BBC Radio Shropshire
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| Broadcast area | Shropshire |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM: 90.0 MHz (Church Stretton) FM: 95.0 MHz (Ludlow) FM: 96.0 MHz (Telford and Shrewsbury) FM: 104.1 MHz (Clun) DAB: 11B Freeview: 713 |
| RDS | BBC Shrp |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Local news, talk and music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC West Midlands |
| History | |
First air date | 23 April 1985 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
| Links | |
| Website | BBC Radio Shropshire |
BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC's local radio station serving Shropshire.
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Boscobel Drive in Shrewsbury.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 65,000 listeners and a 4.8% share as of December 2023.[1]
Technical
[edit]The 96 MHz FM signal from The Wrekin is the strongest, and can be heard from outside the county, especially along the M5 and M6 near Birmingham, as well as into western Staffordshire, southern Cheshire and Wrexham.
The other transmitters (on Black Hill near Clun, on Hazler Hill near Church Stretton, and in Mortimer Forest near Ludlow) have a much weaker signal only heard up to about 6 miles (10 km) away.[citation needed] These three transmitters are for broadcasting to the south of the county, which has a hilly terrain that reduces the effectiveness of FM transmissions.
The station also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel 713 in the BBC West Midlands region and streams online via BBC Sounds.
Programming
[edit]Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Shrewsbury studios from 6 am to 10 pm each day.
The station's late show, airing from 10 pm to 1 am, originates from BBC Radio WM in Birmingham.
During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Shropshire simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London.
Presenters
[edit]Notable current presenters
[edit]- Jim Hawkins (Weekday daytime)
Notable former presenters
[edit]- Eleanor Oldroyd (previously on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 1)[2][3]
- Sybil Ruscoe (previously on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 1)[4][5]
- Ian Skelly (now on BBC Radio 3)[6][7]
- Tim Smith (previously on BBC Radio 2, now on Jazz FM)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "RAJAR". RAJAR. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "BBC Programme Index".
- ^ "BBC Programme Index".
- ^ "BBC Programme Index".
- ^ "Sybil Ruscoe and Simon Mayo: Radio One 30 years on".
- ^ "Broadcaster Ian Skelly coming to Ludlow to talk about 'Harmony', his new book co-written with Prince of Wales and Tony Juniper".
- ^ "BBC Gramaphone Library".
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 – Steve Wright in the Afternoon – Tim Smith".
External links
[edit]- BBC Radio Shropshire
- History of local radio in Shropshire
- MDS975's Transmitter Coverage
- Clun transmitter
- Hazler Hill transmitter
- Ludlow transmitter
- Turners Hill (Digital)
- Wrekin transmitter
