freeview
United Kingdom: BBC Sounds and cable and satellite television
BBC Scot
English
23 November 1978
585 MW
Radio Scotland is broadcast in English, whilst sister station Radio nan Gàidheal broadcasts in Scottish Gaelic.
According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 800,000 and has a listening share of 6.1% as of December 2023.[2]
Programmes[edit]
Radio Scotland broadcasts a wide range of programming, including news, debate, music, drama, comedy and sports. It is broadcast from the BBC Scotland headquarters in the Pacific Quay in Glasgow. Overnight, the station simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live during its downtime.
Local opt-outs[edit]
BBC Radio Orkney and BBC Radio Shetland opt out of BBC Radio Scotland for 30 minutes each weekday to broadcast a local news programme and during the winter months this is supplemented for both areas by an additional hour-long programme. Local news and weather bulletins are also broadcast as opt-outs from news studios in Selkirk, Dumfries, Aberdeen and Inverness on weekdays.