BBC Radio Gloucestershire
BBC Radio Gloucestershire is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Gloucestershire.
Broadcast area | Gloucestershire |
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Frequency | FM: 95.0 MHz (Stroud) FM: 95.8 MHz (Cirencester) FM: 104.7 MHz (Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury) AM: 1413 kHz (Forest of Dean and Stroud District) DAB: 10C Freeview: 735 |
RDS | BBC GLOS |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Local news, talk and music |
Ownership | |
Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC West, BBC West Midlands |
History | |
First air date | 3 October 1988 |
Former frequencies | 1413 MW (north Cotswolds) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
Links | |
Website | BBC Radio Gloucestershire |
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, AM, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at Portland Court in Gloucester.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 64,000 listeners and a 9.2% share as of June 2023.[1]
Technical
The main FM transmitter is at Churchdown Hill near to jct 11 on the M5 which broadcasts on 104.7 FM to Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury. The FM output is relayed from the Stroud transmitter on 95 FM and from the Cirencester transmitter on 95.8 FM.
The station commenced broadcasting on DAB digital radio on 18 October 2013 as part of the Gloucestershire local multiplex.[2] The DAB transmitters are located at Churchdown Hill (for the Severn Vale, including the Cheltenham / Gloucester conurbation), Stockend Wood (for south of Gloucester, parts of Stroud Valleys and shores of the River Severn), Icomb Hill, near Bourton-on-the-Water (for the north Cotswolds) and Cirencester (for the south Cotswolds).
The AM transmitter is at Berkeley Heath and broadcasts on 1413 kHz to the Forest of Dean, Dursley and Stroud valleys. AM transmissions from Stow-on-the-Wold to the north Cotswolds ceased on 7 June 2021.
The station is also available on Freeview TV channel 735 in the BBC West, BBC West Midlands and BBC South regions.[3] Audio heard on Freeview is the same as FM output.
The station is available to stream online around the world via BBC Sounds. Audio heard on BBC Sounds is the same as FM output. Most football commentaries cannot be heard online due to rights restrictions, but FA Cup football games can be heard online in the UK. Most Gloucester Rugby games can be heard worldwide with the exception of European Champions Cup games which can only be heard in the UK.
Programming
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Gloucester studios from 6 am to 2 pm on Mondays to Fridays. The afternoon programme is shared with BBC Radio Wiltshire and the weekday evening shows (6 pm to 10 pm) are all broadcast across the BBC West area with the exception of sport programmes. Manny Masih's Monday evening programme originates in Gloucester. The late show, airing from 10 pm to 1 am, is a national programme originating in Manchester and London.
Weekend programmes from 6am to 2pm are regional with the breakfast show presented from Gloucester. The Saturday afternoon sport programme (2pm to 6pm) broadcasts only to Gloucestershire and splits frequencies when multiple commentaries are broadcast. The Sunday afternoon programme (2pm to 6pm) is shared with BBC Radio Wiltshire.
BBC Introducing in the West is presented from BBC Radio Wiltshire's Swindon studios.
BBC Radio Gloucestershire simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live from 1am to 5am. An England wide programme from BBC Radio London is broadcast from 5am to 6am.
References
- "RAJAR". RAJAR. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Gloucestershire". muxco.com.
- "BBC local radio services". Freeview. Retrieved 11 August 2020.