BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of West Yorkshire. Opened on 24th June 1968, it broadcasts from its studios in Leeds on 92.4 (Holme Moss), 95.3 (Luddenden, two miles west of Halifax & Wharfedale, two miles north of Otley), 102.7 (Keighley, on Rombalds Moor near Riddlesden) 103.9 (Beecroft Hill, in Bramley near Leeds) FM, 774 (New Farnley, near the A58) AM and DAB. BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The metropolitan counties of England are counties that cover large urban areas, each with several metropolitan districts. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Location within the British Isles. ... Holme Moss is a moor in the South Pennines on the very edge of the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. ... Halifax can refer to several things: The original Halifax, Halifax, England in West Yorkshire. ... Keighley (pronounced ) is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north west of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Riddlesden is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... Bramley is an area of west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM radio, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... This article discusses New Farnley, near Leeds. ... The A58 is a major road in England. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Digital audio broadcasting or DAB is a developing technology for broadcasting audio programming in digital form. ...

The strongest signal is on 92.4FM, from the Holme Moss transmitter, and covers most of West Yorkshire. Holme Moss also broadcasts GMR and Radio Sheffield. The Keighley transmitter also carries television. BBC GMR (Greater Manchester Radio) is the BBC Local Radio service for the English city of Manchester and surrounding area. ... BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and the North Midlands. ...

In 2004, BBC Radio Leeds became the second BBC local radio station in England, after BBC London 94.9, to broadcast 24 hours a day. Along with the BBC Yorkshire's television output, it moved, also in 2004, from the old studios on Woodhouse Lane to a new broadcasting centre in St Peter's Square, near the West Yorkshire Playhouse. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC London 94. ...

Martin Kelner has an hour long Kick Off With Kelner football show each weekday at 6pm, and on Fridays and Saturdays has his 'Late Night Thing' from 10pm - 1am, which comes from Leeds and broadcasts pan-Yorkshire. From 7pm on weekdays, all Yorkshire BBC radio stations share the same programmes.

External links

• BBC Radio Leeds (http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radioleeds)
• The history of BBC Radio Leeds (http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radioleeds/history.shtml)
• Media UK - BBC Radio Leeds (http://www.mediauk.com/radio/291)
• History of local radio in Yorkshire. (http://www.geocities.com/thehotw/aircheck_UKYorks.htm)
• Holme Moss transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/holmemoss/index.asp)
• Luddenden transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/luddenden.asp)
• Keighley transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/keighley.asp)
• Wharfedale transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/wharfedale.asp)