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Radio Scotland
Owners
City and County Commercial Radio (Scotland) Ltd. (Programming and Airtime Sales)
(Ship and transmitter owned by Antilles Associated Co. - registered in Nassau, Bahamas)
Landbased Address
Original address:-
38 Bath Street, Glasgow C2
Later:-
Radio Scotland House,
20 Cranworth Street, Glasgow W2
London Office:
Royalty House, Dean Street, London W1
Advertising sales:
TVS Publicity Ltd
Management
Tommy Shields (Joint Managing Director)
Alan Carr (Joint Managing Director)
Stanley Jackson (Joint Managing Director)
Opening Date
31st December 1965 (11.50pm)
(although some weeks off the air while the ship was being re-positioned)
Closing Date
14th August 1967 (12 midnight)
Format
Initially 60% pop music, 40% traditional Scottish interest.
Top 50 chart format, with only about 15% of airtime for Scottish programmes
(from February 1966)
Broadcasting Hours
Initially 6.00am - 7.30pm and 11.30pm - 2.00am, (with an 8.00am start on Sundays)
Later 6.00am-2.00am
(with an 8.00am on Sundays)
Wavelength/
Frequency
242m (1241kHz)
(from December 1965-February 1966)
238m (announced as 242m) (1260kHz)
(from February 1966)
