Sunny Govan - Come on, tune in.

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Jim Opfer

Posts: 1876
Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

Sunny Govan - Come on, tune in.

Hi,

Govan used to be a sleepy little village on the banks of the river Clyde until the Industrial revolution took off several hundred years ago and Govan got swamped by the growing, expanding City of Glasgow.

Glasgow grew to become the second city of the Brittish empire. Everyone looks at Edinburgh (Scottish Capital City) and that city is reffered to as the 'Athens of the North' If that's the case then Glasgow is 'Rome' and Govan was at it's industrial centre building huge ships like the QE2.

Anyway, the point is that Rab C Nesbit came from Govan and Billy Conolly and I both went to the same school in Govan, so it is with great pleasure that I can now invite you all to tune into Sunny Govan Radio which launched on 28th March 2007. 'Gone, get yirsel some culchir'

www.sunnygovan.org

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 6 2007 17:12:26

Ron.M

Posts: 7051
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland

RE: Sunny Govan - Come on, tune in. (in reply to Jim Opfer)

Jim,
John Martyn was also a "Soothsider".

We've got a similar local station up here called "Neep Radio"

This is a good site...

http://www.ourglasgowstory.com

and this one

http://www.theglasgowstory.com/index.php

cheers,

Ron

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 6 2007 20:49:40

Jim Opfer

Posts: 1876
Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

RE: Sunny Govan - Come on, tune in. (in reply to Jim Opfer)

OK! the uptake has been dismal, nobody tuning in to the cultural event that is Sunny Govan Radio. Might be you all need more info? So try this.

http://www.thegovanstory.co.uk/

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 7 2007 19:57:36

Estevan

Posts: 1936
Joined: Dec. 20 2006
From: Torontolucía

RE: Sunny Govan - Come on, tune in. (in reply to Jim Opfer)

quote:

nobody tuning in to the cultural event that is Sunny Govan Radio

Cheer up, Jim, I'm listening to it now. (Or lussning tae't noo...?)
The music's allright, but the announcers are brulliant. Thanks.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 6 2007 18:40:05