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BBC Radio Oxford is a BBC Local Radio station, which opened on October 29, 1970. It broadcasts on 95.2 MHz VHF FM from the Oxford transmitter. Image File history File links BBC_Radio_Oxford. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... Frequency modulation (FM) is a form of modulation which represents information as variations in the instantaneous frequency of a carrier wave. ... The Oxford transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on land 129. ...


On April 9, 1996, it was merged with Radio Berkshire to form Thames Valley FM. But this proved unpopular and on February 14, 2000 it was launched again as Radio Oxford, although some output is shared with Radio Berkshire, and in the evenings output is shared also with other BBC local radio stations in the South and South-East of England. April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... BBC Radio Berkshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Berkshire. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Despite the name, the radio station is intended to serve the whole of the county of Oxfordshire, not just the city of Oxford, and the radio station used to play slogans such as "In Oxford, Abingdon and Banbury, it's your voice", or a similar slogan using another three places in the county (not necessarily including Oxford). A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Abingdon is a market town in Oxfordshire, England and is one of the towns which claim to be Britains oldest continuously occupied town. ... The modern Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury alongside the Oxford Canal, with Banbury Museum in the background. ...


In October 2004, BBC Radio Oxford relaunched with a brand-new lineup. It was designed to make the station more upbeat, and appeal more to the younger generations. To help with this, a new sung jingle package was introduced to replace the five-year-old previous one

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Presenters

Bill Heine is a presenter on BBC Radio Oxford Monday through Friday, and in October 2004, he had his time-slot changed from 11-2 to the 4-7 to exploit fully his success with the listeners. ... Paul Miller currently resides in Twickenham, South West London, and first appeared on BBC Radio Solent in 1994 as a traffic reporter on the stations morning slot. ... Richard John McNeill Allinson (whose name was often parodied by Terry Wogan as Alice Richardson), was born on 12 October 1958 in Lichfield, Staffordshire. ... Broadcaster Roger Day born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on 29th March 1945 & currently presents shows on Birminghams Saga 105. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Weather Presenters:

  • Sean Batty (AM)
  • Steph Ball
  • Cee Daly
  • Bee Tucker

Past Presenters

External links

  • BBC Radio Oxford
  • BBC Oxford
  • Media UK - BBC Radio Oxford

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