Fiktiv UK - BBC Local Radio

BBC Local Radio is the BBC's local and regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. They cover a variety of areas; with some serving a city and surrounding areas, for example BBC Radio Manchester; a county, for example BBC Radio Norfolk; a conurbation, for example BBC WM; or a region, for example BBC Radio Solent.

The stations were launched progressively; starting with BBC Radio Leicester on 8 November 1967, with the last station to launch being the short-lived BBC Dorset FM on 26 April 1993. Since then, many local radio stations have been merged and renamed but no new stations have been created where no service previously existed as plans to launch stations in unserved areas, most notably in Cheshire, have come to nothing.

The radio stations are operated from locations around the country that usually share with the BBC regional news services, and their news gathering bureaux. The stations are operated by the region in which the station is based, and are responsible to the BBC English Regions department, a division of BBC News.

The remit for each Local Radio station is the same: to offer a primarily speech based service; comprising news and information, complemented by music. The target audience of BBC Local Radio are listeners aged over 50, who are not served as well as other age groups on the BBC. Each station produces most of their own programmes, however, some off-peak programming is produced from one station, and covering all stations in the region, some is simulcast with other neighbouring regions, and most of the stations simulcast BBC Radio 5 Live overnight when the local station is off air.

All of the BBC Local Radio stations broadcast on FM, Digital radio, Freeview and BBC Sounds in their respective areas across England, but BBC London 94.9 is also available on Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media, whilst there is no DAB coverage for BBC Radio Cumbria.

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BBC Essex is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Essex. It broadcasts from its studios on New London Road in Chelmsford on 95.3 (South Benfleet) and 103.5 (Great Braxted) FM, and on 729 (Manningtree), 765 (Bakers Wood), and 1530 (Rayleigh) AM. It is also available on DAB, Freeview and live streaming via the internet.

Most of BBC Essex's programming is produced and broadcast from its Chelmsford studios from 6am - 10pm on weekdays, 6am - 6pm and 8pm - 9pm on Saturdays and 6am - 7pm on Sundays. On weekday nights and during weekend evening, the station carries regional programming for the East of England, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Radio Suffolk, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and BBC Radio Northampton. During the station's downtime, BBC Essex simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cambridgeshire. It originally broadcast from studios on Hills Road (A1307) close to the railway station in Cambridge - which have now moved (with the local BBC Look East opt-out) to a new multimillion-pound centre at the Cambridge Business Park on Cowley Road - and a studio on Priestgate in Peterborough. It broadcasts on 96 (Madingley, close to the A428-A1303 junction five miles west of Cambridge) and 95.7 (Morborne, south-west of Peterborough, two miles west of the A1 near Norman Cross) FM, DAB, Freeview and live streaming via the internet. It started broadcasting on 1 May 1982 and was originally known as Radio Cambridge.

Most of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire's programming is produced and broadcast from its Cambridge studios from 6am - 10pm on weekdays, 6am - 6pm and 8pm - 9pm on Saturdays and 6am - 7pm on Sundays. On weekday nights and during weekend evening, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire also carries regional programming for the East, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Essex, BBC Radio Suffolk, BBC Radio Northampton and BBC Three Counties Radio. During the station's downtime, BBC Essex simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. It broadcasts from the studios of BBC East in The Forum, Norwich on 95.1 FM (Stoke Holy Cross), 104.4 FM (Great Massingham), 95.6 FM (West Runton, near Cromer), 873 kHz AM/MW (West Lynn, near the A47 and River Great Ouse), DAB and through the internet using BBC Sounds.

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from Norwich, including some regional programming for the East. The station also takes shared regional programmes from sister stations BBC Radio Suffolk, BBC Essex, BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC Radio Northampton. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Norfolk simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Northamptonshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Broadcasting House, Abington Street, Northampton (a listed building) on 104.2FM (Northampton) and 103.6FM (Geddington, between Kettering and Corby), and also on DAB.

BBC Radio Northampton airs extensive sports coverage, led by Sports Editor Graham McKechnie. Football commentators include Tim Oglethorpe, Alex Winter, Ian Benjamin and Terry Angus for Northampton Town, Peter Short for Kettering Town, Chris Barrett at Brackley/Rushden and Chuck Middleton at Corby. McKechnie commentates on Northampton Saints rugby with Lennie Newman and Ian Hunter. Northants Steelbacks cricket commentators include McKechnie, Alex Winter, Andrew Radd and Lee Daggett.

Matches are covered on FM or DAB or both, with additional coverage on-line. The sports team is supplemented by News Editor Laura Cook who has a particular interest in motor sport and horse racing. The station broadcasts 3 weekly sports shows from 6 - 7PM, The Saints Show on Wednesday presented by McKechnie and Newman, focusing on a guest from Northampton Saints, The Cobblers Show/The Cricket Show on Thursday, and Friday Night Sport.

The majority of BBC Radio Northampton's programming is produced and broadcast from its Northampton studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Northampton also carries regional programming for the East, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Essex, BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC Radio Suffolk. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Northampton simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Suffolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Suffolk, commencing broadcasts on 12 April 1990. Its studios are at Broadcasting House in St Matthews Street, Ipswich. The station broadcasts on 95.5 (Oulton, near Lowestoft), 95.9 (Aldeburgh), 103.9 (Manningtree) and 104.6 (Great Barton, four miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds near the B1106 and Conyers Green) FM. It is available in parts of Suffolk on DAB 10C and from Sudbury and Tacolneston television transmitters (plus relays of) on Freeview channel 720.

Most of BBC Radio Suffolk's programming is produced and broadcast from its Ipswich studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Suffolk also carries regional programming for the East, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Essex, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC Radio Northampton. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Suffolk simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Three Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (referred to as Beds, Herts and Bucks), broadcasting from studios at Grove Park in Dunstable.

The station launched as "Radio Bedfordshire" on 24 June 1985, serving the whole of Bedfordshire plus (despite the name) North Bucks and the northern parts of Hertfordshire. The station changed to its present name on 5 April 1993. The new name was intended to reflect the wider reach across the three counties and to give equal service to all.

Most of BBC Three Counties Radio's programming is produced and broadcast from its Dunstable studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Three Counties Radio also carries regional programming for the East, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Essex, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and BBC Radio Northampton. During the station's downtime, BBC Three Counties Radio simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio station for the English county of Derbyshire, covering all but the northern tip of the county, and also serves eastern Staffordshire, mainly Uttoxeter and Burton upon Trent. The station broadcasts from its studios in Derby on 104.5, 95.3 (Stanton Moor, near Bakewell) and 96.0 (Buxton) FM and 1116 (Burnaston Lane, next to the Toyota factory) AM. It also transmits its programmes over the internet, and, as of 23 July 2014, broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio on the NOW Derbyshire DAB Multiplex.

Much of the station's output is speech based, featuring news, sport, weather, travel, interviews, and discussions, mixed in with music and competitions. The station's primary audience is aimed at listeners aged over 45, though the sports and weekend shows attract a greater age range.

BBC Radio Derby broadcasts live match commentaries from local football teams, especially Derby County and Burton Albion. There is also extensive coverage of Derbyshire cricket during the summer.

Most of BBC Radio Derby's programming is produced and broadcast from its Derby studios from 6am - 10pm on Sundays - Fridays and from 6am-6pm and 8pm-9pm on Saturdays. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Derby also carries regional programming for the Midlands and East Midlands regions, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Nottingham and BBC WM. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Derby simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The station broadcasts from studios in Leicester on 104.9 FM, on DAB, and via the BBC Sounds.

BBC Radio Leicester was the first of the new wave of BBC Local Radio stations introduced in the 1960s. Radio Leicester began broadcasting at 12:45pm on 8 November 1967 on 95.05 VHF from a transmitter located on Gorse Hill above the city centre.

Most of BBC Radio Leicester's programming is produced and broadcast from its Leicester studios from 6am - 10pm on Sundays - Fridays and from 6am-6pm and 8pm-9pm on Saturdays. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Leicester also carries regional programming for the Midlands and East Midlands regions, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Nottingham and BBC WM. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Derby simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Nottingham is a BBC Local Radio station serving the English county of Nottinghamshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB radio and Freeview from studios located on London Road in Nottingham city centre.

Most of BBC Radio Nottingham's programming is produced and broadcast from its Nottingham studios from 6am - 10pm on Sundays - Fridays and from 6am-6pm and 8pm-9pm on Saturdays. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Nottingham also carries regional programming for the Midlands and East Midlands regions, including its own specialist music programming at weekends and the Midlands' late show from BBC WM. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Nottingham simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station and part of the broader BBC London network. The station broadcasts across Greater London and beyond, on the 94.9 FM frequency, DAB, Virgin Media, Sky (in the London area only), Freeview and online.

Local radio arrived in London as part of the second wave of BBC local stations, following a successful pilot project headed by Frank Gillard, who on visiting the United States discovered local radio stations of varying formats and was to bring this concept to Britain.

Test transmissions for the new local radio station were carried out from Wrotham, Kent, on 95.3 MHz in FM mono, relaying BBC Radio 1 (at the time broadcast only on medium wave), with several announcements informing listeners of the new service. On 6 October 1970 BBC Radio London was launched, three years before commercial radio for Greater London in the guise of LBC. An additional medium wave frequency was allocated on 1457 kHz (206 metres) from Brookman's Park. 95.3 soon changed to 94.9.

BBC Radio London closed on 7 October 1988. The final programme, just before its 18th birthday, was presented by Mike Sparrow and Susie Barnes. Immediately after closedown at 7 pm, test transmissions began for the next 17 days, preparing for a new radio station for London.

Test transmissions for the new GLR began as soon as Radio London closed. Its pre-launch announcements stated in no uncertain terms that GLR was to be radically different in style promising the fastest news, traffic and travel news every 20 minutes and the best music mix. GLR was to be the first new radio station in London for 15 years.

GLR was aimed at people who hate pop but love music, hate prattle (excessive on-air talk) but want to know what's what where in the world. The station was aimed at 25- to 45-year-olds, who perhaps grew up with Radio 1, but now wanted to be intelligently informed about the city in which they live, and the world in general. Early promotions used the phrase "rock 'n' rolling news". Much of the daytime speech output covered London events and nightlife, with comedians and other artists being interviewed. The music mix was best described as Adult album alternative, though indie bands such as The Wonder Stuff were also played. It has been said this Triple-A format inspired the launch of BBC Radio 6 Music years later.

One unique aspect of GLR was the ability to access directly Scotland Yard's network of traffic cameras across London's busiest streets. This enabled its reporters, most commonly "Bob at the Yard", to give unparalleled accurate traffic and travel news to its listeners. The reports were known as 20/20 Travel, named because its travel reports were read out every 20 minutes during peak times.

In 1999, following a consultation exercise on local broadcasting in the South East, the BBC decided to rebrand GLR and substantially change the programming. Facing even more public criticism over GLR's position in the London radio market and its very low listening reach, the station was relaunched on 25 March 2000 as BBC London Live 94.9 in a blaze of publicity. Promising even more speech and less music, London Live — originally the title for GLR's lunch-time news show — was launched with new on-air personalities and new shows, including a speech-heavy breakfast show and a mid-morning phone-in and debate. Only drivetime and the specialist shows would remain, albeit refreshed.

In October 2001 the name was changed to BBC London 94.9. Newly updated jingles were added with its new slogan "On TV, On Radio, Online".

BBC London 94.9 is the only BBC Local Radio station which airs its own local programming 24 hours a day. The station does not simulcast regional programmes from sister stations or BBC Radio 5 Live during overnight hours.

The station's output is generally similar to that of other BBC Local Radio stations and targets a broad, mainstream audience. While previous incarnations of the station offered a more diverse range of programmes for London's various ethnic, religious, social and cultural communities, specialist programming now remains in a smaller form and is mostly broadcast during weekends. Most programmes on 94.9 are speech-heavy (including interviews, studio guests, banter between presenters and phone-ins), but many also feature music in varying quantities. The musical diversity of the station is the foremost element that differentiates BBC London 94.9 from London's other major speech-based radio stations.

Sport is a major part of the schedule, with a 3-hour sports-based programme each weeknight evening and 4-hour sport specials on Saturdays and Sundays. This time slot is considerably more than most other BBC local radio stations and reflects London's large number of sporting teams and events.

BBC London 94.9 broadcasts news and weather every fifteen minutes at Breakfast and Drivetime and every half-hour at all other times. News bulletins on BBC London 94.9 at the top of the hour are traditionally longer than other BBC radio services at 5 minutes to fit in international, national and local stories with local sport and weather. Travel information is updated at 31 and 58 minutes past each hour during off peak times, and every 15 minutes, starting at the top of the hour, during evening and morning peaks.

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BBC Radio Newcastle is the BBC Local Radio station for Tyne and Wear and surrounding areas, broadcasting from studios (known locally as the 'Pink Palace') on Barrack Road in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Most of BBC Radio Newcastle's programming is produced and broadcast from its Newcastle studios, including off-peak regional programming shared with BBC Tees. During the station's overnight downtime, BBC Radio Newcastle simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live.

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BBC Radio Cumbria is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cumbria and broadcasts from studios in Carlisle. The county of Cumbria, from which the station takes its current name, was not created until 1974. Radio Cumbria began service on 24 November 1973 as BBC Radio Carlisle and could be received across most of the former county of Cumberland.

The majority of BBC Radio Cumbria's programming is produced and broadcast from its Carlisle studios from 5am - 1am on weekdays, 6am to midnight on Saturdays and Sundays. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Cumbria simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Tees is the BBC Local Radio service for the English areas of Teesside, County Durham and some of North Yorkshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Middlesbrough on 95.0 and 95.8 FM. The station was originally launched as Radio Teesside at 6 pm on 31 December 1970 with a local news programme entitled Teesside Tonight, presented by George Lambelle.

Most of BBC Tees' programming is produced and broadcast from its Middlesbrough studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Tees also carries regional programming for the North East and Cumbria, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Newcastle and BBC Radio Cumbria.

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BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC Local Radio service for the county of Lancashire, in North West England. It began as BBC Radio Blackburn on 26 January 1971 on 96.4FM, then adding 854 kHz AM in 1972 and changing to its current name on 4 July 1981. It broadcasts from studios in Blackburn on 95.5 (Hameldon Hill, Burnley), 103.9 (Winter Hill, Horwich), 104.5 (Lancaster) FM and 855 (Riley Green near the A6061 between Preston and Blackburn, near junction 3 of the M65), 1557 (Oxcliffe Hill, close to the A683 near Lancaster) AM, DAB, Freeview and through the internet via BBC Sounds.

The majority of BBC Radio Lancashire's programming is produced and broadcast from its Blackburn studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Lancashire also carries some shared programming with sister station BBC Radio Manchester. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Lancashire simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Manchester is the BBC Local Radio station for Greater Manchester, north-east Cheshire and north-west Derbyshire in North West England, from MediaCityUK in Salford Quays on FM via a transmitter at Holme Moss, with a small repeater at Saddleworth that covers Tameside and Saddleworth. It can be heard on DAB radio and via internet streaming.

The station launched at 6 am on 10 September 1970 as the first local radio station in the city of Manchester. Initially broadcasting from studios at Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre, the station's long-standing home was New Broadcasting House on Oxford Road.

Most of BBC Radio Manchester's programming is produced and broadcast from Salford Quays. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Manchester also carries some shared programming with sister station BBC Radio Lancashire. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Manchester simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live programming.

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BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the Merseyside region. It was the third BBC local radio station to start broadcasting, launching on 22 November 1967, serving south west Lancashire.

BBC Radio Merseyside broadcasts from its studios in Hanover St, Liverpool on 95.8 MHz and DAB. Most of BBC Radio Merseyside's programming is produced and broadcast from its Liverpool studios from 5am - 1am on weekdays, 6am - 1am on Saturdays and 5am - 2am on Sundays. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Merseyside simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Berkshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Berkshire, North Hampshire, and South Oxfordshire. Radio Berkshire broadcasts on 94.6 (Henley-on-Thames), 95.4 (Windsor), 104.1 (Hannington) and 104.4 (Reading) from its studios at Thames Valley Park near Reading. The station is also available on DAB, Freeview, and through live streaming on the internet.

The majority of the station's programmes are produced and broadcast from their state of the art studios in Thames Valley Park, Reading. The studios were especially designed for BBC Berkshire following the sale of Caversham Park House, which was their location for many years. The move was spoken about for many months, and was finally completed on 21 November 2018. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Berkshire also carries regional programmes for the South and South East regions, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Kent and BBC Radio Oxford. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Berkshire simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Oxford is the BBC Local Radio station for Oxfordshire. The station broadcasts on 95.2 FM via the Oxford transmitter, on DAB and online.

The majority of the station's programmes are produced and broadcast from the BBC's Summertown studios in Oxford between 6am and 10pm each weekday, for over 13 hours on Saturdays and 16 hours on Sundays. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Oxford also carries regional programmes for the South and South East regions, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Kent. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Oxford simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

BBC Radio Oxford also produces its own news service from its offices in Oxford with regular reports and outside broadcasts from around Oxfordshire. The weather service is provided by a team in Southampton.

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BBC Radio Solent is the BBC Local Radio service for the Isle of Wight and the English counties of Hampshire and Dorset. Its studios are located in Southampton, in the same purpose-built office block in Havelock Road as the BBC South Today news studios, and there are district offices in Portsmouth, Newport, Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester. It was based until 1991 in South Western House, the former railway hotel at the old Southampton Terminus station.

The station, which began broadcasting on 31 December 1970, is named after the Solent, the area of sea between Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. In 1996 Radio Solent expanded its coverage into West Dorset and South Dorset by taking over neighbouring BBC Dorset FM, which was formerly an opt-out of BBC Radio Devon.

The majority of BBC Radio Solent's programming is produced and broadcast from its Southampton studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Solent also produces some regional programming for the South and South East regions. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Solent simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent and parts of southeast London. It broadcasts on FM on 96.7 (West Kent, Wrotham transmitter), 97.6 (Folkestone area) and 104.2 (East Kent, Swingate transmitter) and DAB.

The radio station was launched in 1970 under the name of BBC Radio Medway, originally only serving the Medway Towns. It broadcast from studios at 30 High Street in Chatham, a former newspaper office which was subsequently named Media House.

Most of BBC Radio Kent's programming is produced and broadcast from its Tunbridge Wells studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Kent also carries regional programming for the South, South East and East regions, including some of its own weekend output. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Kent simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Surrey is the BBC Local Radio service covering the English county of Surrey, along with North-East Hampshire and the northern fringes of West Sussex including Crawley, East Grinstead and Gatwick Airport. It began on 14 November 1991 under the name BBC Radio Surrey, later becoming part of BBC Southern Counties Radio, before becoming BBC Surrey on 30 March 2009.

BBC Surrey's studios are based on the campus of the University of Surrey in Guildford. It broadcasts programming specifically for Surrey and North-East Hampshire weekdays from 6am to 9am and from 5pm to 6pm, and on Saturdays from 6am to 9am and from 2pm to 6pm. Some other programmes broadcast on both BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey are also broadcast from the Guildford studios. There are dedicated news bulletins for Surrey on the hour at some times of the day. The remainder of the station's output is shared with BBC Sussex.

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BBC Sussex is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Sussex. It began on 14 February 1968 as BBC Radio Brighton, later becoming BBC Radio Sussex and then part of BBC Southern Counties Radio, adopting the BBC Sussex name on 30 March 2009.

BBC Sussex runs its own programming specifically for Sussex from its studios in Brighton on weekdays from 6am to 9am and from 5pm to 6pm, and on Saturdays from 6am to 9am and from 2pm to 6pm. There are also dedicated news bulletins for Sussex on the hour at some times of the day. The remainder of the station's output is shared with BBC Surrey.

BBC Sussex cover every Brighton and Hove Albion and Crawley Town game live. On Saturdays, BBC Sussex Sport starts at 2pm. This show contains interviews and features on all sports from within the county. The frequencies then split shortly before kick off, with Brighton's match on DAB, 95.0, 95.3 and 104.5 FM, and Crawley on the remaining frequencies.

When non-traditional kick off times occur, the main presenter for the club in question presents a BBC Sussex sports special on midweek evenings.

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BBC Radio Guernsey is the BBC Local Radio service for the Channel Island of Guernsey and the other islands in the Bailiwick - Alderney, Sark and Herm. It broadcasts from its studios at Broadcasting House (part of Television House in Bulwer Avenue in St Sampson's, a building shared with ITV Channel Television) on 93.2 MHz FM and 1116 kHz AM in Guernsey and 99.0 MHz FM in Alderney.

BBC Radio Guernsey has grown from a small limited hours radio operation in the early 1980s into a full tri-media broadcaster, providing locally produced radio, online and TV services. Each week the station broadcasts 74 hours of local programmes ranging from news and current affairs to music and conversation. Like other BBC enterprises in Guernsey, funding comes primarily from television licence fees collected in Guernsey itself.

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from St Sampson's, Guernsey. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Guernsey also carries regional programming for the South West and West regions, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Devon and BBC Radio Bristol.

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BBC Radio Cornwall is the BBC Local Radio service for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in the United Kingdom. It broadcasts from its studios on Phoenix Wharf in Truro on 95.2 in the east, 96.0 on the Isles of Scilly and 103.9 in the west MHz FM, as well as on DAB.

Prior to its launch on 17 January 1983, BBC regional radio broadcasting for Cornwall amounted to the breakfast show Morning Sou'West on the AM frequencies of Radio 4 in Devon and Cornwall. Initially, Radio Cornwall shared an afternoon programme with BBC Radio Devon, but now sustains a full daytime service. Radio Cornwall is one of two radio stations to have broadcast programmes in the Cornish language. Currently a five-minute news show, An Nowodhow, is broadcast every Sunday.

Most of BBC Radio Cornwall's programming is produced and broadcast from its Truro studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Cornwall also carries regional programming for the South West and West regions, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Devon and BBC Radio Somerset. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Cornwall simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Devon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Devon. It first aired on 17 January 1983, replacing a previous breakfast show (Morning Sou'West) for Devon and Cornwall broadcast on the local frequencies of Radio 4.

BBC Radio Devon started broadcasting on 17 January 1983, superseding the BBC Radio 4 regional service. On the same day, BBC Radio Cornwall started broadcasting, as did BBC Breakfast television. When broadcasting started, the new studios in Exeter had not yet been finished, so BBC Radio Devon was broadcast from portable cabins for the first few weeks. The Exeter studios were officially opened by Alastair Milne, then BBC Director General, on 30 September 1983.

The station has reporters based in Exeter, Plymouth, Paignton and Barnstaple, allowing it to cover news stories throughout Devon. It broadcasts two breakfast shows simultaneously, one for Plymouth and the other for the rest of Devon. The newsroom in Plymouth is shared with the BBC regional website and television teams.

The majority of BBC Radio Devon's programming is produced and broadcast from its Plymouth studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Devon also produces regional programming for the South West and West regions. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Devon simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Jersey is the BBC Local Radio service for Jersey, Channel Islands. It broadcasts from Saint Helier on 88.8 FM, 1026 AM and online. Like other BBC enterprises in Jersey, funding comes primarily from television licence fees collected in Jersey.

The station first aired on 15 March 1982, when it was opened by George Howard, the then chairman of the BBC. The first voice to be hear was that of Peter Gore who was one of the four-person start up team headed by Mike Warr. It launched from Broadcasting House, just off Rouge Bouillon in St Helier, and moved to its present premises in Parade Road in March 1994.

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from St Helier. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Jersey also carries regional programming for the South West and West regions, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Devon and BBC Radio Bristol. BBC Radio Jersey also simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight. It also airs on weekday evenings and Saturday afternoons on medium wave. On Sunday afternoons, the station airs a weekly tri-lingual news review programme, Voices, in the Jèrriais, Portuguese and Polish languages.

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BBC Radio Bristol is the BBC Local Radio service for the English cities of Bath and Bristol and the surrounding area, which includes South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and North East Somerset. Launched in September 1970, it broadcasts from Broadcasting House in Bristol on FM frequencies 94.9 MHz (Dundry), 104.6 MHz (Bath), 103.6 MHz (Weston-super-Mare), and on DAB.

BBC Radio Bristol has local programmes from 6am–10pm Monday to Friday, 5am-6pm Saturday and 5am-1pm Sunday. It also carries off-peak regional programming for the West of England, including early morning and late night shows on weekdays (produced from Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Gloucestershire respectively). Saturday evening programmes originate from BBC South West with the exception of BBC Introducing that is made in Bristol. Sunday afternoon and evening output is produced by and broadcast from BBC Radio Gloucestershire.

During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Bristol simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight on weekdays. On Friday and Saturday nights, Radio Bristol airs specialist and community-oriented programming, including output from Ujima Radio and BCFM.

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BBC Radio Gloucestershire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Gloucestershire, which started on 3 October 1988. It broadcasts from its studios at Portland Court in London Road, Gloucester on DAB, 95.0 FM (Stroud), 95.8 FM (Cirencester), 104.7 FM (Gloucester, Cheltenham & Tewkesbury), 1413 MW in the Cotswolds and Forest of Dean.

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from the Gloucester studios. Local programmes are broadcast from 6am to 10pm weekdays, 5am to 6pm Saturdays and 5am to 1pm Sundays. The weekday late night programme (10pm-1am) for the West of England is broadcast from BBC Radio Gloucestershire. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Gloucestershire simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Somerset is the BBC Local Radio service for the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. The northern parts of Somerset – Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset - are also served by BBC Radio Bristol.

The first BBC service for the county of Somerset was established in 1978, as an emergency measure following storms in the county. The station proper was launched as BBC Somerset Sound on 11 April 1988, broadcasting on BBC Radio Bristol's former frequency of 1323AM. BBC Somerset was for many years an 'opt-out' from Radio Bristol, but in May 2012, the BBC established it as a station in its own right.

On normal weekdays, BBC Somerset broadcasts three of its own programmes - Claire Carter at Breakfast, Simon Parkin in the morning and Andy Bennett at drivetime - alongside a Saturday breakfast show, a Pick of the Week compilation and local news bulletins. At all other times, the station simulcasts programming from BBC Radio Bristol and during downtime, BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Wiltshire is the BBC Local Radio station for the English county of Wiltshire. The station was launched as BBC Wiltshire Sound on 4 April 1989, with its main studios and headquarters in Prospect Place, Swindon. The station was not initially titled 'BBC Radio Wiltshire' because at that time its competitor GWR owned the copyright of 'Wiltshire' and 'Radio' in whatever combination.

The majority of BBC Wiltshire's programming is produced and broadcast from its Swindon studios. The station also carries off-peak regional programming for the West of England, including early morning and late night shows on weekdays (produced from BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Gloucestershire respectively), joint programming with BBC South West stations airs on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon / evening output is produced by and broadcast from BBC Radio Gloucestershire. During the station's downtime, BBC Wiltshire simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC WM is the BBC Local Radio service serving the West Midlands conurbation, operated by BBC Birmingham. Launched on 9 November 1970 as BBC Radio Birmingham, it broadcasts from central Birmingham on 95.6 FM, DAB, Freeview and online.

The majority of BBC WM's programming is produced and broadcast from Birmingham, alongside regional programming for sister stations in the BBC Midlands and BBC East Midlands regions. It also simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live. The station also broadcasts specialist music programming and shows serving the local Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities.

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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire is the BBC Local Radio service serving the City of Coventry and the county of Warwickshire. The station broadcasts on 94.8, 103.7 and 104 MHz FM, DAB Digital Radio and is streamed on the internet.

BBC Coventry and Warwickshire has a varied mixed programming format, and plays much more music than other BBC Local Radio stations, such as BBC Three Counties Radio, which is predominantly speech-based. The local diverse make-up of the region also plays a part in the station's schedule.

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from Coventry. During off-peak hours, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire also carries regional programming for the Midlands, produced from sister stations BBC WM and BBC Radio Shropshire. During the station's downtime, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

The station provides coverage of a range of sports, including live commentary, reports and updates. The flagship sports programme is BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Sport. It is broadcast mostly on Saturday afternoons (and occasionally on Sundays & weeknights). The mainstay of the coverage is live match commentary of Coventry City games.

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BBC Hereford and Worcester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It broadcasts from its studios in both Worcester and Hereford on 104 (Worcester), 104.4 (Redditch), 104.6 (Kidderminster) and 94.7 (Hereford) FM; as well as 738 (Worcester) and 1584 (North Herefordshire) AM, Freeview, online plus DAB Digital Radio. Although the administrative county of Hereford and Worcester was abolished in 1998, the name of the station was not altered to reflect this.

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from the Hereford and Worcester studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Hereford and Worcester also carries regional programming for the Midlands, produced from sister stations BBC WM and BBC Radio Shropshire. During the station's downtime, BBC Hereford and Worcester simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Shropshire. Launched on 23 April 1985, it was the 30th BBC local station. It originally broadcast on both FM and AM (on 756 & 1584 kHz), but changed to FM only in 1991. The 756 kHz AM frequency was later allocated to Radio Maldwyn, based in Newtown, Powys, ready for their launch of 'The Magic 756' in 1993.

The station now broadcasts from its studios in Shrewsbury on 96.0 (for central and north Shropshire), 90.0 (Church Stretton), 95.0 (in Ludlow), 104.1 (in Clun) FM and DAB (digital radio).

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from Shrewsbury. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Shropshire also produces some regional programming for the Midlands and simulcasts other output from BBC WM. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Shropshire simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Stoke is a BBC Local Radio station for the area of Mid and North Staffordshire, North East Shropshire and South Cheshire. The station began broadcasting programmes on 14 March 1968 as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent.

The majority of BBC Radio Stoke's programming is produced and broadcast from its Stoke-on-Trent studios. On weekday nights and weekend evenings, BBC Radio Stoke also carries some regional programming for the Midlands, produced from sister stations BBC WM and BBC Radio Shropshire. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Stoke simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC Local Radio service for West Yorkshire. The station broadcasts from studios in St Peter's Square in Leeds. The station began broadcasting at the Merrion Centre at 5.30 pm on 24 June 1968, becoming the 7th station to go on air.

Most of the station's programming is broadcast and produced from Leeds. Evening and weekend schedules occasionally change depending on live sport coverage. During the station's overnight downtime, BBC Radio Leeds simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live (weekdays from 1am to 5am and weekends from 1am to 6am).

BBC Radio Leeds broadcasts live sport. Football coverage includes Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. Rugby league coverage includes Leeds Rhinos, Bradford Bulls, Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Castleford Tigers. The station covers Yorkshire Carnegie in rugby union and Yorkshire County Cricket Club in cricket. BBC Radio Leeds is the only station in West Yorkshire to provide live match commentary on Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City home and away.

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BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. This includes the city of Sheffield, plus Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Worksop and surrounding areas. It was the second BBC local radio station, beginning on 15 November 1967 broadcasting from a large Victorian house in Westbourne Road in the Broomhill area of the city. It now broadcasts from a studio complex at 54 Shoreham Street in Sheffield city centre, on 88.6, 94.7, 104.1 FM, 1035 AM, DAB and Freeview. It is also available through live streaming on the internet.

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from Sheffield. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Sheffield carries regional programming for Yorkshire and the North Midlands from sister station BBC Radio Leeds. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Sheffield simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live.

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BBC Radio York is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of North Yorkshire. The broadcast studio is in Bootham, York. The station was launched at 6:30am on 4 July 1983, a launch which was featured on the cover of the Radio Times, although a year before its launch, BBC Radio York provided a temporary service to cover Pope John Paul II's visit to York. The service, which ran for just over 24 hours, operated on what was to be the station's primary MW frequency.

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from York. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio York carries regional programming for Yorkshire and the North Midlands from sister station BBC Radio Leeds. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio York simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live.

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BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on 1 April 1996. It began broadcasting in 1971 from studios above a post office on Chapel Street, three years before the county of Humberside was created.

Most of BBC Radio Humberside's programming is produced and broadcast from its Hull studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Humberside carries regional programming for Yorkshire and the North Midlands, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Sheffield. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Humberside simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

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BBC Radio Lincolnshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the major part of the English county of Lincolnshire (northern parts of the county are served by BBC Radio Humberside, and southern parts of the county are not served by BBC Local Radio). It broadcasts from studios near Newport Arch in Lincoln on 94.9 (most of the county) and 104.7 (Grantham) FM, 1368 (Swanpool, west Lincoln) AM and online.

Radio Lincolnshire broadcasts full commentary on all Lincoln City football matches with additional commentary of Boston United and Gainsborough Trinity matches online.

Most of BBC Radio Lincolnshire's programming is produced and broadcast from its Hull studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Lincolnshire carries regional programming for Yorkshire and the North Midlands, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Sheffield. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Humberside simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.