News Bulletin Schedule:

Broadcast Monday-Friday 06:30, 07:00, 07:30, 08:00, 08:30, 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00
Broadcast weekends & Bank Holidays: 07:00, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00.

News stories covered on air:

The number of Scots out of work has gone up again with 223 thousand people now unemployed. The number of young people on the dole's rising across most of the country as well.

Workers at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are planning to go on strike in a row over pay. Staff at 6 BAA owned terminals across the UK have voted to stop working to try and get more money. Security staff and fire fighters are among the workers who'll be walking out.

A man from Carluke's been jailed for threatening to kill Cheryl Cole and girls at a primary school. Alan Linton sent the letter about Cheryl to the SECC in which he also threatened to attack Glasgow airport and Celtic FC - he's been jailed for 2 years.

Doctors say they're worried about the number of people getting ill because of legal highs. In the Lothians more than 20 people have gone to hospital in the last week after taking drugs that aren't banned. They say thats a lot more than they usually see.

Scotland News Team:

Louise Robertson,
Fiona Miller,
Plus support from LBC & Sky Radio News

Phone: 0141 566 6106

Programme Schedule:

To see a copy of the latest Galaxy schedule: click here.

Automated Programming within each weekday and daytimes on Saturdays & Sundays:

None

Amount of local programming each day produced by station:

Galaxy Scotland's programming is locally produced and presented for 7 hours per day Monday-Friday, 8 hours across each weekend, totalling 43 hours of locally produced programming per week.

Ofcom Localness guidelines:

To view full details visit: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/car/localness/

Station contact details:

Address: Galaxy Scotland, Four Winds Pavilion, Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1EB

Tel: 0141 566 6106 

http://www.galaxyscotland.com/contact-us.

For news enquiries : 0141 566 6106 

Events/Charities support or coverage:

Charities we have donated air time/ events/ raffle prizes/ goody bags to include:-
Cancer Research UK
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Macmillan Cancer Relief
Christie's Hospital
The Kirsty Howard Appeal
Royal National Institute for the Deaf

Recent Programme and/or news highlights:

June
Scottish Fashion Awards – Des & Vanessa give away tickets to be at the glamorous Scottish Fashion Awards and we’re backstage with all the gossip and news from the prestigious event in the fashion calendar.

July
T in the Park – Galaxy covered all the action from Scotland’s biggest music festival.

August
Love Music Love Mondays - Galaxy sent you to see some of the biggest artists around the world, including Rhianna & Keisha in Chicago, Black Eyed Peas in Calgary, Jay-Z and Eminem in New York,, Lady Gaga in Barcelona   and Justin Beiber in Los Angeles.

Edinburgh Festival - Des and Vanessa catch up with the comedians and all the characters that make the world’s biggest arts festival so unique.

David Guetta - Galaxy will be hosting their own Garden Party for the unstoppable French DJ biggest ever DJ date in Scotland.

Other areas with impact to localness:

Presenters who are Scotland born and bred, passion for local nightlife and social activity.

Global Radio - The Global Academy (click here for full details)

The Station's Playlist:

For a full version of the current playlist simply click here. For further enquiries regarding the Galaxy playlists please contact:

Programme Controller – Stuart Barrie - 0141 566 6106 
Playlist Contact - Brent Tobin - 0113 213 0105

Station format:

To view a copy of the station format click here.

How to complain:

Any complaints made are logged onto the system on submission with details being passed onto the relevant department. We aim to deal with complaints immediately and will respond to acknowledge receipt of the compaint as soon as it is received by the relevant department. If under any circumstances a solution to the compaint cannot be agreed, a further compaint can be made with OFCOM. For advertising complaints , if we cannot find a solution the complaint can be taken up with the ASA.

1. Submit your complaint direct to Galaxy.

Online: click here

Post: Galaxy Scotland, Four Winds Pavilion, Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1EB

Tel: 0141 566 6106 

2. If the matter can not be resolved you can submit your complaint through Ofcom. Visit http://www.ofcom.org.uk/ for more information.