BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across the city on 94.9 FM, Internet, it was previously known as GLR (Greater London Radio) and before that Radio London, not to be confused with the pirate radio station of the same name. Each incarnation represented different management and scheduling.
BBCRadio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927.
BBCRadio 1 was launched as a part-time pop music station September 30, 1967.
BBCRadio 5 was launched on 27 August 1990 as a home for sport and children's programming, and was it later renamed BBCRadio Five Live when it became a dedicated news and sport network.