40-707: BBC Radio Oxford is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Oxfordshire . It broadcasts on FM , DAB , digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios in the Summertown area of Oxford . According to RAJAR , the station has a weekly audience of 87,000 listeners and a 3.5% share as of December 2023. Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Oxford studios from 6 am to 10 pm on weekdays, from 6 am to 6 pm and 8 pm to 9 pm on Saturdays and from 6 am to 6 pm and 10 pm to 1 am on Sundays. Off-peak programming, including
80-482: A brand new custom-made jingle package by Reelworld, based in MediaCity UK , Salford . The new jingle package was rolled out to all BBC Local Radio stations over the course of the year, alongside a refreshed "on air" sound to help encourage younger listeners to the station. The new station branding also incorporates a new tag line, "The Sound of *area of coverage*, and all the music you love". The new jingle package marked
120-858: A further eight BBC Local Radio stations - BBC Essex , BBC Radio Cambridgeshire , BBC Radio Devon , BBC Radio Leeds , BBC Radio Sheffield , BBC Hereford & Worcester , BBC Radio Stoke and BBC Radio Lancashire - stopped broadcasting on MW. As of May 2024, only BBC Radio Cumbria (in North Cumbria and South Cumbria), BBC Radio Derby , BBC Radio Gloucestershire , BBC Radio Guernsey , BBC Radio Jersey , BBC Radio Norfolk (in West Norfolk ) and BBC Radio Somerset , still broadcast on MW. Due to sports rights broadcasting restrictions, some commentaries are not available on BBC Sounds. In this instance, an alternative national programme will usually be broadcast on Saturday afternoons. Overnight events are replaced by
160-515: A looping message explaining this is broadcast. A list of the forty local radio stations by region . In addition to these stations, BBC Radio Solent operates an opt-out service covering Dorset . There were also opt-out services covering Milton Keynes ( BBC Three Counties Radio ), Peterborough and the Fens ( BBC Radio Cambridgeshire ), Plymouth ( BBC Radio Devon ), and Swindon ( BBC Wiltshire ); but these ceased in 2012 due to cutbacks as part of
200-452: A three note jingle package produced by Mcasso Music Production was gradually rolled out across the network, and was in use by all BBC Local Radio stations. Mcasso also updated the imaging in October 2015 which was launched by BBC Radio London (on the day of the station's 45th anniversary) replacing the three-note package with a six-note package. In January 2020, BBC Radio Leicester launched
240-507: Is aimed at listeners aged over 45, though the sports and weekend shows attract a greater age range. BBC Radio Derby Sport 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. The station won the prestigious "Station of the Year" award in the category for radio stations that serve between 300,000 and 1 million listeners at
280-456: Is available as a listen-again service on BBC Sounds . England Unwrapped was launched in 2019 and shares stories made by Local Radio teams. BBC Radio Derby BBC Radio Derby is the BBC's local radio station serving Derbyshire and East Staffordshire . It broadcasts on FM , AM , DAB , digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on St Helens Street in Derby . According to RAJAR ,
320-487: Is the BBC 's local and regional radio division for England and the Channel Islands , consisting of forty stations. As of December 2023, the network broadcasts to a combined audience of 6.9 million, with a listening share of 4.9%, according to RAJAR . The popularity of pirate radio was to challenge a change within the at the time very "stiff" and blinkered management at the BBC. The most prominent concession by
360-495: The BBC East Midlands , BBC West Midlands and BBC Yorkshire regions. BBC Radio Derby also streams online, to internet radios and via BBC Sounds where programmes from the past 28 days are available to listen. A short news bulletin is available on smart speakers . The football focused evening programme is available as a podcast called 'Rams Daily'. News items, videos, audio clips and photos are posted on Twitter to
400-533: The BBC South region and streams online via BBC Sounds . Henley is officially covered by BBC Radio Berkshire on 94.6 FM from the town's relay transmitter. Although editorially, news for the town is covered by BBC Radio Oxford, but FM reception and DAB isn't possible in the town. 51°46′45″N 1°15′58″W / 51.7792°N 1.2660°W / 51.7792; -1.2660 Local BBC Radio BBC Local Radio (also referred to as Local BBC Radio )
440-518: The FM waveband , and not on the more widely available AM waveband . This was eventually rectified a few years after the creation of these new channels. Independent Local Radio (ILR) launched nationally in 1973, with nineteen stations; more followed in subsequent years. As a result, many of the BBC Local Radio stations found themselves in direct competition with commercial competitors that utilised many of
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#1733094101512480-570: The multiplex known as NOW Derbyshire . A local Derbyshire DAB licence was advertised by OFCOM in January 2007, and was awarded to "Now Digital" with an "on air" date originally planned for July 2008, which was delayed until July 2014. The multiplex is transmitted from five transmitter sites; Chesterfield, Drum Hill, Tibshelf , Stanton Moor, and Lichfield . There are also long-term plans for further transmitters at Buxton, Ashbourne , and Glossop. The station also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel 717 in
520-529: The '269' referring to the 269 metres wavelength of the 1116 kHz medium wave frequency. This slogan formed the basis of many jingles in this era, but was phased out in the 1990s as FM listening increased. Nowadays, only the actual frequency of the medium wave signal (1116 MW) is mentioned on the station. From the commencement of the 96 FM frequency for the Buxton area until April 2007, the jingles were provided by Bespoke Music of Penryn , Cornwall (being exactly
560-464: The 2005 Frank Gillard Awards for BBC Local Radio, the corporation hired two actors to represent the fictional couple and award a prize to the "Receptionist of the Year". Mia Costello of BBC Radio Solent wrote a controversial internal memo in October 2006, re-stating the importance of these characters. She wrote: "Whatever job you do on station, make sure this week, you broadcast to Dave and Sue – people in their fifties. Only put on callers sounding in
600-480: The 45–64 range. I don't want to hear really elderly voices. Only talk about things that are positive and appealing to people in this age range. Only do caller round ups about people in this age range." This was reprinted the following month in the Southern Daily Echo , following which a BBC spokesperson commented "Out of context these notes sound harsh and we apologise if they offend anyone." BBC Local Radio
640-756: The BBC said that the trial switch-off attracted very few complaints from listeners. In 2018, the MW transmissions of BBC Radios Sussex , Surrey , Humberside , Wiltshire , Nottingham, Kent and Lincolnshire ended and MW coverage for Radios Devon, Lancashire and Essex was reduced. Altogether, thirteen MW transmitters were switched off. In 2020, the MW transmissions of BBC Radio Cornwall , BBC Radio Newcastle , BBC Radio Merseyside , BBC Radio Solent , BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC Radio York ended, BBC Radio Cumbria stopped broadcasting on MW in Whitehaven and BBC Radio Norfolk 's Norwich MW transmitter went silent. In 2021,
680-428: The BBC was the creation of BBC Radio 1 to satisfy the ever-demanding new youth culture with their thirst for new, popular music. The other, however, was that these pirate radio stations were, in some cases, local. As a result, BBC Local Radio began as an experiment. 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
720-550: The BBC's "Delivering Quality First" programme. 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 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 not materialised. Between October 2009 and April 2012,
760-449: The BBC's local stations were broadcast only on VHF. The start of the 1990s saw new stations, once again, launching only on FM and in 1992 and 1993, six MW transmitters - BBC Radio Cleveland , BBC Radio Northampton , BBC Radio Oxford , BBC GLR , BBC GMR and one of BBC Radio Nottingham and BBC WM 's transmitters - were switched off although three, including BBC GLR's MW frequency, were re-allocated for use by commercial radio. In 1996,
800-458: The BBC. Each station produces local programmes on weekdays from 6am until 2pm. Depending on location and population, afternoon, evening and weekend schedules will vary from shared regional programmes to being fully local although sports coverage continues to remain local. Since October 2023, all stations take the all England Late Show which originates in London or Manchester. and since November 2023,
840-501: The MW frequencies of BBC Radio Leicester and BBC WM were handed over to the BBC Asian Network . MW transmitter closures began again in 2012, initially as a five-week trial to find out if listeners would miss or complain about the lack of AM services. Two of the four transmitters partaking in the trial - BBC Radio Nottingham's MW transmitter and BBC Radio Kent 's relay at Rusthall near Tunbridge Wells - remained off-air after
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#1733094101512880-529: The Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2007, 2010 and 2011, becoming the first BBC local radio station to win it three times. Also, in both 2017 and 2009, Radio Derby was named Station of the Year in the BBC local radio station Gillard awards. 104.5 FM is the primary frequency for BBC Radio Derby, and comes from a 200 ft transmitting mast on Drum Hill, four miles north of the Derby City Centre,
920-563: The Sunday evening show is also carried on all stations. All local BBC radio stations simulcast BBC Radio 5 Live from 0100 until 0600. All of the BBC Local Radio stations broadcast on FM , digital radio , Freeview and BBC Sounds in their respective areas across England, but BBC Radio London is also available on Freesat and Virgin Media . Also, until the start of the 1990s, all BBC stations used to broadcast on medium wave although initially,
960-399: The amount of money raised over the years passed the one million pound mark. The person who pledged the bid to surpass this figure was rewarded with a cut glass trophy. The 2008 auction was to be the last. Twenty-five years had passed since the first auction, and it was decided for the event to "go out on a high" in the anniversary year. The final lot was to win the actual gavel used during
1000-472: The first time in ten years that "sung jingles" were used in the stations' on air branding. Dave and Sue are two fictional radio listeners created as marketing personas . Descriptions of the characters, created by the BBC, were given to all their local radio presenters as representative target listeners during the 2000s. They were later superseded by the "BBC Local Radio 2010" strategy. The characters were created as part of "Project Bullseye". Its stated aim
1040-550: The general @BBCDerby account, and on the Facebook page with the same handle. Sports related updates are posted on Twitter to the @BBCDerbySport account. Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Derby studios from 6 am to 2 pm on Mondays to Fridays with all other programming since 2023, apart from sports coverage, being regional or national, and during the overnight downtime, BBC Radio Derby simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live . The station's jingles have varied greatly over
1080-742: The late show from 10 pm to 1 am, originates from BBC Radio Solent in Southampton and BBC Radio Berkshire in Reading . During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Oxford simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London . The service is broadcast across Oxfordshire on 95.2 FM and DAB from the Oxford transmitting station situated north east of Oxford . There are also other DAB transmitters that broadcast Radio Oxford including, Over Norton, Farthinghoe, Boars Hill and Woodcote. The station also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel 714 in
1120-682: The other side of the A38 from Little Eaton , next to a Scout camp . This service used to come from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter . There is a transmitter for the Bakewell and Matlock areas based at Stanton Moor on 95.3 FM, and a relay of that frequency for the Buxton area on 96 FM. Chesterfield , although located in Derbyshire , is served by BBC Radio Sheffield which has a dedicated relay transmitter in
1160-463: The popular DJs from the pirate radio stations, and that gained, in most cases, large audiences. Despite this, BBC Local Radio continued to flourish, with the current network in place by the early 1990s. The complement of stations has remained unchanged since that time. The radio stations are operated from locations around the country that usually share with the BBC regional TV news services, and their news gathering bureaux. The stations are operated by
1200-468: The region in which the station is based and are the responsibility of 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 fifty, who are not served as well as other age groups on
1240-617: The same as BBC Radio Wiltshire ). From 2007 to 2011, jingles were provided by Wise Buddah Productions of London . Then there were Mcasso jingles from 2011 until 2020. Currently, jingles are provided by Reelworld. On 3 June 2016, Radio Derby unveiled the UK's first public UV meter in Markeaton Park . It was a joint venture with the charity Skcin and was paid for with proceeds from the Colin Bloomfield Melanoma Appeal. Later in
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1280-509: The station building itself. The idea of the event was to support local charities with donations from listeners. The day commenced with 'Dial a Hymn '; where listeners dedicated hymns to loved ones in exchange for a donation. This was followed at 9 am by an on-air auction which lasted until late in the evening. Lots typically consisted services by local companies (such as car valeting) and unique items (such as signed celebrity photographs, behind-the-scenes tours and home-made products). In 2004,
1320-546: The station has a weekly audience of 127,000 listeners and a 8.3% share as of December 2023. BBC Radio Derby began broadcasting officially on 29 April 1971, though it went on air two months earlier than planned to cover the bankruptcy of the local aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce . The station's logo was a Rams head in the late 1980s and early 1990s. 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
1360-505: The town. Likewise, the north-western portion of the county taking in Glossop , Chapel-en-le-Frith , and Whaley Bridge , is served by BBC Radio Manchester . In addition, all of BBC Radio Derby's area is served via its medium wave service on 1116 kHz, which comes from its transmitting mast at Burnaston , just south of the city, close to the Toyota car plant. The station broadcasts on DAB via
1400-459: The world as "a dangerous and depressing place". They hope that radio will be "something that will cheer them up and make them laugh". BBC Local Radio staff were given facts and timelines about Dave and Sue, described as "composite listeners". Staff were asked to focus on producing something to which the pair would enjoy listening to. The BBC also produced photographs of the couple, to encourage presenters to visualise their potential listeners. At
1440-493: The year, a second meter was unveiled in Long Eaton 's West Park. From 1983 until 2008, BBC Radio Derby held its annual 'Money Mountain' event. In later years this took place on the second Sunday of October; however it was originally held over the course of the entire weekend, and was presented from a marquee in the station's car park. This idea was abandoned a few years prior to the event's demise and all presenting took place inside
1480-416: The years as trends in music and technology have changed; indeed, the jingle that plays prior to every hourly news bulletin (one of a new batch of tunes introduced in January 2017), features the slogan, On Radio, TV and Mobile - this is BBC Radio Derby ; a reflection of the different ways in which the station's output can be heard these days. In the mid-1980s, the station's slogan was "Rise and shine on 269!" ;
1520-427: Was "To develop great radio programming ... we need to know where the centre of our audience target is and be able to focus on it in all we do." Dave and Sue are both 55. Sue is a school secretary , while Dave is a self-employed plumber . They are both divorcees with grown-up children. The characters shop at Asda , and wear casual clothes. The couple have little interest in high culture , or politics , and see
1560-415: Was deemed so successful that all of the stations, except BBC Radio Durham, remained on air. More followed in 1970 and 1971: BBC Radio Birmingham , Bristol , Blackburn , Derby , Humberside , London , Manchester , Medway , Newcastle (replacing Radio Durham), Oxford , Solent , and Teesside . Despite the success of this, the original stations were seen as flawed, as they originally only broadcast on
1600-437: Was the first to launch on 8 November 1967, followed by Leeds , Stoke , Durham , Sheffield , Merseyside , Brighton , and Nottingham . The local authority funding requirement was dropped by the early 1970s, and stations spread across the country; many city-based stations later expanded their remit to cover an entire county. There were eight stations in the initial "experiment", which lasted for two years. When this ended, it
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