BBC local radio station for Newcastle, England
BBC Radio Newcastle
is the
BBC's local radio station
serving
Newcastle upon Tyne
, the neighbouring
metropolitan boroughs
,
Northumberland
and north east
County Durham
.
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.
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Technical
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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
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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.
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Programming
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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
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The station's team of sports commentators includes
John Anderson
,
Gary Bennett
,
Marco Gabbiadini
and Matthew Raisbeck.
References
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External links
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