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8–19 September – Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, BBC Radio 2 abandons half of its regular scheduled programming in favour of simulcasting a BBC Radio News special programme, and the station broadcasts a revised schedule from 9 to 11 September, and on 19 September the day of her state funeral, while BBC Radio 2 Live in Leeds 2022 ...
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 14 million weekly listeners. [ 1 ] Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content.
BBC Radio's sports coverage transfers to the new station from Radio 2 and educational and children's programmes transfer from Radio 4 FM. Consequently, BBC Radio 2 becomes the first national BBC station to broadcast exclusively on FM and the full BBC Radio 4 schedule becomes available on FM for the first time.
10 December – BBC Radio 5 Live's Question Time Extra Time is broadcast for the final time. 2021. 9 April – All BBC radio networks interrupt normal schedules to announce the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, interrupting programming at 12:07PM. The programme airs on all networks until around 5pm. 2022
The BBC also syndicates radio and podcast content to radio stations and other broadcasting services around the globe, through its BBC Radio International business, which is part of BBC Studios. Programmes regularly syndicated by BBC Radio International include: In Concert (live rock music recordings from BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, including ...
2 July - BBC Two airs the first half of the Live 8 pop concert from Hyde Park with the second half airing on BBC One. [222] 17 July – After 41 years broadcasting on BBC One, music show Top of the Pops is switched to BBC Two due to declining audiences. [223] This is not enough to save it and it is axed the following year. [224]
1 May – The launch of 24-hour broadcasting on BBC Radio 1 sees the Simon Mayo Breakfast Show starting and finishing 30 minutes earlier and airing between 6am and 9am. 20 December – Derek Jameson leaves The Radio 2 Breakfast Show after presenting it for five years. [9] 1992. 6 January – Brian Hayes takes over as host of The Radio 2 ...
BBC Radio 4 Extra 2 April 2011 BBC Radio 7 • 2002–2011: Archive programming — — 12B 708 0126 910 — BBC Radio 5 Live 28 March 1994 BBC Radio 5 • 1990–1994: News, current affairs, discussion and sport: MW 693 909 990 (Wales) — 12B 705 0105 905 — Also on BBC Local Radio stations, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio ...