Radio Forth
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Radio Forth is a group owning two radio stations based in Edinburgh. The stations broadcast to Edinburgh
, The Lothians
and Fife
.
In 1990, Forth was forced to create a new station on its AM frequency. Before this, Radio Forth was broadcast as a single station on both FM and AM frequencies. So to overcome this, Max AM launched. The FM station was renamed Radio Forth RFM and aimed at the younger age group, while Max AM was designed for the 35+ range. The FM station was later renamedForth FM and then in the mid-late 90s Max AM was later renamed Forth AM to match its sister station.
In 2000, both stations were relaunched as 97.3 Forth One
and 1548 FORTH2
. Many changes occurred at this time including new presenters and a whole new jingle package. Forth 2 was redesigned as an adult contemporary music station while Forth One continued to play Top 40 songs for the 35s and under.
Radio Forth was owned by Scottish Radio Holdings until 3 June 2005 when British media group EMAP took over. Forth, however, continues to be local and mostly managed from Forth House in Edinburgh. Owners EMAP put their radio business up for sale in December 2007. At the end of January 2008, all EMAP owned radio stations in the UK were bought by the German-based Bauer Group, with EMAP Radio becoming Bauer Radio.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, The Lothians
Lothian
Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
and Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
.
History
Radio Forth was launched on 22 January 1975 by current chairman Richard Findlay. His opening speech included "This, for the very first time is Radio Forth". The first DJ on air was Steve Hamilton who hosted the breakfast show.In 1990, Forth was forced to create a new station on its AM frequency. Before this, Radio Forth was broadcast as a single station on both FM and AM frequencies. So to overcome this, Max AM launched. The FM station was renamed Radio Forth RFM and aimed at the younger age group, while Max AM was designed for the 35+ range. The FM station was later renamedForth FM and then in the mid-late 90s Max AM was later renamed Forth AM to match its sister station.
In 2000, both stations were relaunched as 97.3 Forth One
97.3 Forth One
97.3 Forth One is a Scottish radio station, broadcasting to Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife including other areas of East Central Scotland and based in Forth Street in Edinburgh’s city centre. The station plays a variety of music, mainly Top 40, but older tunes are also inserted into the playlist...
and 1548 FORTH2
1548 Forth 2
1548 Forth 2 is a Scottish radio station owned by Bauer Radio.Forth 2 broadcasts to Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife and is based in Forth Street in Edinburgh’s city centre.-History:...
. Many changes occurred at this time including new presenters and a whole new jingle package. Forth 2 was redesigned as an adult contemporary music station while Forth One continued to play Top 40 songs for the 35s and under.
Radio Forth was owned by Scottish Radio Holdings until 3 June 2005 when British media group EMAP took over. Forth, however, continues to be local and mostly managed from Forth House in Edinburgh. Owners EMAP put their radio business up for sale in December 2007. At the end of January 2008, all EMAP owned radio stations in the UK were bought by the German-based Bauer Group, with EMAP Radio becoming Bauer Radio.