NECR (North East Community Radio) was a broadcast radio station based in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. NECR was awarded an Independent Local Radio Licence in 1993 and started broadcasting in 1994.^[1] The station was a totally independent radio station and was accountable to a small local board of directors. NECR broadcast from a studio on School Road in Kintore (8 miles (13 km) north west of Aberdeen). The studio was referred to on air and in the address as "the very nice shed" or "the shed". NECR served an area of some 7,000 square miles (18,000 km²) in the North East of Scotland.

The station announced on air that it would be closing at midnight on 15 August 2018 as a result of difficult trading conditions.^[1]^[2]

Frequencies

The frequencies were 102.1 in Aberdeen and the surrounding areas NECR also broadcast online via its own website. The station was received in North East Scotland on 97.1FM, 101.9FM, 102.6FM, 103.2FM and 106.4FM depending on location and was also available on DAB from the Aberdeen Multiplex, however the stream was 64kbps mono only.

Programming

The daily programming included The Breakfast Show, The Mid Morning/Early Afternoon Show, The Afternoon Show, and Drivetime. Competitions regularly feature including The Brekky Brainteaser, Guess the Intro and The Afternoon Quiz. The programmes were presented in an informal rolling format and all programmes were conducted live.

The station featured a range of music from 1950s and 1960s music to current hits. NECR also featured national and local news and a variety of local interest items such as the Lamb Bank, Farming Focus (during the breakfast show), The Pet File (for lost and found pets) and Recruitment Classifieds (job advertisements from local companies). The station broadcast live programmes between 6am and 10pm with automated music broadcast throughout the night.

The station had a series of specialist programmes in the evening such as the "Ceilidh Hour" and Country Jamboree. Former presenters include John Dean, Gordon Bathgate, Colin Gale, James Reid, Duncan Mckay, Kevin Ritchie, George Findlay, Kevin Sherwin and George Milne.

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Radio stations in Aberdeen, Scotland

Radio stations in Aberdeen, Scotland
AM stations (MW)	BBC Radio 5 Live 693 BBC Radio 4 1449
FM stations	BBC Radio 2 88.7, 89.4 BBC Radio 3 90.9, 91.6 BBC Radio Scotland 93.1, 93.8 BBC Radio 4 95.3, 95.9 Northsound 1 96.9, 97.6 BBC Radio 1 98.3, 99.0 SHMU FM 99.8 Classic FM 100.5 BBC Radio nan Gàidheal 104.2 Original 106 106.3, 106.8
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Radio in Scotland

Radio in Scotland
BBC regional/local stations	BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio nan Gàidheal BBC Radio Shetland BBC Radio Orkney
Regional commercial stations	Capital Scotland Heart Scotland Smooth Scotland Nation Radio Scotland GO Radio (Glasgow)
Local commercial stations	Central 103.1 FM Clyde 1 Forth 1 GHR Ayrshire GHR Dumfries & Galloway GHR Edinburgh, Lothians & Fife GHR Glasgow & The West GHR North East Scotland GHR Scottish Borders and North Northumberland GHR Tayside & Fife Isles FM Kingdom FM MFR Northsound 1 Original 106 Pure Radio Scotland Radio Skye SIBC Smooth Scotland Tay FM Two Lochs Radio Waves Radio West FM
Community, charity & non-profit stations	Bridge FM Bute FM Celtic Music Radio Heartland FM RNIB Connect Radio Isles FM Mearns FM Nevis Radio
Student stations	Air3 Fresh Air Subcity Radio
Defunct stations	2BD Eklipse Sports Radio L107 NECR Peninsula FM Q96 Real Radio Revival FM River FM 96.3 Rock Radio Scot FM The Superstation Talk 107 XFM Scotland Your Radio
Scottish DAB multiplexes	Central Scotland (regional) Aberdeen Ayr Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow Inverness Glasgow small-scale DAB trial
UK national BBC services	BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 5 Live
UK national commercial services	Absolute Radio Classic FM Talksport
UK national DAB multiplexes	BBC National DAB Digital One
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