Hit STV football podcast gets primetime television show

Hit podcast The STV Radio Football Show is to be adapted for TV, with a new 30-minute sport entertainment show.

The STV Radio Football Takeover will air every Friday night on STV, STV Player and YouTube from July 31.

Hosted by podcast presenters Ewen Cameron, Ronnie Charters and Callum Bell, the TV show will preview all the biggest matches ahead of the weekend and the hosts will share their opinions on the funniest and most dramatic moments of the week gone by.

The trio will be joined by special guests to debate all the latest sporting action, while each episode will see a Question of the Week being posed by members of the public.

The STV Radio Football Takeover will be hosted by Callum Bell, Ewen Cameron and Ronnie Charters. STV News

Ewen Cameron said: “As if I don’t spend enough time with those two eejits already, they’ve only gone and given us a primetime show on STV.

“Joking aside, the nation is crying out for a fun football entertainment show that can bring everyone together ahead of a weekend of fixtures.”

Ronnie Charters said: “Now that we’re on the telly, I’d love to say we’re going to be much more high-brow and refined but let’s be honest, leopards can’t change their spots…”

Callum Bell said: “If you’d told me when I was a kid that I’d be hosting a primetime STV entertainment show, focused on football, with one of my best pals (and Ewen Cameron), I wouldn’t have believed you. I can’t wait to get started and welcome the STV audience into our podcast gang.”

The commission of The STV Radio Football Takeover follows the success of STV’s first visual podcast, The STV Radio Football Show, which launched in October 2025.

The podcast, which was nominated at the inaugural Scottish Podcast Awards earlier this year, has since received over 24 million social video views and staged a sold-out live event at Glasgow’s Oran Mor in May.

New episodes of the podcast will continue to be released every Monday.

Richard Williams, MD of Audience at STV, said: “The STV Radio Football Show has found a dedicated and highly engaged audience since launching as a podcast less than a year ago.

“Ewen, Ronnie and Callum are brilliant, homegrown broadcasting talents, and it’s a no-brainer to bring their camaraderie and lively, accessible discussions about football and entertainment – and all sorts of other stuff – to our TV audience too.”

The STV Radio Football Takeover, sponsored by CR Smith, is an STV News production for STV and STV Player. The Executive Producer is John Mason.

The STV Radio Football Takeover launches on STV, STV Player and YouTube at 7pm on Friday, July 31.
Released every Monday, visual podcast The STV Radio Football Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and STV Player.