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BBC Radio Swindon
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| BBC Radio Swindon | |
| Broadcast area | Swindon |
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| Frequency | 103.6 MHz NOW Swindon DAB multiplex and online[1] |
| First air date | 11 November 2002 |
| Format | Local news and talk |
| Audience share | 7.3% (September 2007, [2]) |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio |
| Website | bbc.co.uk/wiltshire |
BBC Radio Swindon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English town of Swindon. Its format is a mix of news, information and music. For most of the day, BBC Radio Swindon's output is shared with that of BBC Radio Wiltshire. The station underwent a virtual relaunch with an entirely new schedule in October 2007.
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The station was created in November 2002 when the former BBC Wiltshire Sound was split into two services: BBC Radio Swindon, covering the town and surrounding areas, and BBC Radio Wiltshire, covering the rest of the county.
The original line-up of distinct BBC Radio Swindon programmes consisted of Dan Chisholm (Breakfast); Peter Heaton-Jones (Morning); and Matthew Smith (Drivetime). The Afternoon show was shared with BBC Radio Wiltshire. In recent years, both the Drivetime and Morning programmes have also merged with the county-wide station.
BBC Radio Swindon broadcasts on 103.6 FM, NOW Swindon DAB, and via live streaming on the internet. There is no AM frequency, as this was given to BBC Radio Wiltshire when the stations split.
The FM transmitter at Blunsdon is two miles north of Swindon next to the A419 with a terrain height of 450ft. It is not particularly strong so as not to interfere with the more powerful 103.7FM signal of BBC WM near Shipston on Stour.
By 2007, although maintaining its separate on-air identity, BBC Radio Swindon was sharing all its programmes with BBC Radio Wiltshire, with the exception of Breakfast. On October 1st 2007, the station launched a complete new schedule. Breakfast remained the only separate programme, and was moved to an earlier timeslot - 6am to 9am, with a new presenter - Shaun Hodgetts. All other daytime programmes are shared with BBC Radio Wiltshire. In the evening it shares programming with other BBC local radio stations in the south-west of England. Overnight the station's frequency is used to re-broadcast BBC Radio Five Live.
- BBC Radio Swindon
- Media UK - BBC Radio Swindon
- History of local radio in Wiltshire.
- MDS975's Transmitter map.
- Blunsdon transmitter
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