I think the 2 O' Clock anthems show comes from Key 103, how ever they might have somebody to cover the Saturday night show.

It does seem rather sudden Colin leaving and he will be missed in Ayrshire.

Colin took over breakfast from Alan Shaw so I think Alan will return to the home run once a new presenter is found.

If Fraser does a weeks cover for breakfast then I would assume he is being tested for it.

I dont think Michael Smith will be back on West FM daytime. I think he could end up permantely doing the network overnight show If Fat gets a full time slot on The hits. Then again Fat is another presenter that could be considered for a show on West FM.

Then as you say Fiona Shields could also be considered.

Dont know whats happening with the scottish city 1 stations but on the website it says - Y ur music y ur life. All the "o" are missing.

Radio Aire are the same, and they're missing the A's from their logo too

Hallam also, key 103 not.

Surely it's not... The end of the brands?!

Blood Service promo.

You seem to have a certain dislike for Michael Smith, which is oddly puzzling.

Fiona came from West FM, so it would perhaps be unusual for her to go back on BC1 at the station she was on before taking her network show (and then vanishing) - and, as for Fat, I doubt it…

Phew!

Personally I just dont really like Michael Smiths style on the radio. He never covered breakfast when he was on West fm so I cant see him getting that gig or going back to the one he has just left. So my only thinking is he could get the network overnight show in Scotland.

I know it would be strange for her to return but she was a very good presenter.

Again Fat is due a bigger show but I suppose the Hits would be a better move than West fm.

...and Kevan James (Radio Solent - ex cricketer) until last year he was also an auctioneer and director of Southampton Motor Auctions

I had a lot of time for Colin McArdle - I remember hearing him on weekend breakfast and wondering why on earth he wasn't doing weekdays. Excellent personality presenter who knew the area well. I wouldn't read much into that switch apart from the fact there's probably more money to be made being a car salesman, so fair play to him.

I'd like to see Fraser get a full-time gig on West FM - he's a good personality DJ who's been somewhat unlucky to be at the end of a raw deal several times over now, including XFM Scotland twice over.

Fraser was certainly good on the short lived Clyde Rocks trial… who knows, perhaps he'll be back there if Bauer get the FM licence.

He is an excellent presenter and it would be nice if he could do one of the weekend local slots. He has been called Mr Ayrshire. Zoe Kelly the co presenter hasnt been back on since Friday but maybe she is being kept off air till a new presenter is announced. Unless she is being considered for a solo slot as she has done christmas cover and cover on Westsound Dumfries.

He must have been working some hours if he was doing the breakfast show and selling cars.

There is no way Colin was on the same money as e.g Bowie or Boogie but I doubt it was peanuts but someone with a better knowlege of Radio wages can answer this better.

But best of Luck to Colin he will be missed.

He is an excellent presenter but I think Bauer will be keeping him as a cover presenter till they find out if Clyde Rocks has got the FM licence as I think he will be getting a show on there. But if clyde Rocks doesnt get the licence he would be good for West fm

My guess would be - and this is purely a guess - between £100 and £150 per shift.

So lets assume it was £150 * 5 shifts a week

* 48 weeks a year

£36,000 a year.

I briefly did car sales myself after coming out of radio - and if you can be bothered to work weekends and bank holidays, and put in the effort with all the bonuses, I earned around £50,000 in the year I did it.

The other thing is - you get to a point when you work in radio where you realise you are not going to be a huge star. And opportunities are limited. And you don't want to have to constantly move around the country in search of your next gig if you are dropped at a moments notice. and the money isn't great.

So - fair play to him to leave to concentrate on a much safer, better paying career.

Only my opinion, I would bring back Darren Procter to 10 - 1 slot back to key 103 and I also bring back 10-1 pm slot and 1-4 pm slot

Plus what about Adam catteral doing breakfast and toolan doing drive , just an idea
So I go with
6-10 am - Adam catteral breakfast
10 - 1pm - Darren Procter
1pm - 4 pm - debbie Mac
4pm - 7pm - Mike toolan drive
7pm - 10pm - Adam Cole
10pm - 2am -
2am - 6am -

Anyway just an idea

Say if they did do that- who would they then get to Replace Darren Proctor in the mornings on the BC2 Stations?

I'm surprised Darren Proctor still gets an hour on the City1 network, hes far more suited to his City 2 role....

Andy Crane covering for DP this morning on BC2 would be a good choice to take over if he was to move back to Key 103, which would be a good idea for them to bring him back.

Generally agree with this, Darren should never have been moved and Adam should have been put with Chelsea on breakfast with Mike moved or leaving, but they won't bring that slot back and drop the Anthems show, which is actually good.

Not sure what's going on with the Debbie/Coley swap which disappeared from the schedule, but Coley is off next week so it could happen when he's back rather than start the show and the presenter immediately goes on holiday.

"...Bauer has confirmed to RadioToday that Gem 106 and Free Radio are both joining the Bauer City Network 1." http://radiotoday.co.uk/2016/08/baue...go-on-gem-106/

Free stations to re brand back to their heritage names? Thoughts?

I was right, i knew it would happen

To be fair you didn't have to be Nostradamus to figure that one out.

I know lol.

Sounding quite political on the aircheck download on that link. Who wants to listen about Trump at breakfast on BC1 station.