Radio Borders

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{{short description|Scottish radio station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = Radio Borders
| city = [[Edinburgh]]
| country = UK
| area = [[Anglo-Scottish border|Border region]] and north [[Northumberland]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1990|1|22|df=yes}}
| frequency = {{ubl|[[FM band|FM]]: {{frequency|96.8|MHz}} [[Selkirk transmitting station|Selkirk]]| {{frequency|102.3|MHz}} [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]| {{frequency|103.1|MHz}} Peebles| {{frequency|103.4|MHz}} [[Eyemouth transmitting station|Eyemouth]]}}
| rds = Borders
| branding = ''Across the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland''
| format = [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| owner = [[Bauer Media Audio UK]]
| network = [[Greatest Hits Radio]]
| webcast = [https://planetradio.co.uk/grt-hits/player/ Planet Radio]
| website = {{Official URL}}
| coordinates =
}}

'''Radio Borders''' was an [[Independent Local Radio]] station, originally based in [[Tweedbank]] before moving into studios at [[St James Quarter]], [[Edinburgh]], in October 2022. The station was owned and operated by [[Bauer Radio|Bauer]] as part of the [[Hits Radio]] Network. It broadcast to the [[Scottish Borders]] and north [[Northumberland]].

As of December 2022, the station had a weekly audience of 45,000 listeners according to [[RAJAR]].

On 3 April 2023, Radio Borders was replaced with [[Greatest Hits Radio]] Scottish Borders and North Northumberland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/01/31/radio-borders-to-rebrand-to-greatest-hits-radio-name-and-format/|title=Radio Borders to rebrand as Greatest Hits Radio from April|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=31 January 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Radio Borders Logo 2013.png|thumb|200px|Radio Borders logo used from 1998 to 2015.]]

==Programming==
Networked programming originated from [[Clyde 1]] in [[Clydebank]], [[Forth 1]] in [[Edinburgh]] and [[Hits Radio]] in [[Manchester]].

Local programming was produced and broadcast from Radio Forth's Edinburgh studios on weekdays from 6-10a.m., presented by Gregor Runciman and Lynsey Gibson.<ref>[https://planetradio.co.uk/borders/presenters/ Radio Borders – Presenters]</ref>

===News and sport===
Radio Borders broadcast local news bulletins hourly from 6a.m. to 7p.m. on weekdays and from 7a.m. to 1p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Headlines were broadcast on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, including sports reports. Traffic bulletins were presenter-led and broadcast at 20 and 40 minutes past the hour between 6 and 9a.m. as well as between 4 and 7p.m.

Local news bulletins were produced in conjunction with [[Radio Forth]]'s newsroom in [[Edinburgh]] and [[Metro Radio]]'s newsroom in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]].

National bulletins from [[Sky News Radio]] were carried overnight with bespoke networked Scottish bulletins at weekends, produced from [[Radio Clyde]]'s newsroom in Clydebank.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

* {{Official website}}

{{Hits Radio}}
{{Radio stations in North East England}}
{{Radio in Scotland}}

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[[Category:Bauer Radio]]
[[Category:Hits Radio]]
[[Category:Radio stations in North East England]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Scotland]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1990]]
[[Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2023]]
[[Category:Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Anglo-Scottish border]]
[[Category:1990 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:2023 disestablishments in Scotland]]

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