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Clyde 2 - news archive

This is an archive of news about Clyde 2. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Radio Clyde goes cruising
From Radio Today. Posted July 18 2007, 9.21am
Radio Clyde had a temporary new home at the weekend, moving from a studio box to a 42 foot long luxury yacht. The station was helping Glasgow attract over 85,000 people to this year's River Festival. "The Radio Clyde Cruiser", as it was known, was captained by Clyde 2’s Bill Smith. (more)

RAJAR Q4-06 - West of Scotland
From Merry Media. Posted February 2 2007, 2.43am
As Scotland's Real Radio consolidated its position as Scotland’s top commercial radio station, the period from September-December 2006 was a good quarter for Clyde 1 and Clyde 2.. (more)

Tiger Tim Stevens Joins 1152 Clyde 2
From Merry Media. Posted December 3 2006, 3.35pm
Tiger Tim Stevens did his last show on Thursday night on Clyde 1 - and will be taking on a new show on sister station Clyde 2 in the new year.. (more)

Lord Jimmy Returns to Radio Clyde
From Merry Media. Posted May 18 2006, 2.08pm
Lord Jimmy Gordon of Strathblane is returning to Radio Clyde as Chairman only a year after leaving the post when Emap bought over Scottish Radio Holdings. Lord Jimmy helped set up Radio Clyde in the seventies and is proud and thrilled about returning to the station. Recent RAJAR reports show that Clyde 1 and Clyde 2 are in fierce competition with competitiors like Real Radio, XFM, Saga and Q96. Emap are hoping that Lord Jimmy will get Clyde back on track again.. (more)

Radio Clyde 261 is back!
From Radio Today. Posted February 27 2006, 5.30pm
Radio Clyde 261 T-shirts have become a retro hit across the world thanks to rock legend Frank Zappa. Music fans from Europe to Los Angeles have been buying the replica vintage T-shirts once worn by the legend during a concert in Glasgow in 1980. Zappa asked for one of the distinctive t-shirts after visiting Radio Clyde in 1980 for an interview with then Programme director, Andy Park. Zappa was proud to wear the T-shirt as Radio Clyde were supporting him by playing his music. (more)

Radio Clyde adds 25000 listeners
From Radio Today. Posted February 2 2006, 8.53am
The latest quarterly audience figures show that Radio Clyde has added 25,000 new listeners with a total of 721,000 adults now tuning in every week. Clyde 1 is the biggest station in the west reaching an audience of 588,000 each week and that’s 165,000 more than its nearest rival. Clyde 2’s reach has increased from 16% to 17% and its market share is up from 7.7% to 8.3%. The station has added 31,000 new listeners and now has a total audience of 316,000. (more)