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Radio 2 in the Park (formally known as Radio 2 Live, Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park and Radio 2's Festival in a Day) is a British music festival organised by BBC Radio 2.It took place from 2011 to 2019 in Hyde Park in London and in 2017, the attendance was 45,000. [1]
BBC Radio 2 – adult-orientated music, along with talk, comedy and alternative music, plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries. Available on 88–91 FM and on digital platforms.
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 Sounds is a streaming media and audio download service from the BBC that includes live radio broadcasts, audio on demand, and podcasts. [4] The service is available on a wide range of devices, including mobile phones and tablets, personal computers, cars, and smart televisions.
The first to broadcast was BBC Radio 5 Live Olympics Extra in 2012, then BBC Radio 2 Eurovision launched for the first time in 2014, and was joined by BBC Radio 2 Country, BBC Music Jazz in 2015 and BBC Radio 2 50s in April 2016. When these temporary stations are on air, there is normally a reduction in bit rate of their parent station.
BBC News runs BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC World Service as part of its rolling news coverage, journalists and presenters also contribute to podcasts produced by BBC News for BBC Radio 4, as well as solely for BBC Sounds. The BBC has over 5,500 journalists [1] based both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Sounds of the 60s is a long-running Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 2 that features recordings of popular music made in the 1960s. It was first broadcast on 12 February 1983 and introduced by Keith Fordyce, who had been the first presenter of the TV show Ready Steady Go! in 1963.
BBC Radio 2 airs a special programme from BBC Radio News, which is also carried on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Radio 5 Live. [31] BBC Radio 2 broadcasts live coverage of the funeral six days later. Angela Rippon leaves, and Mike Harding joins. Robbie Vincent joins, but later leaves.