NECR

This article is about the Scottish radio station. For the New England railroad, see New England Central Railroad.

"The very nice shed"

NECR (North East Community Radio) is a broadcast radio station based in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. NECR was awarded an Independent Local Radio Licence in 1993 and started broadcasting in 1994. The station is a totally independent radio station which is accountable to a small local board of directors. NECR broadcasts from a studio on School Road in Kintore (8 miles (13 km) north west of Aberdeen) the studio is referred to on air and in the address as "the very nice shed" or "the shed". NECR serves an area of some 7,000 square miles (18,000 km²) in the North East of Scotland.

Frequencies

The frequencies are 102.1 in Aberdeen and the surrounding areas NECR can also be picked up online through the website . The station can be received in North East Scotland on 97.1FM, 101.9FM, 102.6FM, 103.2FM and 106.4FM depending on location. Aberchirder 103.2 It is also available on DAB from the Aberdeen Multiplex, however the stream is 64kbps mono only.

Programming

The daily programming includes The Breakfast Show, The Mid Morning/Early Afternoon Show, The Afternoon Show, and Drivetime. Competitions regularly feature including The Brekky Brainteaser, Guess the Intro and The Afternoon Quiz. The programmes are presented in an informal rolling format and all programmes are conducted live.

The station features a range of music from 50's and 60's music to current hits. NECR also features national & local news and a variety of local interest items such as the Lamb Bank, Farming Focus (during the breakfast show), The Pet File (for lost and found pets) and Recruitment Classifieds (job advertisements from local companies). The station broadcasts live programmes between 6am and 10pm with automated music broadcast throughout the night.

The station has a series of specialist programmes such as the "Ceilidh Hour" (6-7pm each evening), the Country Jambouree (7-10pm each evening.

Presenters

Main Presenters

Presenter	Show	Time
John Dean	Breakfast Show and Country Jambouree	6AM-10AM and 7PM-10PM
Colin Gale	Mid-Morning, Early Afternoon Show (Mon-Fri and Sun). Afternoon Show on Saturday. (Country Jambouree on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday).	10AM-2PM. 2PM-7PM on Saturday.
Duncan Mckay	Afternoon Show (inc Drivetime) and Ceilidh hour on Monday to Friday.	2PM-6PM, 6PM-7PM.

External links

NECR official website

Coordinates: 57°13′52″N 2°20′52″W / 57.2311°N 2.3477°W / 57.2311; -2.3477

Radio stations in Aberdeen, Scotland

Mediumwave AM stations	693 (BBC Radio 5 Live) 810 (BBC Radio Scotland) 990 (BBC Radio nan Gàidheal) 1035 (Northsound 2) 1089 (Talksport) 1215 (Absolute Radio) 1449 (BBC Radio 4)

FM stations	88.7/89.4 (BBC Radio 2) 90.9/91.6 (BBC Radio 3) 93.1/93.8 (BBC Radio Scotland) 95.3/95.9 (BBC Radio 4) 96.9/97.6 (Northsound 1) 98.3/99.0 (BBC Radio 1) 99.8 (SHMU FM) 100.5 (Classic FM) 102.1 (NECR) 104.2 (BBC Radio nan Gàidheal) 106.3/106.8 (Original 106)

United Kingdom radio markets Aberdeen Glasgow London Liverpool Manchester Northern Ireland South West England West Midlands West Yorkshire Worcester See also: List of radio stations in the United Kingdom

Radio in Scotland

BBC regional/local stations	BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio nan Gàidheal BBC Radio Shetland BBC Radio Orkney

Regional commercial stations	Capital Heart Scotland

Local commercial stations	Radio Borders Central 103.1 FM Clyde 1 Clyde 2 Cuillin FM Forth 1 Forth 2 Isles FM Kingdom FM MFR NECR Nevis Radio Northsound 1 Northsound 2 Original 106 SIBC Smooth Radio Tay FM Tay AM Two Lochs Radio Wave 102 Waves Radio West FM West Sound AM West Sound FM Your Radio

Community, charity & non-profit stations	Alive Bute FM Celtic Music Radio Insight Radio Isles FM Mearns FM Revival FM The Superstation

Student stations	Air3 Radio Caley Fresh Air Subcity Radio UWS Radio

Defunct stations	Eklipse Sports Radio L107 Peninsula FM Q96 Real Radio River FM 96.3 Rock Radio Scot FM Talk 107

Scottish DAB multiplexes	Central Scotland (regional) Aberdeen Ayr Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow Inverness

UK national BBC services	BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 5 Live

UK national commercial services	Absolute Radio Classic FM Talksport

UK national DAB multiplexes	BBC National DAB Digital One

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