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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:
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 —
BBC FM 90.3–92.6 12B 703 703 0103 903 BBC Radio 4: Spoken-word programming, including news and documentaries BBC FM 92.5–96.1 FM 103.5–104.9 LW 198 12B 704 704 0104 904 BBC Radio 4 Extra: Archival programming, including comedy and drama BBC 12B 708 708 0126 910 BBC Radio 5 Live: Live news, sport and discussion BBC MW 693 MW 909 MW 990 12B ...
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.
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, hip hop and indie, while its sister station 1Xtra plays black contemporary music, including hip hop and R&B.
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 London 94.9 was the first BBC local radio station to air a 24-hour live-stream online, which coincided with the 2001 re-launch. It also aired on DAB Digital Radio (from July 2000) and on Sky channel 0152 (from 2005) in the London area, but it can be accessed within the UK and Ireland by manual tuning.
BBC Radio WM is the BBC's local radio station serving the West Midlands. It broadcasts on FM , DAB , digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at The Mailbox in Birmingham . According to RAJAR , the station has a weekly audience of 193,000 listeners and a 2.2% share as of December 2023.