List of BBC radio stations
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 |
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BBC Radio 1 | 1 August 1967 | Contemporary hit music |
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BBC Radio 1 Dance | 9 October 2020 | Electronic dance music |
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BBC Radio 1 Relax | 22 April 2021 | Relaxing and meditaing music |
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BBC Radio 1Xtra | 16 August 2002 | Black contemporary music |
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BBC Radio 2 | 1 August 1967 | Adult contemporary music |
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BBC Radio 3 | 1 August 1967 | Classical, jazz and world music, culture and drama |
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BBC Radio 4 | 1 August 1967 | Spoken-word programming |
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BBC Radio 4 Extra | 2 April 2011 | Archive programming |
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BBC Radio 5 Live | 28 March 1994 | News, current affairs, discussion and sport, replacing BBC Local Radio stations overnight. |
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BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra | 2 February 2002 | Additional sports coverage |
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BBC Radio 6 Music | 11 March 2002 | Alternative music |
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BBC Asian Network | 4 November 1996 | Station for the British Asian community |
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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. |
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List of regional radio stations[edit]
Scotland[edit]
Radio | Description |
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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 |
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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 |
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BBC Radio Ulster A radio station for all things Northern Ireland. | |
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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 East[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 1 May 1982 |
Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | |
BBC Essex 5 November 1986 |
Essex | Chelmsford | |
BBC Radio Norfolk 11 September 1980 |
Norfolk | Norwich | |
BBC Radio Northampton 16 June 1982 |
Northamptonshire | Northampton | |
BBC Radio Suffolk 12 April 1990 |
Suffolk | Ipswich | |
BBC Three Counties Radio 24 June 1985 (as BBC Radio Bedfordshire) |
Bedfordshire Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire |
Dunstable |
BBC East Midlands[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Derby 29 April 1971 |
Derbyshire East Staffordshire |
Derby | |
BBC Radio Leicester 8 November 1967 |
Leicestershire Rutland |
Leicester | |
BBC Radio Nottingham 31 January 1968 |
Nottinghamshire | Nottingham |
BBC London[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio London 6 October 1970 |
Greater London | London |
BBC North East and Cumbria[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Cumbria 24 November 1973 (as BBC Radio Carlisle) |
Cumbria | Carlisle | |
BBC Radio Newcastle 2 January 1971 |
Tyne and Wear Northumberland Northern County Durham |
Newcastle upon Tyne | |
BBC Radio Tees 31 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Teesside) |
Northern North Yorkshire Southern County Durham |
Middlesbrough |
BBC North West[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Lancashire 26 January 1971 (as BBC Radio Blackburn) |
Lancashire | Blackburn | |
BBC Radio Manchester 10 September 1970 |
Greater Manchester Northeastern Cheshire Northwestern Derbyshire |
Salford | |
BBC Radio Merseyside 22 November 1967 |
Merseyside Northwestern Cheshire West Lancashire |
Liverpool |
BBC South[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Berkshire 21 January 1992 |
Berkshire Northern Hampshire Parts of Buckinghamshire Parts of southern Oxfordshire |
Reading | |
BBC Radio Oxford 29 October 1970 |
Oxfordshire | Oxford | |
BBC Radio Solent 31 December 1970 |
Hampshire Dorset Isle of Wight |
Southampton Dorchester |
BBC South East[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Kent 18 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Medway) |
Kent | Royal Tunbridge Wells | |
BBC Radio Surrey 14 November 1991 |
Surrey Northeastern Hampshire Northern West Sussex |
Guildford | |
BBC Radio Sussex 14 February 1968 (as BBC Radio Brighton) |
East Sussex West Sussex |
Brighton |
BBC South West[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Cornwall 17 January 1983 |
Cornwall | Truro | |
BBC Radio Devon 17 January 1983 |
Devon | Plymouth | |
BBC Radio Guernsey 16 March 1982 |
Bailiwick of Guernsey | St Sampson St Peter Port | |
BBC Radio Jersey 15 March 1982 |
Jersey | Saint Helier | |
BBC Radio Somerset 11 April 1988 (as BBC Somerset Sound) |
Somerset | Taunton |
BBC West[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Bristol 4 September 1970 |
Bath Bristol South Gloucestershire North Somerset North East Somerset |
Bath Bristol | |
BBC Radio Gloucestershire 3 October 1988 |
Gloucestershire | Gloucester | |
BBC Radio Wiltshire 4 April 1989 (as BBC Wiltshire Sound) |
Wiltshire | Swindon |
BBC West Midlands[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC CWR 17 January 1990 (original), 3 September 2005 (relaunch) |
Coventry Warwickshire |
Coventry | |
BBC Hereford & Worcester 14 February 1989 |
Herefordshire Kings Norton Worcestershire |
Worcester | |
BBC Radio Shropshire 23 April 1985 |
Shropshire | Shrewsbury | |
BBC Radio Stoke 14 March 1968 (as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent) |
Northern and mid-Staffordshire Southern Cheshire |
Stoke-on-Trent | |
BBC Radio WM 9 November 1970 (as BBC Radio Birmingham) |
Birmingham The Black Country Solihull Southern Staffordshire |
Birmingham |
BBC Yorkshire[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Leeds 24 June 1968 |
West Yorkshire | Leeds | |
BBC Radio Sheffield 15 November 1967 |
South Yorkshire Northern Derbyshire |
Sheffield | |
BBC Radio York 4 July 1983 |
North Yorkshire | York |
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire[edit]
Radio | Description | Broadcast area | Studios |
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BBC Radio Humberside 25 February 1971 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Northern Lincolnshire |
Hull | |
BBC Radio Lincolnshire 11 November 1980 |
Lincolnshire | Lincoln |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- BBC Radio at BBC Online
- List of BBC radio stations at BBC Online
- BBC radio frequencies at BBC Online
References[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.
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