TORONTO and ABERDEEN, Scotland – CanWest Global’s radio presence in the United Kingdom got one station bigger today with the launch of Original 106fm in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Broadcasting from its studios in the Tullos area of Aberdeen, says the CanWest press release, Original 106fm is a 24-hour, locally produced music and news service, targeting the more mature adult listeners in Aberdeen and the surrounding area, a major coastal commercial centre in northeast Scotland.
"We recognized there was a clear gap in the commercial radio arena for a locally focused music service targeting adults in Scotland’s northeast," said Tom Strike, president, corporate development and strategy implementation, CanWest Global Communications Corp. "Original 106fm is truly a local service focused on local issues and tastes, and we’re confident it will quickly become a welcomed, competitive choice for listeners and advertisers in the Aberdeen region."
Original 106fm Aberdeen is the third radio license awarded to CanWest after it became the first foreign (non-European) media company to be awarded an FM broadcast license in the U.K. Its first radio station, Original 106fm Solent, serves the Solent region of the U.K. and its second station, Original 106fm Bristol, successfully launched in May 2007, serving residents of Bristol, England.
In addition to stations in the England and Scotland, CanWest’s expanding radio presence includes four radio stations in Turkey.
Original 106fm Aberdeen will begin transmitting at 1:06 p.m. GMT. (9:06 a.m. EST) on Sunday, October 28.
Live streaming can also be accessed via their website www.originalfm.com.
