BBC Radio Cumbria is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cumbria and broadcasts from studios in Carlisle. BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... The traditional counties as usually portrayed. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Carlisle is a city in the extreme north west of England, some 10 miles from the border with Scotland. ...

Radio Cumbria claims to be listened to by one third of the county's population. In order to address the challenge of broadcasting to a county which is sparsely populated and predominantly rural, it regularly makes outside broadcasts from a bus to maintain direct contact with its audience. Most programming has a similar format to that of other BBC local radio stations, although one unique feature is the "Lamb Bank" - a short daily programme which carries announcements from farmers wishing to exchange livestock.

Until recently, evening programmes had been shared with the BBC local radio stations in the north east, Radio Newcastle and Radio Cleveland. The station is now on air between 5am and 1am every day. BBC Radio Newcastle is the BBC Local Radio service English metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. ... BBC Radio Cleveland is the BBC Local Radio service for the English areas of Teesside, County Durham and some of North Yorkshire. ...

Radio Cumbria is unusual among BBC Local Radio stations in that its coverage area does not correspond exactly with a BBC television "region". Due mainly to considerations of terrain, northern parts of Cumbria receive television from Sandale, which broadcasts regional news from studios in Newcastle upon Tyne, directed at the "North East and Cumbria" region. Southern Cumbria receives regional news from Manchester via the Winter Hill TV Mast. Earlier attempts by the BBC to transmit the Manchester-produced bulletins to Northern Cumbria all proved unpopular, because viewers objected to coverage of Derbyshire and Cheshire at the expense of their own locality. For these reasons, Radio Cumbria fulfils an important role in providing a unified news service to the whole county. This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England, UK. The place is named from the old British name Mamucium plus ceaster, derived from the old Latin Castra. Manchester is a metropolitan borough with city status. ... Winter Hill Mast is a television mast situated on Winter Hill between Chorley and Bolton, in Lancashire, England. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... This article is about the English county. ...

On FM, Radio Cumbria broadcasts to northern Cumbria on 95.6 MHz (Sandale) and to the south of the county on 96.1 MHz (Morecambe Bay), with lower-powered relays on 95.2 MHz (Kendal), 104.1 MHz (Whitehaven) and 104.2 MHz (Windermere). It also broadcasts on medium wave: 756 kHz (Carlisle), 837 kHz (Barrow-in-Furness) and 1458 kHz (Whitehaven). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Morecambe Bay at low tide from Hest Bank, looking towards Grange-over-Sands Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northern England, with the largest area of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom. ... Kendal is an ancient town in the traditional county of Westmorland, in the South Lakeland district county of Cumbria, England. ... Location within the British Isles For the neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee see Whitehaven, Memphis. ... See also Windermere, Florida and Windermere, Seattle, Washington. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Carlisle is a city in the extreme north west of England, some 10 miles from the border with Scotland. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... Location within the British Isles For the neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee see Whitehaven, Memphis. ...

History of Radio Cumbria

Radio Cumbria began service on 1973-11-24 as BBC Radio Carlisle and adopted its current name shortly before its tenth anniversary. Interestingly, the county of Cumbria was not created until 1974. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

Between 1982-05-25 and 1991, an opt-out service, BBC Radio Furness operated in the south of the county at peak times, covering the Furness area which encompasses the Lake District and what is now the south coast of Cumbria. Its programmes were produced in Barrow-in-Furness and used 96.1 MHz and 837 kHz. Radio Furness closed as a result of budgetary constraints, after which the whole county once again received a single programme. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Furness is a peninsula in north-west England. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ...

See also

• The Bay - independent radio station covering north Lancashire and southern Cumbria
• CFM (Carlisle), CFM (West Cumbria)

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External links

• BBC Radio Cumbria
• Media UK - BBC Radio Cumbria
• History of local radio in Cumbria.
• MDS975's Transmitter map.
• Sandale transmitter.
• Kendal transmitter.
• Morecambe Bay transmitter.
• Windermere tranmitter.
• Whitehaven transmitter.