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BBC Local Radio
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BBC Local Radio is the BBC's regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations.
Initially, stations had to be co-funded by the BBC and local authorities, which only some Labour-controlled areas proved willing to do. Radio Leicester was the first to launch on 8 November 1967, followed by Sheffield, Merseyside and Nottingham. By the early 1970s, the local authority funding requirement was dropped, and stations spread across the country; many city-based stations later expand their remit to cover an entire county.[1] There were eight stations in the initial 'experiment'. One of these, BBC Radio Durham, was closed down when the experiment ended.
Today, stations are asked to target their coverage to Dave and Sue, two fictional fifty-five-year-olds.
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- BBC Essex - [2]
- Radio Cambridgeshire - [3]
- Radio Norfolk - [4]
- Radio Northampton - [5]
- Radio Suffolk - [6]
- Three Counties Radio (Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire) - [7]
- BBC London 94.9 (Previously London Live, before that GLR (Greater London Radio); and before that Radio London) - [11]
- BBC Radio Manchester (Previously BBC GMR) - [15]
- Radio Lancashire - [16]
- Radio Merseyside - [17]
- Radio Berkshire - [18]
- Radio Oxford - [19]
- Radio Solent (Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) - [20]
- Radio Kent - [21]
- Southern Counties Radio (Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex) (Previously BBC Radio Brighton and later BBC Radio Sussex) - [22]
- Radio Bristol - [27]
- Radio Gloucestershire - [28]
- Radio Swindon - [29]
- Radio Wiltshire - [30]
- Somerset - [31]
- BBC WM (Birmingham and area) - [37]
- BBC Coventry and Warwickshire - [38]
- Hereford and Worcester - [39]
- Radio Shropshire - [40]
- Radio Stoke - [41]
The following radio stations are broadcast by the BBC in the other nations of the UK:
- Northern Ireland - BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle
- Scotland - BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
- Wales - BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru
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FM/AM/Digital: Radio 1 • Radio 2 • Radio 3 • Radio 4 • Radio 5 Live Digital: Radio 1Xtra • Radio 5 Live Sports Extra • 6 Music • BBC 7 • Asian Network Nations: Radio Scotland (Radio Shetland • Radio Orkney) • Radio nan Gàidheal • Radio Wales • Radio Cymru • Radio Ulster • Radio Foyle English Regions: BBC Local Radio International: BBC World Service • BBC Russian Service • BBC Arabic Former stations: Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme • Forces Programme • General Forces Programme • Home Service • Light Programme • National Programme • Radio 5 • Regional Programme • Third Programme • Scud FM |
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East: Essex • Radio Cambridgeshire • Radio Norfolk • Radio Northampton • Radio Suffolk • Three Counties Radio East Midlands: Radio Derby • Radio Leicester • Radio Nottingham North West: Radio Lancashire • Radio Manchester • Radio Merseyside North East and Cumbria: BBC Tees • Radio Cumbria • Radio Newcastle South and South East: Radio Kent • Southern Counties Radio South: Radio Berkshire • Radio Oxford • Radio Solent London: London 94.9 South West and the Channel Islands: Radio Cornwall • Radio Devon • Radio Guernsey • Radio Jersey West: Radio Bristol • Radio Gloucestershire • Radio Swindon • Radio Wiltshire • Somerset West Midlands: BBC WM • Coventry and Warwickshire • Hereford and Worcester • Radio Shropshire • Radio Stoke Yorkshire: Radio Leeds • Radio Sheffield • Radio York Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: Radio Humberside • Radio Lincolnshire Former stations: Radio Brighton • Radio Durham • BBC GLR • Radio London • Radio Surrey |