STV Radio was announced as a new Scotland-focused commercial radio station in May 2025. It was confirmed the studio would be based at STV’s headquarters in Pacific Quay, Glasgow, and the mainstream music station, predominantly aimed at 35–54 year olds, would be available on DAB and online. The station launched on Tuesday 6 January 2026 at 8am, with
Ewen & Cat at Breakfast. The station was originally due to launch on 7 January 2026, but this was rescheduled after the announcement of a strike by the
National Union of Journalists (NUJ) on this date over planned cuts to the north edition of the
STV News at Six. The NUJ stated that the station's launch is "at the expense of journalists' jobs". ==References==