BBC East

Headquarters	Norwich
Broadcast area	Norfolk, Suffolk, northern Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire southern Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire
National Region	BBC English Regions
TV Transmitters	Sandy Heath Sudbury Tacolneston
Radio Stations	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire BBC Essex BBC Radio Northampton BBC Radio Norfolk BBC Radio Suffolk BBC Three Counties Radio
Launched	1959
Key people	Tim Bishop (Head of Regional & Local Programmes)

BBC East is the BBC English Region that produces local television and radio programming for Norfolk, Suffolk, northern Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, southern Northamptonshire andBuckinghamshire. Shown within Norfolk Geography Status: City (1195) Government Region: East of England Administrative County: Norfolk Area: - Total Ranked 322nd 39. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... BBC English Regions is the division of the BBC responsible for the corporations local television, radio, web and teletext services in England. ... Sudbury Transmitter is a facility for FM- and television- transmission at Sudbury, England. ... The Tacolneston transmitting station is a facility for both analogue & digital VHF/FM radio & UHF television transmission near Tacolneston, 11 miles South-West of Norwich, Norfolk, England. ... BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cambridgeshire. ... BBC Essex is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Essex. ... Broadcasting House in Abington Street, Northampton BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Northamptonshire. ... BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. ... BBC Radio Suffolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Suffolk, commencing broadcasts on 12 April 1990. ... BBC Three Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (referred to as Beds, Herts and Bucks). It broadcasts from its studios in Luton on 94. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC English Regions is the division of the BBC responsible for the corporations local television, radio, web and teletext services in England. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ...

Its television programming transmitted locally on BBC One includes the daily Look East news programme, the weekly regional magazine programme Inside Out and the weekly Politics Show. BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... BBC Look East is the BBCs regional television news programme for the eastern region, which is comprised of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk (note this differs from the political East of England region). ...

The region is the controlling centre for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Essex, BBC Radio Northampton, BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Radio Suffolk and BBC Three Counties Radio, and the local editions of the BBC's Where I Live websites. BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cambridgeshire. ... BBC Essex is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Essex. ... Broadcasting House in Abington Street, Northampton BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Northamptonshire. ... BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. ... BBC Radio Suffolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Suffolk, commencing broadcasts on 12 April 1990. ... BBC Three Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (referred to as Beds, Herts and Bucks). It broadcasts from its studios in Luton on 94. ...

The regional headquarters and television centre is in Millennium Plain, Norwich, with offices and studios also in Cambridge. Shown within Norfolk Geography Status: City (1195) Government Region: East of England Administrative County: Norfolk Area: - Total Ranked 322nd 39. ... Shown within Cambridgeshire Geography Status: City (1951) Region: East of England Admin. ...

External links

• BBC Where I live
• Look East