Original 106 (Aberdeen)
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| Broadcast area | Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire |
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| 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% (February 2017, [1]) |
| 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.
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.
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.
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