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  News frequency: 27 news bulletins per day Monday to Friday, every hour on the hour and also at 0730, 0830 and 1730. 20 bulletins on Saturday and 11 on Sunday.

Total news broadcast weekly: 166 scheduled bulletins, 12.5 hours.

Bulletin length: Content about 10 minutes (up to 13 minutes with advertising-breaks) at 0700, 0730, 0800 and 0830 Monday to Friday. 6-7 minutes during evening drive Monday to Friday. About 4 minutes, sometimes more, at all other times.

Presentation style: formal, single reader, no sound clips.

News emphasis: Local, fisheries/maritime/oil, regional, national/international, Nordic.

Sport emphasis: Local sport

Newsgathering: This is all done in-house, with a newsroom presence over 12 hours a day. Newsroom availability 17 hours a day, Monday to Friday, and at restricted hours at the weekend.
 

 
News & Sport contacts:- Telephone: 01595 695181
Fax: 01595 695696
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