{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Use British English|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox radio station | name = Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & the West | logo = | logo_size = | city = Glasgow | country = UK | area = Glasgow and West Central Scotland | coordinates = {{Coord|55.7943|-4.1595|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | branding = ''The Good Times Sound Like This''<br>''Across Glasgow & the West'' | airdate = {{ubl|{{Start date and age|1990|01|03|df=y}} (as ''Clyde 2'')|{{Start date and age|2023|04|03|df=y}} (as ''Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West'')}} | former_names = Clyde 2 | frequency = DAB: 11C | former_frequencies = 1152 kHz<br />103.3 MHz (Oban) | format = Classic hits | power = | erp = | class = | callsign_meaning = | operator = | sister_stations = Clyde 1 | network = Greatest Hits Radio | owner = Bauer Media Audio UK | webcast = | website = [https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/glasgow/ GHR Glasgow and the West] }}
'''Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & the West''' (formerly '''Clyde 2''') is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Glasgow and West Central Scotland.
As of December 2023, the station has a weekly audience of 238,000 listeners according to RAJAR.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
==History== {{See also|Radio Clyde}} The station has its origins with Radio Clyde, which began playing different programmes on its AM and FM frequencies on 12 August 1988. The new Clyde FM adopted a top-40 format while the older station continued on AM.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002401/19880812/072/0008 |title=New name, new sound |date=12 August 1988 |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=Lennox Herald |page=8 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005086/19880812/054/0005 |title=Radio Clyde's new sound |date=12 August 1988 |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=Campbeltown Courier |page=5 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Clyde 2 was established on the AM frequency when Radio Clyde fully stopped simulcasting on 3 January 1990, with Clyde 1 using the FM frequencies.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19900102/011/0011 |title=Breaking point: Pulling power at the double for Radio Clyde |last=Millar |first=John |date=2 January 1990 |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=Daily Record |page=11 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005177/19900103/004/0001 |title=DJ Hugh lands new show |date=3 January 1990 |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=Kirkintilloch Herald |page=1 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Clyde 2 was rebranded as ''Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West'' on 3 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naylor |first=Laura |date=2023-01-12 |title=Clyde 2 is changing to Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West from April 2023 |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/clyde-2/station/on-air/greatest-hits-radio-glasgow-and-the-west-information/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114220512/https://planetradio.co.uk/clyde-2/station/on-air/greatest-hits-radio-glasgow-and-the-west-information/ |archive-date=2023-01-14 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=Clyde 2 |publisher=Bauer Media Audio UK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Roy |date=2023-01-12 |title=Bauer to rebrand seven heritage Scottish stations to Greatest Hits Radio |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/01/12/bauer-to-rebrand-seven-heritage-scottish-stations-to-greatest-hits-radio/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114220552/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/01/12/bauer-to-rebrand-seven-heritage-scottish-stations-to-greatest-hits-radio/ |archive-date=2023-01-14 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 12 November 2023, it was announced that the station would cease broadcasting on medium wave before the end of the year, but would remain available on DAB.<ref>[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/11/bauer-to-turn-off-am-services-in-scotland-ireland-and-northern-england/ Bauer to turn off AM services in Scotland, Ireland and Northern England] Radio Today, 12 November 2023</ref>
right|thumb|Logo used from 2015 to 2023 up until rebrand, under the name Clyde 2.
==Programming== Much of the station's programming is produced in Greatest Hits Radio's studios in Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Some output is produced from GHR's Birmingham, London and Manchester studios and broadcast on both networks in Scotland and England.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public File (Glasgow & The West) |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/glasgow-public-file/ |website=Planetradio.co.uk |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref>
===News=== Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow and the West broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and from 7am to 1pm at weekends. Headlines are broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside sport and traffic bulletins.
The Clydebank newsroom also produces bespoke national Scottish bulletins at weekends with Sky News Radio bulletins carried overnight.
== See also == *Radio Clyde *Clyde 1
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/glasgow/}}
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