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24 October – BBC Radio Wales' FM coverage in North East and Mid Wales by taking over 32 transmitters previously used by BBC Radio 3. The changeover allowed an estimated 400,000 listeners to receive Radio Wales on FM, extending its reach to a potential 91% of households in Wales. [30] 2019
1990. 24 September – Radio 3's Night School opens. It airs repeats of the schools programmes broadcast the previous morning on BBC Radio 5.This allows schools to record an FM-quality transmission of the programmes which, following their transfer from Radio 4 to Radio 5, results in the morning broadcast now being heard on the inferior MW waveband.
Welsh radio station reach, and change quarter on quarter Rank Radio station Broadcast office location Weekly reach (Q2 2019) Reach change (Q2 on Q1 2019) [22] 1 Heart South Wales: London / Cardiff [20] 394,000 [22] 2 BBC Radio Wales: New Broadcasting House, Cardiff: 365,000 [22] 3 Capital South Wales: London / Cardiff [20] 231,000 [22] 4 Nation ...
Radio 3 is the successor station to the Third Programme which began broadcasting on 29 September 1946. [8] The name Radio 3 was adopted on 30 September 1967 when the BBC launched its first pop music station, Radio 1 [9]: 247 and rebranded its national radio channels as Radio 1, Radio 2 (formerly the Light Programme), Radio 3, and Radio 4 (formerly the Home Service).
BBC Radio Wales is a Welsh national radio station owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales, a division of the BBC. It began broadcasting on 13 November 1978, replacing the Welsh opt-out service of BBC Radio 4 .
24 October – The FM frequency of BBC Radio 3 at more than 30 relay transmitters in Wales is reallocated to BBC Radio Wales. Consequently, the reach of Radio Wales on FM increases from 79% to 91% but Radio 3's FM availability in Wales falls to 92%. [93] 1 November – BBC Sounds is launched.
28 September – Channel Travel Radio closes. 3 October – South Wales regional station Real Radio Wales begins broadcasting. 16 October – PrimeTime Radio begins broadcasting on Digital One. It provides a music service aimed at the over 50s. 4 December – FLR 107.3 changes its name to Fusion 107.3FM.
Timeline of BBC Radio 3; U. BBC Radio 3 Unwind; W. BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music This page was last edited on 12 November 2023, at 10:04 (UTC). Text is ...