BBC national radio stations BBC national radio stations BBC 1Xtra is a UK radio station from the BBC specialising in urban music. Launched at 1800 on August 16 2002, it was originally codenamed Network X and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1. Typical music includes hip hop, garage, drum and bass, basement, soca, reggae, gospel music and R&B, and the station has been commended for the range of specialist shows it broadcasts. It is available on digital radio ( DAB), digital satellite television, digital terrestrial television ( Freeview), and the Internet. It has its own news team; the hourly news reports are called TX. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC 1Xtra"
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's newest radio stations, launched on March 11, 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC 6 Music"
BBC 7 is a digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting outlet for the BBC's vast archive of spoken-word entertainment. Programmes qualify for broadcast on BBC7 if they are either three years old or more, or if they have previously been broadcast twice on their original stations. Even if a programme fulfils these criteria there may be copyright issues that prevent it from appearing on BBC7. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC 7"
BBC Asian Network is a BBC national radio station based in Birmingham, England, reflecting Asian life, culture and music in the UK. The station broadcasts from Mailbox studios at BBC Birmingham as well as from BBC Leicester studios and Television Centre, London. It broadcasts nationally on DAB and digital TV via satellite, cable and Freeview. It is also available in the Midlands via AM, in the Birmingham area and Leicester (which has some variation in programming from the Birmingham frequency). ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Asian Network"
BBC Five Live Sports Extra is an additional radio service provided by the BBC via DAB Digital Radio and the digital satellite, digital terrestrial and digital cable television services in the UK. It is not available via normal analogue radio. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Five Live Sports Extra"
BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at the 16-24 age bracket. Radio 1 was launched at 7am on September 30, 1967 as a direct response to the popularity of offshore pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Radio 1"
Radio Two is one of the BBC's national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Broadcasting House. Programmes are also relayed on DAB, Sky Digital, Cable TV, Freeview and the Internet. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Radio 2"
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BBC Radio 3 is a domestic UK BBC radio station, which devotes most of its schedule to classical music. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Radio 3"
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It is broadcast on 92 - 95 MHz FM (95.80 MHz in central Scotland, and 103-104.5 MHz in parts of Wales) and 198 kHz longwave 720 kHz Medium wave; and via DAB, satellite (FM is broadcast on Sky channel 854 and LW is broadcast on Sky channel 893), selected Cable television providers, Freeview channel 704 and the Internet. It superseded its BBC predecessor, the Home Service, in 1967. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Radio 4"
BBC Radio Five Live is the BBC's radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. It is the principal radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcasting virtually all major sports events in the UK or involving British competitors. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Radio Five Live"
The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 43 languages to around 150 million people throughout the world. The English service broadcasts 24 hours a day. Unlike the BBC's main radio and television services, which are primarily funded by a licence fee, the World Service is funded by the British Government through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, although it is expected to remain politically neutral. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC World Service"
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