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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 Premiership football games. It is broadcast seven days a week, and on on-match days has an 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 and Saturday's Open All Mics programme)
- Kenny Macintyre (host of Monday night show)
- Geoff Webster (host of live rugby and Sunday show)
- David Currie (midweek host)
Commentators and 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
- Kenny Miller
- Steven Thompson
- James McFadden
- John Robertson
- Tom English
- Michael Grant (Herald Scotland)
- Graham Spiers (Herald Scotland)
- Richard Wilson
Additionally, former managers, assistant managers and players can be heard as guest analysts.
Former presenters
- Brian Marjoribanks (original host)
- Tom Ferrie
- Derek Rae
- Roy Small
- Roddy Forsyth
Former commentators and analysts
- David Begg
- Alastair Alexander
- Jock Brown
- David Francey
- Roddy Forsyth
- Donald Garden
- Jim Traynor
- Derek Rae
- Gordon Smith
- Billy Dodds
Player of the Year Award
At the end of the Scottish football season, the player in the Scottish Premier League who has accumulated the most man-of-the match awards from the league season is awarded the Sportsound Player of the Year.
| Award | Season | Player | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound Player of the Year | 2005–06 | Russell Anderson | Aberdeen | |
| 2006–07 | Scott McDonald | Motherwell | ||
| 2007–08 | Aiden McGeady | Celtic | ||
| 2008–09 | Pedro Mendes | Rangers | ||
| 2009–10 | Dougie Imrie | Hamilton Academcal |
References
- "7 Of The Best Players To Ever Play For Aberdeen". 7OTB. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Years of memories and a love for one football club… Looking back on Russell Anderson's career". Press and Journal. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Sportsound Player of the Year 2006/07". BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Sportsound Player of the Year 2007/08". BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Sportsound Player of the Year 2008/09". BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Sportsound Player of the Year 2009/10". BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Sportsound Player of the Year 2010/11". BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2019.