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Spending on commercial radio advertising: FOI release
Information requested
A breakdown of Scottish Government spending on commercial radio advertising in years 20/21 and 21/22. If possible this to be broken down into the various commercial groups or stations, for example Global, Bauer, DC Thomson and/or in individual radio stations such as Clyde, Heart, Forth, MFR etc. If such a breakdown is not possible, then a total figure for all annual spending on commercial radio advertising would suffice. This request to include, if possible, spending from agencies for public health and information campaigns and Scottish Government agencies such as Visit Scotland.
Response
Please find below, a breakdown of Scottish Government spending on commercial advertising for the years 20/21 and 21/22 across the various commercial groups and stations:
2020-21 2021-22 TOTAL ALIVE CHRISTIAN MEDIA LTD £50 £50 ARGYLL FM £12,989 £24,445 £37,434 AWAZ MEDIA LTD £25,703 £37,151 £62,854 BAUER RADIO LTD £1,968,441 £2,267,775 £4,236,216 CAITHNESS FM LTD £9,918 £18,624 £28,542 CUILLIN FM £22,013 £40,335 £62,348 CUMBERNAULD FM LTD £248 £248 DC THOMSON & CO LTD £285 £285 GLOBAL MEDIA GROUP SERVICES £664,527 £579,292 £1,243,819 HEARTLAND RADIO FOUNDATION LTD £10,603 £19,628 £30,231 ISLE FM £19,364 £35,933 £55,297 KIRKCALDY COMMUNITY RADIO £2,238 £2,724 £4,962 MEARNS COMMUNITY RADIO LTD £3,444 £3,444 NATION RADIO INVESTMENTS LTD £6,214 £6,214 NEVIS COMMUNITY RADIO LTD £23,332 £44,109 £67,441 NEWS UK & IRELAND LTD £238 £662 £900 NOAHS ARK GLASGOW £450 £3,085 £3,535 OBAN FM £22,013 £41,659 £63,672 PANJAB RADIO LTD £806 £28,262 £29,068 PULSE FM COMMUNITY RADIO £1,497 £2,088 £3,585 RNIB TALK RADIO £992 £4,352 £5,344 SAM RADIO £2,957 £3,020 £5,977 SHETLAND ISLANDS BROADCASTING CO LTD £19,424 £35,618 £55,042 SUNNY GOVAN RADIO £1,624 £1,624 WAVES RADIO LTD £8,802 £8,502 £17,304 WESTER ROSS RADIO LTD £30,775 £60,772 £91,547 TOTAL £2,853,829 £3,262,794 £6,116,983
Regarding the latter part of your request: While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, an exemption under 17(1) (information not held) applies. In this instance the information requested is not held as this work was not produced by the Scottish Government. You may find it helpful to contact the Visit Scotland website VisitScotland - Scotland's National Tourist Organisation. About FOI
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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Response Please find below, a breakdown of Scottish Government spending on commercial advertising for the years 20/21 and 21/22 across the various commercial groups and stations: 2020-21 2021-22 TOTAL ALIVE CHRISTIAN MEDIA LTD £50 £50 ARGYLL FM £12,989 £24,445 £37,434 AWAZ MEDIA LTD £25,703 £37,151 £62,854 BAUER RADIO LTD £1,968,441 £2,267,775 £4,236,216 CAITHNESS FM LTD £9,918 £18,624 £28,542 CUILLIN FM £22,013 £40,335 £62,348 CUMBERNAULD FM LTD £248 £248 DC THOMSON & CO LTD £285 £285 GLOBAL MEDIA GROUP SERVICES £664,527 £579,292 £1,243,819 HEARTLAND RADIO FOUNDATION LTD £10,603 £19,628 £30,231 ISLE FM £19,364 £35,933 £55,297 KIRKCALDY COMMUNITY RADIO £2,238 £2,724 £4,962 MEARNS COMMUNITY RADIO LTD £3,444 £3,444 NATION RADIO INVESTMENTS LTD £6,214 £6,214 NEVIS COMMUNITY RADIO LTD £23,332 £44,109 £67,441 NEWS UK & IRELAND LTD £238 £662 £900 NOAHS ARK GLASGOW £450 £3,085 £3,535 OBAN FM £22,013 £41,659 £63,672 PANJAB RADIO LTD £806 £28,262 £29,068 PULSE FM COMMUNITY RADIO £1,497 £2,088 £3,585 RNIB TALK RADIO £992 £4,352 £5,344 SAM RADIO £2,957 £3,020 £5,977 SHETLAND ISLANDS BROADCASTING CO LTD £19,424 £35,618 £55,042 SUNNY GOVAN RADIO £1,624 £1,624 WAVES RADIO LTD £8,802 £8,502 £17,304 WESTER ROSS RADIO LTD £30,775 £60,772 £91,547 TOTAL £2,853,829 £3,262,794 £6,116,983 Regarding the latter part of your request: While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, an exemption under 17(1) (information not held) applies.
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