Sportsound

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Sportsound is BBC Radio Scotland's main radio sports show. It provides coverage to listeners on medium wave, FM, DAB Digital Radio and via the internet. It is best known for its exclusive live commentary of Scottish Premier League football games. It is broadcast seven days a week, and on on-match days has a 1810–2200 slot on 810 MW. On Saturdays, at least two matches are broadcast by MW, and the main FM frequency with the Open All Mics feature broadcast on the BBC Radio nan Gàidheal frequency and the remaining matches online where the other matches are simulcast.

Presenters

Richard Gordon (host of most live matches; sometimes works as a commentator)

Dougie Vipond (host of midweek shows)

Kenny Macintyre (host of midweek shows)

Kheredine Idessane (pitchside and host of midweek shows)

Jim Spence (pitchside and host of midweek shows)

Commentators & Pitchside

Rob MacLean (main commentator)

Paul Mitchell

Liam McLeod

John Barnes

Alisdair Lamont

Chick Young

Scott Davie

Chris McLaughlin

Jane Lewis

Charlie Mann

Charles Bannerman

Brian McLauchlin

Martin Dowden

Sandra Brown

David McDaid

Analysts

Michael Stewart

Willie Miller

Derek Ferguson

Murdo MacLeod

Craig Paterson

Allan Preston

John Robertson

Tom English (BBC Sports writer & broadcaster)

Michael Grant (Herald Scotland)

Graham Spiers (Herald Scotland)

Richard Wilson (BBC Sports writer & broadcaster)

Additionally, former managers, assistant managers and players can be heard as guest analysts.

Former Commentators & Analysts

David Begg

Alasdair Alexander

Jock Brown

David Francey

Donald Garden

Jim Traynor

Derek Rae

Gordon Smith

Billy Dodds

Former presenters

Brian Majoribanks (original host)

Tom Ferrie

Derek Rae

Roy Small

References

Sportsound Wikipedia

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