Capital Scotland
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| City | Glasgow |
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| Broadcast area | Central Scotland |
| Branding | 105–106 Capital |
| Slogan | Scotland's No.1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency |
FM: 105.7, 106.1 MHz DAB: 11C (Glasgow) 12D (Edinburgh) RDS: Capital |
| First air date | Beat 106 (19 Nov 1999), XFM Scotland (4 Jan 2006), Galaxy (7 Nov 2008), Capital (3 Jan 2011) |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Audience share | 6.7% (September 2016, RAJAR) |
| Owner | Big Beat Group (1999–2000), Capital Radio (2000–05), GCap Media (2005–08), Global Radio (2008–14), Communicorp (2014–) |
| Sister stations |
Classic FM Heart Scotland Smooth Glasgow |
| Website | Capital Scotland |
Capital Scotland (formerly known as Beat 106, XFM Scotland, and later Galaxy Scotland) is a regional radio station owned by Communicorp UK and operated by Global Radio. It broadcasts to Scotland's Central Belt, an area surrounding the two cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and the kingdom of Fife.
The station originally began on 19 November 1999 as Beat 106, a new rock and dance station. The first presenter on-air, at 1:06 pm on launch day, was Matt Finlay, who continued at the station until late 2005. His first words spoken were Is this thing on?. The first song on the station was 'Revolution No.9' by The Beatles followed by Fatboy Slim's 'Right Here, Right Now'. Other presenters at launch included George Bowie, Gina McKie, Graham Stewart and Jim Gellatly. Beat 106 closed on 1 January 2006, playing a countdown of the top 1000 tracks voted for by visitors to its website, entitled "The X-List".
Beat 106 was originally established by the Big Beat Group, headed up by a group of nightclub promoters from Glasgow. However, after being sold to Capital Radio Group in July 2000, the station switch towards playing more dance music (later changing it back to more of a rock/dance format). In 2005, Capital Radio merged with the GWR Group to form GCap Media, creating the UK's largest commercial radio group.
The rebranding of Beat 106 to XFM was one of a number of measures announced by GCap to improve their corporate performance following the merger. The original XFM station was XFM London and the rebranding in Scotland occurred four months before the expected launch of XFM Manchester.
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