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Scottish radio station
Radio Borders
was an
Independent Local Radio
station, originally based in
Tweedbank
before moving into studios at
St James Quarter
,
Edinburgh
, in October 2022. The station was owned and operated by
Bauer
as part of the
Hits Radio
Network. It broadcast to the
Scottish Borders
and north
Northumberland
.
As of December 2022, the station had a weekly audience of 45,000 listeners according to
RAJAR
.
On 3 April 2023, Radio Borders was replaced with
Greatest Hits Radio
Scottish Borders and North Northumberland.
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Programming
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Networked programming originated from
Clyde 1
in
Clydebank
,
Forth 1
in
Edinburgh
and
Hits Radio
in
Manchester
.
Local programming was produced and broadcast from Radio Forth's Edinburgh studios on weekdays from 6-10a.m., presented by Gregor Runciman and Lynsey Gibson.
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News and sport
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Radio Borders broadcast local news bulletins hourly from 6a.m. to 7p.m. on weekdays and from 7a.m. to 1p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Headlines were broadcast on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, including sports reports. Traffic bulletins were presenter-led and broadcast at 20 and 40 minutes past the hour between 6 and 9a.m. as well as between 4 and 7p.m.
Local news bulletins were produced in conjunction with
Radio Forth
's newsroom in
Edinburgh
and
Metro Radio
's newsroom in
Newcastle
.
National bulletins from
Sky News Radio
were carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins at weekends, produced from
Radio Clyde
's newsroom in Clydebank.
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