Radio station in St Sampson, St Peter Port
BBC Radio Guernsey
is the
BBC's local radio station
serving the
Bailiwick of Guernsey
.
It broadcasts on
FM
,
AM
,
DAB
, digital TV and via
BBC Sounds
from studios on Bulwer Avenue in
St Sampson
.
According to
RAJAR
, the station has a weekly audience of 12,000 listeners and a 10.2% share as of December 2023.
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Overview
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BBC Radio Guernsey has grown from a small part-time radio operation in the early 1980s into a full tri-media broadcaster, providing locally produced radio, online and TV services. Each week, the station broadcasts 40 hours of local programming ranging from news and current affairs to music and conversation.
Like other BBC enterprises in
Guernsey
, funding comes primarily from
television licence
fees collected in Guernsey itself.
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In recent years, local output has been reduced to eight hours on weekdays, coinciding with an increase in regional programming shared with sister station
BBC Radio Jersey
.
In addition to its
FM
and
AM
frequencies, the station also broadcasts on
Freeview
TV channel 721 and streams online via
BBC Sounds
. Transmissions on
DAB
began on 1 August 2021 with the launch of the Channel Islands DAB multiplex, on which BBC Radio Jersey also broadcasts, alongside
BBC Radio Guernsey Xtra
, a part-time stream carrying the station's AM opt-out content (chiefly parliamentary coverage), and a similar opt-out for Radio Jersey. The stations are the first BBC stations to use the DAB+ standard ? at the time of launch, all stations on the
BBC National DAB
multiplex, and all other
BBC Local Radio
stations on the UK mainland, used the earlier DAB format.
Programming
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Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's
St Sampson's
studios from 6 am to 2 pm on weekdays.
Regional programming for the
Channel Islands
, shared with
BBC Radio Jersey
, airs from:
2pm to 10pm on Mondays/Fridays
2pm to 6pm Tuesdays/Wednesdays
2pm to 8pm on Thursdays
6am to 8pm on Saturdays
6am to 6pm on Sundays
Off-peak programming originates from
BBC Radio Cornwall
in
Truro
,
BBC Radio Manchester
and
BBC Radio London
During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Guernsey simulcasts overnight programming from
BBC Radio 5 Live
See also
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References
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External links
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