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BBC Asian Network confirms some schedule changes as it prepares to move operations to Birmingham, with Bobby Friction moving from weekdays to weekends, and Amber Sandhu heaving the station. [40] Wise Buddah Productions produce a new jingles package for BBC Radio 2, including for The Scott Mills Breakfast Show featuring the House Gospel Choir. [41]
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 ...
The BBC Radio 2 logo, 2007–2021. In February 2007, Radio 2 recruited Jeff Smith, director of UK and International programming at Napster and a former head of music at Radio 1, as its new head of music. Smith joined the network on 26 March. [11] In the first quarter of 2011, Radio 2 was part of an efficiency review conducted by John Myers. [12]
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.
The BBC submits revised proposals for its Radio 2 and Radio 5 Live extension stations following a public consultation. [347] The Radio 2 spin-off plans are criticised by Phil Riley, CEO of Boom Radio, after the BBC concedes the proposed station would impact Boom financially. [348] Easy Radio South extends its DAB coverage to include Dorset. [349]
The same report also showed that 6 Music had surpassed BBC Radio 3 in listening share, an increase of 31% from the year previously. In 2014, a report was released stating that BBC Radio 6 Music had overtaken BBC Radio 3 in numbers of listeners per week for the first time. The digital station's weekly average was 1.89m listeners (up 5.5% on 2013 ...
Schedule changes at BBC Radio 1Xtra see Keylee Golding take over as presenter of the weekday afternoon show and Remi Bungz presenting weekday drivetime. Golding's afternoon show is the first on the network to move outside London and is presented from Birmingham. [185]
2020 in British radio – The BBC announces major changes to the schedule across the network due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Rhod Sharp steps down as presenter of BBC Radio Five Live's Up All Night after presenting the programme since its launch in 1994; All regional Sam FM stations along with many other local English commercial stations become ...