About Mfr Moray Firth Radio
MFR or Moray Firth Radio is a group of Independent Local Radio stations, serving the Scottish Highlands, Moray, the Orkney islands and parts of north west Aberdeenshire. MFR is owned and operated by Bauer Radio, based at studios in the Scorguie area of Inverness, and forms part of Bauer's City network of local stations. Station informationMoray Firth Radio operates two separate services on 97. 4 FM (from the Mounteagle transmitter) and 1107 AM. The first voice heard on Moray Firth Radio /MFR, shortly after 6: 30am on 23 February 1982, was Dave Cochrane. The longest serving presenter on Moray Firth Radio /MFR of 33 years was Tich McCooey, leaving on 29 May 2015. In February 2017, MFR launched a new slogan, in line with Bauer City Network changes, to All The Biggest Hits, All Day Long, along with a new female VO; Charlie T. MFR on FM largely broadcasts contemporary and chart music-led programming alongside hourly news bulletins and traffic & sports updates. The majority of the station's output is produced and broadcast from its Inverness studios. Networked programming originates from sister stations Clyde 1 in Glasgow, Forth 1 in Edinburgh and Key 103 in Manchester. In the past, MFR used to opt out on Saturday evenings for a weekly bilingual music programme in English and Scots Gaelic, which also airs on Argyll FM, Cuillin FM, Isles FM, Nevis Radio and Two Lochs Radio.
Mfr Moray Firth Radio Description
MFR or Moray Firth Radio is a group of Independent Local Radio stations, serving the Scottish Highlands, Moray, the Orkney islands and parts of north west Aberdeenshire. MFR is owned and operated by Bauer Radio, based at studios in the Scorguie area of Inverness, and forms part of Bauer's City network of local stations. Station informationMoray Firth Radio operates two separate services on 97. 4 FM (from the Mounteagle transmitter) and 1107 AM. The first voice heard on Moray Firth Radio /MFR, shortly after 6: 30am on 23 February 1982, was Dave Cochrane. The longest serving presenter on Moray Firth Radio /MFR of 33 years was Tich McCooey, leaving on 29 May 2015. In February 2017, MFR launched a new slogan, in line with Bauer City Network changes, to All The Biggest Hits, All Day Long, along with a new female VO; Charlie T. MFR on FM largely broadcasts contemporary and chart music-led programming alongside hourly news bulletins and traffic & sports updates. The majority of the station's output is produced and broadcast from its Inverness studios. Networked programming originates from sister stations Clyde 1 in Glasgow, Forth 1 in Edinburgh and Key 103 in Manchester. In the past, MFR used to opt out on Saturday evenings for a weekly bilingual music programme in English and Scots Gaelic, which also airs on Argyll FM, Cuillin FM, Isles FM, Nevis Radio and Two Lochs Radio.