TWO Scots radio stations have been named winners at awards celebrating the best of the UK commercial radio sector.
Radio Borders was awarded gold in the Station of the Year (under 500,000 TSA) category, at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, held last night.
Meanwhile, Radio Clyde took top spot in Local Sales Team category.
Radio Clyde also took silver (in the Station of the Year (500,000 – 2m TSA) category), while Radio Borders took two bronze medals (Breakfast Show of the Year (under 2m TSA) and Local Sales Team).
There were bronzes too for Forth One, Bauer Scotland and Northsound 1.
The winners’ list reads, as follows:
Presenter of the Year (under 2m TSA)
Gold: Trev & Caroline – 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire
Silver: Jordan North – Rock FM
Bronze: Steve & Karen – Metro Radio
Station of the Year (over 2m TSA)
Gold: Nick Ferrari – LBC
Silver: Clint Boon – XFM Manchester
Bronze: Christian O’Connell – Absolute Radio
Programmer of the Year
Gold: Andy Roberts – Kiss
Silver: James Rea – LBC
Bronze: Tony Moorey – Absolute Radio
Unsung Hero of the Year
Gold: Pat Broome – Smooth North West
Silver: Sally Elkington – Lincs FM Group
Bronze: James Craddock – 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire & JACK 2
Journalist of the Year (Ali Booker Memorial Award)
Gold: Tom Swarbrick – LBC
Silver: Micky Welch – Metro Radio
Bronze: Laura Pennington – Hallam FM
Station of the Year (under 500,000 TSA)
Gold: Radio Borders
Silver: Isle of Wight Radio
Bronze: Northsound 1
Station of the Year (500,000 – 2m TSA)
Gold: Metro Radio
Silver: Clyde 1
Bronze: KMFM
Station of the Year (2m + TSA)
Gold: LBC
Silver: Absolute Radio
Bronze: Classic FM
Breakfast Show of the Year (under 2m TSA)
Gold: Big John @ Breakfast – Hallam FM
Silver: JACK’s Morning Glory – 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire & JACK 2
Bronze: Keith Clarkson at Breakfast – Radio Borders
Breakfast Show of the Year (over 2m TSA)
Gold: Sam & Amy – Gem 106
Silver: Classic FM’s More Music Breakfast with Tim Lihoreau
Bronze: The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show – Absolute Radio
Feature of the Year
Gold: Lady Week – Heart Sussex
Silver: Auschwitz – A Survivor Returns – LBC
Bronze : Kid in the Car – Forth One
Single Programme or Broadcast of the Year
Gold: The Clarke Carlisle Story – Absolute Radio
Silver: The LBC EU Leaders Debate – LBC
Bronze: Referendum Live – Bauer Scotland
Specialist Programme of the Year
Gold: Rock n Roll Football – Absolute Radio
Silver: Andi Durrant – the Electrick Playground – Kiss Fresh
Bronze: Nightowls – Metro Radio
Social Action Initiative
Gold: Cycle4Life Challenge – Viking FM
Silver: Thirsty Kirsty – Banbury Sound
Bronze : Global’s Make Some Noise – Heart London
Station Imaging Award
Gold: KISS FM UK
Silver: Saturday Night at the Movies Classic FM
Bronze : Capital Xtra
News Coverage of the Year
Gold: BOB fm Hertfordshire News Team – BOB fm
Silver: Global’s Newsroom Wales
Bronze: Free Radio News – Free Radio
Innovation of the Year
Gold: Bin Weevils Partnership – Fun Kids
Silver: One Breakfast Show, Seven Playlists – Absolute Radio
Bronze: Composed – Classic FM
Marketing Award
Gold: Girl Band: The Piccadillys – Key 103
Silver: Punching Above Your Weight – Metro Radio
Bronze : The Free Radio Phantom – Free Radio
Local Sales Team of the Year
Gold: Radio Clyde
Silver: Smooth North East
Bronze: Radio Borders
National Sales Award
Gold: Go Think Big – Bauer Media
Silver: Masters of Man Time with Just for Men – Absolute Radio
Bronze: X Men FM – XFM
Advertiser of the Year
Winner IKEA
Media Agency of the Year
Gold: Carat
Silver: RadioWorks
Bronze: OMD
PPL Breakthrough UK Artist of the Year
Gold: Sam Smith
Silver: Clean Bandit
Bronze: Ella Henderson
PPL Most Played UK Artist on Commercial Radio
Gold: Ed Sheeran
Silver: Calvin Harris
Bronze: Queen
The Arqiva Gold Award
Winner Christian O’Connell – Absolute Radio
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner Richard Wheatley and Jazz FM
