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List of BBC radio stations

January 01, 1970

This is a list of national, regional and local radio stations owned by the BBC in the United Kingdom.

List of national radio stations edit

Logo Name Launch date Format Reception Former frequencies
  BBC Radio 1 1 August 1967 Contemporary hit radio
  • MW:
    • 1214 kHz (1967-1978)
    • 1053 kHz/1089 kHz (1978-1994)
  BBC Radio 1 Dance 16 August 2002 Electronic dance music

future:

  BBC Radio 1 Relax 9 October 2020 Relaxing and meditaing music
  BBC Radio 1Xtra 22 April 2021 Black contemporary music
  BBC Radio 2 1 August 1967 Adult contemporary music
  • LW: 200 kHz (1967-1978)
  • MW:
    • 693 kHz/909 kHz (1978-1990)
    • 990 kHz (1983-1990)[1] (Wales only)
  BBC Radio 3 1 August 1967 Classical, jazz and world music, culture and drama
  • MW:
    • 647 kHz (1967-1978)
    • 1215 kHz (1978-1992)
  BBC Radio 4 1 August 1967 Spoken-word programming not all frequencies shown
  • MW:
    • until 15 April 2024:
      • 603 kHz
      • 720 kHz
      • 756 kHz
      • 774 kHz
      • 1449 kHz
      • 1485 kHz
    • other:
      • 882 kHz
  • LW: 200 kHz (until 1988), then changed to 198 kHz
  BBC Radio 4 Extra 2 April 2011 Archive programming
  BBC Radio 5 Live 28 March 1994 News, current affairs, discussion and sport, replacing BBC Local Radio stations overnight.
  BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 February 2002 Additional sports coverage
  BBC Radio 6 Music 11 March 2002 Multi-formatted music station that plays lesser-known genres with a dose of archived and live concerts
  BBC Asian Network 4 November 1996 Station for the British Asian community
  BBC World Service 19 December 1932 International radio station for news and current affairs, replacing BBC Radio 4 and welsh-language BBC Radio Cymru during the night, available in various ways around the world.
  • MW:
    • 648 kHz
    • BBC Radio 4 frequencies (overnight only) (until 15 April 2024)

List of regional radio stations edit

Scotland edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Scotland
A radio station for all things Scotland.
Sister station
  BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
A Scottish Gaelic language radio station.
  BBC Radio Orkney
A part-time radio station for Orkney which opts out of Radio Scotland.
  BBC Radio Shetland
A part-time radio station for Shetland which opts out of Radio Scotland.

Wales edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Wales
A radio station for all things Wales.
Sister station
  BBC Radio Cymru
A Welsh language radio station.
  BBC Radio Cymru 2
A part-time Welsh language radio station which opts out at breakfast time from Radio Cymru.

Northern Ireland edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Ulster
A radio station for all things Northern Ireland.
Sister station
  BBC Radio Foyle
A part-time station covering Derry which opts out of Radio Ulster.

List of BBC Local Radio stations in England edit

 
BBC Local Radio logo

BBC East edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
1 May 1982
  BBC Essex
5 November 1986
  BBC Radio Norfolk
11 September 1980
  BBC Radio Northampton
16 June 1982
  BBC Radio Suffolk
12 April 1990
  BBC Three Counties Radio
24 June 1985 (as BBC Radio Bedfordshire)

BBC East Midlands edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Derby
29 April 1971
  BBC Radio Leicester
8 November 1967
  BBC Radio Nottingham
31 January 1968

BBC London edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio London
6 October 1970

BBC North East and Cumbria edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Cumbria
24 November 1973 (as BBC Radio Carlisle)
  BBC Radio Newcastle
2 January 1971
  BBC Radio Tees
31 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Teesside)

BBC North West edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Lancashire
26 January 1971 (as BBC Radio Blackburn)
  BBC Radio Manchester
10 September 1970
  BBC Radio Merseyside
22 November 1967

BBC South edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Berkshire
21 January 1992
  BBC Radio Oxford
29 October 1970
  BBC Radio Solent
31 December 1970

BBC South East edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Kent
18 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Medway)
  BBC Radio Surrey
14 November 1991
  BBC Radio Sussex
14 February 1968 (as BBC Radio Brighton)

BBC South West edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Cornwall
17 January 1983
  BBC Radio Devon
17 January 1983
  BBC Radio Guernsey
16 March 1982
  BBC Radio Jersey
15 March 1982
  BBC Radio Somerset
11 April 1988 (as BBC Somerset Sound)

BBC West edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Bristol
4 September 1970
  BBC Radio Gloucestershire
3 October 1988
  BBC Radio Wiltshire
4 April 1989 (as BBC Wiltshire Sound)

BBC West Midlands edit

Radio Description
  BBC CWR
17 January 1990, 3 September 2005 (Original), (Relaunch)
  BBC Hereford & Worcester
14 February 1989
  BBC Radio Shropshire
23 April 1985
  BBC Radio Stoke
14 March 1968 (as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent)
  BBC Radio WM
9 November 1970 (as BBC Radio Birmingham)

BBC Yorkshire edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Leeds
24 June 1968
  BBC Radio Sheffield
15 November 1967
  BBC Radio York
4 July 1983

BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire edit

Radio Description
  BBC Radio Humberside
25 February 1971
  BBC Radio Lincolnshire
11 November 1980

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "mb21 - The Transmission Gallery". tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". www.freeview.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Channels List and On-Demand Players | Freesat". www.freesat.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "All of the free TV channels on Sky in the UK". UK Free TV. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Virgin TV Channel guide". Virgin Media. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

January 01, 1970
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This is a list of national regional and local radio stations owned by the BBC in the United Kingdom Contents 1 List of national radio stations 2 List of regional radio stations 2 1 Scotland 2 2 Wales 2 3 Northern Ireland 3 List of BBC Local Radio stations in England 3 1 BBC East 3 2 BBC East Midlands 3 3 BBC London 3 4 BBC North East and Cumbria 3 5 BBC North West 3 6 BBC South 3 7 BBC South East 3 8 BBC South West 3 9 BBC West 3 10 BBC West Midlands 3 11 BBC Yorkshire 3 12 BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesList of national radio stations editLogo Name Launch date Format Reception Former frequencies nbsp BBC Radio 1 1 August 1967 Contemporary hit radio FM 97 1 99 7 MHz DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 700 Sky channel 0101 Virgin Media channel 901 BBC Sounds and online platforms MW 1214 kHz 1967 1978 1053 kHz 1089 kHz 1978 1994 nbsp BBC Radio 1 Dance 16 August 2002 Electronic dance music BBC Sounds and online platforms future DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB nbsp BBC Radio 1 Relax 9 October 2020 Relaxing and meditaing music BBC Sounds and online platforms nbsp BBC Radio 1Xtra 22 April 2021 Black contemporary music DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 701 Sky channel 0127 Virgin Media channel 907 BBC Sounds and online platforms nbsp BBC Radio 2 1 August 1967 Adult contemporary music FM 88 1 90 2 MHz DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 702 Sky channel 0102 Virgin Media channel 902 BBC Sounds and online platforms LW 200 kHz 1967 1978 MW 693 kHz 909 kHz 1978 1990 990 kHz 1983 1990 1 Wales only nbsp BBC Radio 3 1 August 1967 Classical jazz and world music culture and drama FM 90 2 92 6 MHz DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 703 Sky channel 0103 Virgin Media channel 903 BBC Sounds and online platforms MW 647 kHz 1967 1978 1215 kHz 1978 1992 nbsp BBC Radio 4 1 August 1967 Spoken word programming FM 88 1 90 2 MHz LW 198 kHz DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 704 Sky channel 0104 Virgin Media channel 904 BBC Sounds and online platforms not all frequencies shown MW until 15 April 2024 603 kHz 720 kHz 756 kHz 774 kHz 1449 kHz 1485 kHz other 882 kHz LW 200 kHz until 1988 then changed to 198 kHz nbsp BBC Radio 4 Extra 2 April 2011 Archive programming DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 708 Sky channel 0126 Virgin Media channel 910 BBC Sounds and online platforms nbsp BBC Radio 5 Live 28 March 1994 News current affairs discussion and sport replacing BBC Local Radio stations overnight MW 693 kHz 909 kHz 990 kHz Wales only BBC Local Radio frequencies overnight FM BBC Local Radio frequencies overnight DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 705 Sky channel 0105 Virgin Media channel 905 BBC Sounds and online platforms nbsp BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 February 2002 Additional sports coverage DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 706 Sky channel 0131 Virgin Media channel 908 BBC Sounds and online platforms nbsp BBC Radio 6 Music 11 March 2002 Multi formatted music station that plays lesser known genres with a dose of archived and live concerts DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 707 Sky channel 0120 Virgin Media channel 909 BBC Sounds and online platforms nbsp BBC Asian Network 4 November 1996 Station for the British Asian community MW 828 kHz 837 kHz 1449 kHz 1458 kHz DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview Freesat channel 709 Sky channel 0109 Virgin Media channel 912 BBC Sounds and online platforms nbsp BBC World Service 19 December 1932 International radio station for news and current affairs replacing BBC Radio 4 and welsh language BBC Radio Cymru during the night available in various ways around the world DAB channel 12B BBC National DAB Freeview channel 710 2 and 704 overnight only Freesat channel 711 3 and 704 overnight only Sky channel 0115 4 and 0104 overnight only Virgin Media channel 906 5 and 904 overnight only BBC Sounds and online platforms LW FM BBC Radio 4 and welsh language BBC Radio Cymru frequencies overnight only MW 648 kHz BBC Radio 4 frequencies overnight only until 15 April 2024 List of regional radio stations editScotland edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio ScotlandA radio station for all things Scotland Sister station nbsp BBC Radio nan GaidhealA Scottish Gaelic language radio station nbsp BBC Radio OrkneyA part time radio station for Orkney which opts out of Radio Scotland nbsp BBC Radio ShetlandA part time radio station for Shetland which opts out of Radio Scotland Wales edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio WalesA radio station for all things Wales Sister station nbsp BBC Radio CymruA Welsh language radio station nbsp BBC Radio Cymru 2A part time Welsh language radio station which opts out at breakfast time from Radio Cymru Northern Ireland edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio UlsterA radio station for all things Northern Ireland Sister station nbsp BBC Radio FoyleA part time station covering Derry which opts out of Radio Ulster List of BBC Local Radio stations in England edit nbsp BBC Local Radio logo BBC East edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Cambridgeshire1 May 1982 nbsp BBC Essex5 November 1986 nbsp BBC Radio Norfolk11 September 1980 nbsp BBC Radio Northampton16 June 1982 nbsp BBC Radio Suffolk12 April 1990 nbsp BBC Three Counties Radio24 June 1985 as BBC Radio Bedfordshire BBC East Midlands edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Derby29 April 1971 nbsp BBC Radio Leicester8 November 1967 nbsp BBC Radio Nottingham31 January 1968 BBC London edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio London6 October 1970 BBC North East and Cumbria edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Cumbria24 November 1973 as BBC Radio Carlisle nbsp BBC Radio Newcastle2 January 1971 nbsp BBC Radio Tees31 December 1970 as BBC Radio Teesside BBC North West edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Lancashire26 January 1971 as BBC Radio Blackburn nbsp BBC Radio Manchester10 September 1970 nbsp BBC Radio Merseyside22 November 1967 BBC South edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Berkshire21 January 1992 nbsp BBC Radio Oxford29 October 1970 nbsp BBC Radio Solent31 December 1970 BBC South East edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Kent18 December 1970 as BBC Radio Medway nbsp BBC Radio Surrey14 November 1991 nbsp BBC Radio Sussex14 February 1968 as BBC Radio Brighton BBC South West edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Cornwall17 January 1983 nbsp BBC Radio Devon17 January 1983 nbsp BBC Radio Guernsey16 March 1982 nbsp BBC Radio Jersey15 March 1982 nbsp BBC Radio Somerset11 April 1988 as BBC Somerset Sound BBC West edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Bristol4 September 1970 nbsp BBC Radio Gloucestershire3 October 1988 nbsp BBC Radio Wiltshire4 April 1989 as BBC Wiltshire Sound BBC West Midlands edit Radio Description nbsp BBC CWR17 January 1990 3 September 2005 Original Relaunch nbsp BBC Hereford amp Worcester14 February 1989 nbsp BBC Radio Shropshire23 April 1985 nbsp BBC Radio Stoke14 March 1968 as BBC Radio Stoke on Trent nbsp BBC Radio WM9 November 1970 as BBC Radio Birmingham BBC Yorkshire edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Leeds24 June 1968 nbsp BBC Radio Sheffield15 November 1967 nbsp BBC Radio York4 July 1983 BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire edit Radio Description nbsp BBC Radio Humberside25 February 1971 nbsp BBC Radio Lincolnshire11 November 1980See also editBBC Local Radio List of radio stations in the United Kingdom List of Internet radio stationsExternal links editBBC Radio at BBC Online List of BBC radio stations at BBC Online BBC radio frequencies at BBC OnlineReferences edit mb21 The Transmission Gallery tx mb21 co uk Retrieved 2 May 2024 TV Guide www freeview co uk Retrieved 2 May 2024 Channels List and On Demand Players Freesat www freesat co uk Retrieved 2 May 2024 All of the free TV channels on Sky in the UK UK Free TV Retrieved 2 May 2024 Virgin TV Channel guide Virgin Media Retrieved 2 May 2024 Retrieved from 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