BBC Radio Newcastle is the BBC's local radio station serving Newcastle upon Tyne, the neighbouring metropolitan boroughs, Northumberland and north east County Durham.
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| Broadcast area | Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and north-east County Durham |
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| Frequency | FM: 95.4 MHz (Tyne and Wear, County Durham and South Northumberland) FM: 96.0 MHz (Northumberland) FM: 103.7 MHz (Tyne Valley) FM: 104.4 MHz (Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne) DAB: 11C Freeview: 719 |
| RDS | BBC NWCL |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Local news, talk, music and sport |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC North East and Cumbria |
| History | |
First air date | 2 January 1971 |
Former frequencies | 1458 MW |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from BBC studios on Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 214,000 listeners and a 5.1% share as of December 2023.[1]
Technical edit
The Pontop Pike transmitter broadcasts the strongest FM signal on 95.4 MHz. The 96 MHz frequency from Chatton covers most of the populated areas of east Northumberland.
The Newton transmitter broadcasts the 103.7 MHz frequency. The Fenham transmitter, broadcasting the 104.4 MHz frequency, is situated close to the studios on Barrack Road and covers West Newcastle and Gateshead.
The DAB signal comes mainly from Burnhope (near Consett), and also from Fenham (lower power), on the Bauer Digital Radio multiplex.
The station also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel 719 and streams online via BBC Sounds.
BBC Radio Sunderland edit
In January 2021, BBC Radio Sunderland was launched as a temporary sister station. The service provided eight hours of opt-out programming for listeners in Sunderland and the surrounding area each weekday until March 2021.[2]
Programming edit
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Newcastle studios from 6 am to 10 pm each day.
From 10 pm each night, BBC Radio Newcastle carries the England-wide late show and from 1 am, it simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London.
During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Newcastle simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live.
Notable presenters edit
Sports commentators edit
The station's team of sports commentators includes John Anderson, Gary Bennett, Marco Gabbiadini and Matthew Raisbeck.
References edit
- ^ "RAJAR". RAJAR. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "A new temporary BBC radio station for Sunderland launches on Monday 18th January 2021 | Help receiving TV and radio". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Lisa Shaw: BBC Radio Newcastle presenter dies aged 44". BBC News. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.