BBC Somerset, the new name for the soon-to-be-relaunched BBC Somerset Sound, is the BBC Local Radio service for the shire county of Somerset. BBC Radio Bristol serves the northern parts of the ceremonial county of Somerset - Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... BBC Radio Bristol is the BBC Local Radio service for the English city of Bristol and surrounding area. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a unitary authority that was created on April 1, 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ...

Launched on 11 April 1988, it broadcasts from its studios in Park Street, Taunton on 1566AM, as well as taking programmes from Radio Bristol, the station that previously had broadcast on BBC Somerset's earlier ill-fated pre-2002 1323MW frequency. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... BBC Radio Bristol is the BBC Local Radio service for the English city of Bristol and surrounding area. ...

The BBC began broadcasts on FM in 1955, yet 50 years later, BBC Somerset can only be received as a whole on MW or on the web. That said, plans are in place to move to FM by the end of 2007 as part of the station's expansion. Frequency modulation (FM) is a form of modulation which represents information as variations in the instantaneous frequency of a carrier wave. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions serves as the most common band for broadcasting. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, 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... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

The BBC's Annual Report and Accounts for 2005/2006 stated: "The BBC is committed to extending its network of local radio stations to a limited number of underserved areas, and BBC management is carrying out preparatory work for new stations in Somerset, Dorset and Cheshire." Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a...

Because Somerset currently does not have its own DAB multiplex, the station cannot be heard on digital radio. Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Official DAB logo, found on compliant devices Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... In telecommunications, multiplexing (also muxing or MUXing) is the combining of two or more information channels onto a common transmission medium using hardware called a multiplexer or (MUX). ...

BBC Bus

BBC Somerset got a new mobile radio studio in the shape of a single-decker bus in May 2007. The role of the BBC Somerset Bus across the county is manifold, including:

• To bring BBC Somerset out into local communities across the county
• To help to improve what people in county want from their local radio station, and from the BBC in general
• To promote the major BBC campaigns, such as the Reading and Writing project (RaW) and Springwatch and Autumnwatch among many others
• To feedback to the BBC any brickbats and bouquets - from listeners/viewers who might not usually have the chance to comment
• To broadcast live shows from towns and villages around Somerset

The Challenge

BBC Somerset is spearheading The Challenge

Staff at BBC Somerset aim to create the first carbon-neutral radio station in the UK in 2007 in an initiative known as The Challenge. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

BBC local radio, online and TV staff based in Taunton have had 'eco-auditors' co2balance.com to look at every aspect of their operation - from the mileage of the transport fleet down to what happens to the office tea bags.

According to the auditors, the station - with headquarters in Taunton and a large district studio in Yeovil - generates more than 64 tonnes of CO2 each year.

On hearing the results the staff are voluntarily dipping into their own pockets to fund the three main accredited methods of carbon offsetting - tree planting, sustainable projects and carbon trading. On average the cost to each member of staff will be between £25 and £50, depending on their salary.

Now staff are looking at all areas where pollution is generated to reduce the station's carbon footprint and make it more environmentally friendly. These include:

• The fleet of cars for reporters are to be swapped for fuel-efficient vans.
• Even more efficient vehicles will be tested over the next few months.
• Most reporters now use laptops, to work from home, reducing commuter miles.
• Lighting systems are to be replaced with more energy-efficient ones.
• Loft insulation is to be improved and installing double glazing will be looked at.
• The electricity and paper supplies will be checked to make sure they are eco-friendly.
• Water coolers are being removed in favour of tap water.
• Food waste will be separated for composting - even tea bags get their own bin.

Future projects include:

• Ensuring all cleaning products are eco-friendly.
• Potentially piloting a new breed of 'stop-go' car, which switches off the engine when at a standstill.
• Using of biofuels in all transport.
• Planning permission being sought for solar panels and investigations being carried out into potential of use of a wind turbine.

Presenters

Current presenters include:

• Simon Parkin
• Jo Phillips
• Elise Rayner
• Jess Rudkin
• Adam Thomas

Former presenters include:

• Carrie Davis (The Chris Moyles Show)
• Fi Glover (Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4)

Carrie Davis (born June 24, 1976 in Barnstaple) is a sportsreader currently working for The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. ... The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the stations breakfast show presenter in 5 January 2004. ... Fi Glover, (born February 27th) is a BBC journalist and presenter. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...

External links

• BBC Somerset
• BBC Somerset studio webcam
• Why is BBC Somerset not available on FM or DAB?
• History of BBC Somerset
• History of local radio in Avon and Somerset
• Media UK - BBC Somerset