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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.
29 September – BBC Radio 1 'borrows' BBC Radio 2's FM frequencies on a weeknight for the final time following the start of a programme of switching on transmitters to allow BBC Radio 1 to broadcast full-time on FM which, at this time, was available to two thirds of the UK. Anne Robinson, and Billy Butler join, and Stuart Hall leaves.
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.
Previously, Radio 1 had 'borrowed' BBC Radio 2's FM frequencies for approximately 24 hours each week, gradually reducing at the end of the 1980s until the final 'borrow' took place in March 1990, five months before Radio 2 became the BBC's first FM-only service when on 27 August 1990, BBC Radio 5 began broadcasting on Radio 2's MW frequencies.
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 ...
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.
BBC Radio 2 is the UK's most listened-to radio station, playing classic and contemporary music for an older audience, as well as specialist music programmes in the evening (FM 88.1 - 90.2 MHz) BBC Radio 3 is a classical music station, broadcasting concerts and operas.
1999 in British radio – Launch of the Digital One multiplex; Britain's first £1m prize is given away on a segment of Chris Evans's Virgin breakfast show; Steve Wright in the Afternoon returns on BBC Radio 2 six years after programme's final broadcast on BBC Radio 1; Birmingham station BRMB stages the controversial Two Strangers and a Wedding ...