Bio

Background and format: Radio Borders is a radio station broadcasting to the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland from studios in Tweedbank. The station is owned & operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's City 1 network of local FM stations. Radio Borders regularly broadcasts local news, weather, and traffic information as well as sports coverage at weekends and a youth programme on Sunday lunchtime. Its music format consists mainly of chart pop music. Alongside local output originating from its Tweedbank studios, Radio Borders also airs networked programming from sister stations Clyde 1 in Glasgow, Forth 1 in Edinburgh, Key 103 in Manchester and Metro Radio in Newcastle. It is available on 102.3, 103.4, 103.1 and 96.8 FM, DAB Digital Radio and Online. Owner: Bauer Media Schedule: A full schedule can be viewed here Target audience: The station is targeted at listeners aged 25 - 44 in the area of the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland. Circulation: Source: RAJAR for period ending March 2020. Monthly Unique Users: The publisher does not disclose this figure. Advertising Rates: Advertising information can be viewed here Tips for PRs: News emails should be sent to news@radioborders.com Event details can be sent to info@radioborders.com Shows are self produced by the presenters, with no scope for interviews. There is one hour of automated programming between 2:00 and 3:00pm during the week. The amount of local programming per day produced by the station is as follows: 12 hours – weekdays (6:00am-2:00pm, 3:00-7:00pm), 4 hours – Saturday (2:00-6:00pm) and 4 hours – Sunday (12:00-4:00pm) Awards: 2016 - ARIAS, Best Local Station (nominated) 2016 - Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Station of the Year (under 500,000 TSA) (gold) 2015 - Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Local Sales Team of the Year (bronze) 2015 - Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Breakfast Show of the Year (under 2m TSA): Keith Clarkson at Breakfast (bronze) 2015 - Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Station of the Year (under 500,000 TSA) (gold) 2012 - Sony Radio Academy Awards, Category (silver award) (In:Demand Scotland)