BBC news presenter Kirsty Wark and her husband, independent TV producer Alan Clements, are involved in a consortium bidding for a new commercial radio licence for Glasgow. The Go FM consortium has been lobbying for a Glasgow specific licence for nearly three years. They claim that the three main existing stations – Clyde FM’s two stations and Capital Radio’s Beat 106 – serve whole regions (the former the Clyde valley, the latter central Scotland) rather than just the city. Clements told reporters: “We were convinced that it was an anomaly that a city of Glasgow's size and reputation did not have its own dedicated radio station when similar cities like Manchester have at least four. There are 600,000 people in the city and perhaps another 300,000 who travel to work in the area. Go FM will be by the people of Glasgow for Glasgow". It is not yet clear whether any other groups will bid against the Go FM team.
Jul 1, 2002
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Newsnight's Wark behind Glasgow GM bid
BBC presenter Kirsty Wark and her husband Alan Clements are involved in the Go FM consortium bidding for a Glasgow-specific commercial radio licence.