Latest news about Original 106

Original 106 to replace Kingdom FM to create single brand for DC Thomson

RIP Kingdom FM name - DC Thomson is rebranding Kingdom FM as Original 106 giving the company one radio brand across Aberdeen, Fife and Tayside....

Original 106 to pay electric bills of the houses with the best Christmas displays

Original 106 is running a competition with a prize to cover the costs of listener's December electricity bill.

Original 106 to launch new station for pets during fireworks

Original 10STIX is being launched by Original 106 for North-East Scotland pet owners to help keep them calm during the fireworks.

Claire Kinnaird and Pete McIntosh to host Original 106 Breakfast

Aberdeen’s Original 106 has announced a new breakfast line-up from Monday. Claire Kinnaird and Pete McIntosh will be heading up the new show on the east coast station starting Monday 26th June. The move comes as part of a schedule refresh...

Original 106 opens new studios with a Royal visit

It’s been a busy week at Original 106 this week with new studios, the start of DAB broadcasts and a Royal visit. The Aberdeen station, which was recently bought by publishers DC Thomson, commenced broadcasting from its brand new studios and Marischal Square Aberdeen on Tuesday with Camilla, the Duchess Of Rothesay paying a visit to the new studios. Original 106 went live at 1.06pm, having relocated moving from its previous building in the south of Aberdeen city.

DC Thomson buys Original 106 and Kingdom FM

The owner of Dundee’s Wave 102 has bought Abderdeen station Original 106 and Fife’s Kingdom FM. DC Thomson Media acquired Wave in 2017 and is the owner of newspapers including The Press and Journal and The Courier. Mike Watson, Chief Executive Officer for DC Thomson Media, said: “These acquisitions firmly position us as the largest Scottish-owned radio group. We’re excited to have brought these two great stations in to our radio portfolio"...