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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 Scotland – An English-language radio station for Scotland. 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.
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 ...
Currently, with the exception of BBC Radio 5 Live, all of the BBC's analogue services are provided on FM, although Radio 4 also broadcasts on long wave (MW in some areas) and some Local Radio stations also still broadcast opt-outs on medium wave. BBC policy was to refer to FM as VHF on air until 30 September 1984 when FM became its official term.
26 August – Sport is aired on BBC Radio 2 for the final time when the final sports bulletin on Radio 2 is broadcast at 10:02pm. 27 August – At midnight, BBC Radio 2 stops broadcasting on MW, thereby becoming the first national radio station in the UK to broadcast only on FM. 16 September – The Sunday Hour is revamped.
102.2 FM March 2020 Black Cat Radio St Neots: 102.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+: 17 April 2017 Black Country Radio: Black Country: 92.2 FM 102.5 FM (Stourbridge) Also on small-scale DAB+: 1 January 2008 Black Diamond FM East and Central Midlothian: 107.8 FM 21 May 2007 Blast 106: Belfast: 106.4 FM 8 July 2009 Blast 106 (Causeway Coast ...
The BBC today runs national domestic radio stations, six of which are available in analogue formats (via FM or AM), while other have a purely digital format – they can be received via DAB Digital Radio, UK digital television (satellite, cable and Freeview) plus live streams and listen again on BBC Sounds. The current stations are:
Wrotham was the first station in the UK to broadcast on VHF/FM, with three services beginning officially on 2 May 1955. It broadcast the Home Service (now Radio 4), the Third Programme (now Radio 3) and the Light Programme (now Radio 2). The frequencies it used for these programmes on FM in 1955 are still in use today.