Original 106 (Aberdeen)

Original 106FM (Aberdeen)

Broadcast area	Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire
Slogan	More Music, Better Music.
Frequency	106.8 MHz, 106.3 MHz, Online
First air date	28 October 2007
Format	Adult oriented
Audience share	11% (October 2015, )
Owner	Original 106 Aberdeen Ltd
Webcast	Original 106 Listen Live
Website	www.originalfm.com

Original 106fm is an independent radio station broadcasting to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. It was awarded its broadcast licence (the last new commercial FM licence to be issued by Ofcom) in January 2007 and the station launched on 28 October 2007 at 1:06 pm. The first record played was "Revolution" by The Beatles. On 12 September 2009 the station was sold to a consortium led by Adam Findlay which included John Quinn and Murray Strachan. Adam Findlay's New Wave Media wholly owns Dundee radio station Wave 102, John Quinn is the majority shareholder and chairman of Central FM, a station which covers the Forth Valley in the central belt.

Original 106 broadcasts mainly to an adult ABC1 bias audience broadcasting from studios at Craigshaw Business Park in West Tullos, Aberdeen. Two FM transmitters are presently in operation, one main transmitter situated at Durris near Stonehaven, and a relay covering north Aberdeen. A third transmitter, a relay for Peterhead and Buchan was added to the network on the 8th of May 2014. A high quality UK-wide internet audio stream is available from the station website and on mobile apps.

Music

Original 106 plays a mix of hit singles from a full range of adult orientated genres including rock, pop, soul from the 60s to today.

Output

The programming output of Original 106 is produced and generated entirely from with its transmission area, with no shared or franchised programmes. It is the only radio station in north east Scotland broadcasting hourly round-the-clock news bulletins from Aberdeen, covering local, national and international news. Hourly, three minute daytime bulletins are augmented by overnight national bulletins from Sky News. Off-peak local evening bulletins and summaries are pre-recorded.

During traffic peak times there are extra news headlines with traffic and travel updates. Other bulletins are those for sports and business news, and energy news programmes for the North-East's oil & gas and renewables sectors.

Entertainment 'what's on' guides are broadcast daily, detailing events in and around Aberdeen and North East Scotland. Interviews with local people, personalities from news and entertainment backgrounds, and film/theatre reviewes form a significant part of speech output.

Original 106 associates itself with a range of local charities including Friends Of Anchor, Children 1st, VSA (Voluntary Services Aberdeen), and Instant Neighbour with the aim of publicising their work and assisting in fundraising efforts. Original's annual Christmas Toy appeal recently expanded to include donations of non-perishable foods to stock local food banks. In both 2012 and 2013, the station hosted a 24hr non-stop broadcast in aid of the STV Appeal, raising money to benefit Scottish children's charities. On each broadcast, Chris Harvey of STV stayed on air for a full 24 hours, raising many thousands of pounds.

Online

The Original 106 website features local news and weather updates, and an audio stream, an indicator of the current song playing and the last ten songs played. Audio and podcasts also feature. Original 106 have mobile apps available to download free of charge for both IOS and Android devices.

The Original 106 Pride Of Aberdeen Awards

The Original 106 Pride Of Aberdeen Awards is an event to recognise and reward talent, bravery, endeavour and achievement of local people living within the transmission area of Original 106. The first such ceremony took place on Saturday, 14 November 2015 at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre. There were 13 categories awarded, and entertainment on the night came from amongst others, comedian Fred McAuley, with music from M People and The Bay City Rollers.

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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

Coordinates: 57°7′35″N 2°5′36″W / 57.12639°N 2.09333°W / 57.12639; -2.09333

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