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BBC Radio 5 Live
(formerly
BBC Radio Five Live
) is the
BBC
's
radio station
that gives live
BBC News
, phone-ins, and
sports
news. It is the main radio station for
sport
in the
United Kingdom
, covering nearly all big sports events in the UK or with British competitors in, including the
Olympics
and the
football
World Cup
It is transmitted via analogue radio on 693 and 909 kHz
AM
in the
medium wave
band. These frequencies belonged to
BBC Radio 2
from
November 23
,
1978
to
August 26
,
1990
. Before that they were used in some regions of the UK by the
BBC Home Service
and
BBC Radio 4
. The radio is also available on digital radio in the United Kingdom via
DAB
,
digital satellite
,
IPTV
,
Freeview
, and is also streamed online. However, because of rights restrictions, coverage of some events (especially live sporting events) is not available online. Also, some of the content available online is only for UK users.
Note that Radio 5 Live operates International and UK feeds. International feeds aren't allowed to cover certain sports events because of local radio rights to those events.