- Wave 102
Infobox Radio Station
name = Wave 102
city =
area =Dundee
branding =
slogan = Playing Only The Songs You Love.
airdate =August 30 1999
frequency = 102.0 MHz, DAB, [http://www.wave102.co.uk/ Online]
share = 9.0%
share as of = June 2008
share source = [http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php]
format = Contemporary
power =
erp =
class =
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owner = New Wave Media
website = [http://www.wave102.co.uk www.wave102.co.uk]Wave 102 is a radio station broadcasting to the city of
Dundee inScotland .The station broadcasts a mixed music format and broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
When the station first launched it was called Discovery 102, since Dundee is known as the City of Discovery after the
RRS Discovery , which is docked there. The Wave 102 brand was born whenThe Discovery Channel forced it to change the name, claiming that people would mistakenly associate it with the network.Dundee is also the city where game developers
Rockstar North was founded. The developers' Scottish (and Dundonian) roots are shown in various in-jokes/tributes in the gameGrand Theft Auto series. One such Dundee specific tribute is where one of the in-game radio stations in was namedWave 103 .On 15th May 2008 Adam Findlay and his company New Wave Media became the new owners of Wave 102 and has had a very hands on approach in Dundee since.
Music
Wave 102 describes itself as "Playing Only The Songs You Love", this is reflected in its playlist. As well as playing current chart hits, Wave 102 also plays various 'golden oldies', from
ABBA toTake That . This programming includes themed 80s and 90s music hours, party music on Friday/Saturday evenings, and love songs in the late evening. To complement its music programming, Wave 102 also broadcasts a nationally syndicated chart show "Hit 40 UK" on Sunday afternoons from 4pm, with Lucio.News & Sport
News & Sport also play a large part in Wave 102's output, it produces bulletins on the hour and half hour. The current News Editor is Gwen Lawrie.
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-! Weekend ! News (Local)! Headlines! IRN
-! Saturday
7am till 1pm
7.30am and 8.30am
2pm till 7am
-! Sunday
8am till 1pm
8.30am
2pm till 6amPresenters
Wave 102's presenters include;
* Ronny Costello
* David Moran
* Ray Dallas
* Charlie Duthie
* Dave MacIntosh
* Stuart Smith
* Jon Quipp
* LucioFormer Presenters Include:
Neil McLeodBrian PaigeStuart McCaffertyChris StuartGeorge DuffusTom WilsonColin PatersonGrant ReidPaul GartyChris StuartYasmin ZemmouraMike RichardsonRod JohnstonPat KellyDave ConnorGwen LawrieGordon DrummondShirley RennieAndy MorganDaimen RichardsPeter MacAdam Stebbing
George Duffus and Tom Wilson died. George was the chairman of the station at Launch and Tom Wilson was a programme director who died in 2004 who had a career with various radio stations across scotland most notably Radio Forth in Edinburgh.
The station was founded by George Mackintosh (Who started Radio Tay in 1980) along with a consortium who also founded Kingdom FM in Fife sadly George Mackintosh has also died and had a wealth of broadcasting experience spanning decades in scotland
Management
*Managing Director - Adam Findlay
*Commercial Director - Bill Mcleod
*Programme Manager & Head Of Music - David Moran
*Sales Manager - Alison Welsh
*Head of News - Gwen Lawrie
*Sponsorship & Promotions Manager - Kim DicksonExternal links
* [http://www.wave102.co.uk/ Official website]
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