BBC Radio Shropshire

BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC's local radio station serving Shropshire.

It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Boscobel Drive in Shrewsbury.

According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 65,000 listeners and a 4.8% share as of December 2023.

Technical
The 96 MHz FM signal from The Wrekin is the strongest, and can be heard from outside the county, especially along the M5 and M6 near Birmingham, as well as into western Staffordshire, southern Cheshire and Wrexham.

The other transmitters (on Black Hill near Clun, on Hazler Hill near Church Stretton, and in Mortimer Forest near Ludlow) have a much weaker signal only heard up to about 6 mi away. These three transmitters are for broadcasting to the south of the county, which has a hilly terrain that reduces the effectiveness of FM transmissions.

The station also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel 721 in the BBC West Midlands region and streams online via BBC Sounds.

Programming
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Shrewsbury studios from 6 am to 10 pm each day.

The station's late show, airing from 10 pm to 1 am, originates from BBC Radio WM in Birmingham.

During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Shropshire simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London.

Notable current presenters

 * Jim Hawkins (Weekday daytime)

Notable former presenters

 * Eleanor Oldroyd (previously on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 1)
 * Sybil Ruscoe (previously on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 1)
 * Ian Skelly (now on BBC Radio 3)
 * Tim Smith (previously on BBC Radio 2, now on Jazz FM)

Audio clips

 * Test Transmission Audio
 * Launch Audio