This is a list of national, regional and local radio stations owned by the BBC in the United Kingdom.
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BBC Radio 1 | 1 August 1967 | Contemporary hit radio |
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BBC Radio 1 Dance | 16 August 2002 | Electronic dance music |
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BBC Radio 1 Relax | 9 October 2020 | Relaxing and meditaing music |
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BBC Radio 1Xtra | 22 April 2021 | Black contemporary music |
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BBC Radio 2 | 1 August 1967 | Adult contemporary music |
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BBC Radio 3 | 1 August 1967 | Classical, jazz and world music, culture and drama |
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BBC Radio 4 | 1 August 1967 | Spoken-word programming |
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BBC Radio 4 Extra | 2 April 2011 | Archive programming |
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BBC Radio 5 Live | 28 March 1994 | News, current affairs, discussion and sport, replacing BBC Local Radio stations overnight. |
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BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra | 2 February 2002 | Additional sports coverage |
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BBC Radio 6 Music | 11 March 2002 | Multi-formatted music station that plays lesser-known genres with a dose of archived and live concerts |
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BBC Asian Network | 4 November 1996 | Station for the British Asian community |
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BBC World Service | 19 December 1932 | International radio station for news and current affairs, replacing BBC Radio 4 and welsh-language BBC Radio Cymru during the night, available in various ways around the world. |
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Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Scotland A radio station for all things Scotland. | |
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BBC Radio nan Gàidheal A Scottish Gaelic language radio station. | |
BBC Radio Orkney A part-time radio station for Orkney which opts out of Radio Scotland. | |
BBC Radio Shetland A part-time radio station for Shetland which opts out of Radio Scotland. | |
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BBC Radio Wales A radio station for all things Wales. | |
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BBC Radio Cymru A Welsh language radio station. | |
BBC Radio Cymru 2 A part-time Welsh language radio station which opts out at breakfast time from Radio Cymru. | |
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BBC Radio Ulster A radio station for all things Northern Ireland. | |
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BBC Radio Foyle A part-time station covering Derry which opts out of Radio Ulster. | |
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BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 1 May 1982 | |
BBC Essex 5 November 1986 | |
BBC Radio Norfolk 11 September 1980 | |
BBC Radio Northampton 16 June 1982 | |
BBC Radio Suffolk 12 April 1990 | |
BBC Three Counties Radio 24 June 1985 (as BBC Radio Bedfordshire) | |
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BBC Radio Derby 29 April 1971 | |
BBC Radio Leicester 8 November 1967 | |
BBC Radio Nottingham 31 January 1968 | |
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BBC Radio London 6 October 1970 | |
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Cumbria 24 November 1973 (as BBC Radio Carlisle) | |
BBC Radio Newcastle 2 January 1971 | |
BBC Radio Tees 31 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Teesside) | |
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Lancashire 26 January 1971 (as BBC Radio Blackburn) | |
BBC Radio Manchester 10 September 1970 | |
BBC Radio Merseyside 22 November 1967 | |
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Berkshire 21 January 1992 | |
BBC Radio Oxford 29 October 1970 | |
BBC Radio Solent 31 December 1970 | |
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Kent 18 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Medway) | |
BBC Radio Surrey 14 November 1991 | |
BBC Radio Sussex 14 February 1968 (as BBC Radio Brighton) | |
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Cornwall 17 January 1983 | |
BBC Radio Devon 17 January 1983 | |
BBC Radio Guernsey 16 March 1982 | |
BBC Radio Jersey 15 March 1982 | |
BBC Radio Somerset 11 April 1988 (as BBC Somerset Sound) | |
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BBC Radio Bristol 4 September 1970 | |
BBC Radio Gloucestershire 3 October 1988 | |
BBC Radio Wiltshire 4 April 1989 (as BBC Wiltshire Sound) | |
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BBC CWR 17 January 1990, 3 September 2005 (Original), (Relaunch) | |
BBC Hereford & Worcester 14 February 1989 | |
BBC Radio Shropshire 23 April 1985 | |
BBC Radio Stoke 14 March 1968 (as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent) | |
BBC Radio WM 9 November 1970 (as BBC Radio Birmingham) | |
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BBC Radio Leeds 24 June 1968 | |
BBC Radio Sheffield 15 November 1967 | |
BBC Radio York 4 July 1983 | |
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BBC Radio Humberside 25 February 1971 | |
BBC Radio Lincolnshire 11 November 1980 | |
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