Waves FM
Encyclopedia
Waves FM is a local radio station
based in Peterhead
, North East Scotland
. The station is on air 24 hours a day with live shows from six am till midnight (apart from "a wave of hits" from 6pm-7pm on weekdays which is not presented by a presenter).
, during the towns annual Scottish Week celebrations.
Following the success of the initial broadcasts the station returned every summer, with the introduction of additional broadcasts made over the Christmas periods in 1994 and 1995. The station ceased broadcasting in July 1996 and was unable to transmit over the festive period due to the announcement of the full time license. After gaining a full time license, Waves Radio launched on 6th December 1997, from its current studios at Blackhouse Circle.
The Sportsdesk, a daily round up of sports news, is broadcast at 5.20pm on weekdays. On Saturday afternoons scores and results are updated from 2-6pm on the Sportsmix.
Radio station
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based in Peterhead
Peterhead
Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....
, North East Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The station is on air 24 hours a day with live shows from six am till midnight (apart from "a wave of hits" from 6pm-7pm on weekdays which is not presented by a presenter).
History
Waves AM was born in 1990. Initially broadcasting on a series of Restricted Service Licenses from a studio at the Lido in PeterheadPeterhead
Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....
, during the towns annual Scottish Week celebrations.
Following the success of the initial broadcasts the station returned every summer, with the introduction of additional broadcasts made over the Christmas periods in 1994 and 1995. The station ceased broadcasting in July 1996 and was unable to transmit over the festive period due to the announcement of the full time license. After gaining a full time license, Waves Radio launched on 6th December 1997, from its current studios at Blackhouse Circle.
Presenters
- Mitch Bain (Happening Sunday, Sports Mix)
- Gordon Bathgate (Seventies Summer)
- Alec Cameron (Cameron's Celidh, The Fabulous Fifties)
- Ken Cowe (Christian Gospel Show)
- Brian Daniel (AM 2 PM, Saturday Breakfast)
- Gary King (Totally Eighties - networked show)
- Kenny King (Brekky Thing, Sixties on a Sunday)
- Glen Moir (Making Waves)
- Kevin Murdoch (North East Nightshift, Sunday Sequence)
- James Reid (Stand In)
- Craig Scott (Happening Saturday/Stand In)
- Pat SharpPat SharpPat Sharp is a British radio and television presenter and disc jockey. In the UK, he is known mainly for his work on the children's television programme Fun House, his former mullet and his radio shows as well as his support of Arsenal...
(The Weekend Vibe - networked show) - Martyn Smith (Afternoon Hit Mix)
- Sandy Watt (Country Highway)
News and Sport
Glenn Moir is the stations news editor, responsible for producing the daily local news bulletins. These are broadcast at 8.30am, 12.30pm and 5.30pm Monday - Friday. In addition to these, a weekly news magazine programme, Making Waves, is broadcast on Sunday evenings from 6.00pm - 7.00pm.The Sportsdesk, a daily round up of sports news, is broadcast at 5.20pm on weekdays. On Saturday afternoons scores and results are updated from 2-6pm on the Sportsmix.