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BBC Three Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (referred to as Beds, Herts and Bucks). Its main studios are on Hastings Street in Luton; the studios at Willen in Milton Keynes produce a separate breakfast show from 6am to 9am. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... For other uses, see Frequency (disambiguation). ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The traditional counties as usually portrayed. ... Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... Willen is a district of Milton Keynes, England and is also one of the ancient villages of Buckinghamshire to have been included in the designated area of the New City in the 1960s. ... , Milton Keynes ( ; IPA ) is a large town in South East England, about 45 miles (75 km) north-west of London. ...

History

It started as "Radio Bedfordshire" on 24 June 1985, serving the whole of Bedfordshire plus (despite the name) North Bucks and the northern parts of Hertfordshire. Therefore, as well as Luton and Bedford (and the rest of Beds), Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Harpenden, St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Letchworth, Stevenage and Hitchin were served by the new station. Almost eight years later, the station changed to its present name on 5 April 1993 to reflect the wider reach across the three counties and to give equal service to all. The editorial area was not, at that point, expanded but enhanced studio facilities and staff were devoted to Bucks & Herts. is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the English county town. ... Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of 81,143 at the 2001 Census. ... , Harpenden is a town in the City and District of St Albans of Hertfordshire in the South East of England. ... , St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35 km) north of central London. ... Not to be confused with Welwyn. ... , Letchworth Garden City, more commonly Letchworth, is a town in Hertfordshire, England. ... For other uses see Stevenage (disambiguation) Stevenage is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England. ... , Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, and has an estimated population of 30,360. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Since 1995, it has not played music during its daily output, instead relying on pure speech from 5am until 7pm, when specialist programming is broadcast. The studios at Willen have produced the separate breakfast show since October 2001, with a separate drivetime show from November 2004 until October 2005, before producing the separate lunchtime programme which ended in February 2007 with a revamp of the schedule.

New transmitters at Epping Green and Bedmond extended the coverage to Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and west Hertfordshire in late 2005. Not to be confused with Welwyn. ... Arms of the former Hatfield Rural District Council Hatfield, originally Bishops Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. ...

Transmitters

BBC Three Counties Radio broadcasts on 90.4FM (Epping Green, near Hertford), 92.1FM (Bedmond, near Hemel Hempstead), 94.7FM (Quainton Hill, near Aylesbury), 95.5FM (Sandy Heath), 98.0FM (High Wycombe), 103.8FM (Zouches Farm, near Luton), 104.5FM (Bow Brickhill, near Milton Keynes), 630 kHz MW (Lewsey Farm, near Luton), 1161 kHz (Kempston, near Bedford), and streaming from the BBC 3CR website. BBC 3CR is not broadcast on digital radio; instead BBC London 94.9 is carried by the London 2 (Switch London) multiplex which is transmitted from Zouches Farm and Bedmond. A Beds, Herts and Bucks digital multiplex, to be run by NOW Digital Ltd, will begin broadcasts in spring 2008. Hertford (standard pronunciations /hÉ‘tÖ½fÉ™d/ and /hÉ‘Ö½fÉ™d/; local pronunciation /[h]É‘ËÊ”Ö½fÉ™d/) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is in the East Hertfordshire district of that county. ... Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of 81,143 at the 2001 Census. ... This page is about Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Sandy Heath transmitter is a television broadcast station located between Sandy, Bedfordshire and Potton near the B1042. ... // The world renound retard, jack milner, has been said to be living in the retarded town just west of high wycombe known as down syndromly. ... Zouches Farm is a microwave radio link site located at Zouches Farm, Caddington, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (grid reference TL045210), on the top of Blows Downs, owned and maintained by BT Group. ... The church at Bow Brickhill, hidden in the trees from every approach until you enter the churchyard. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions serves as the most common band for broadcasting. ... , Residential area of Luton. ... Map sources for Kempston at grid reference TL0347 Kempston (pronounced Kemstun) is a town in Bedfordshire, England. ... BBC London 94. ... Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital; it broadcasts on 223. ...

None of the transmissions are very powerful, but the Milton Keynes 104.5FM signal from Bow Brickhill is the strongest and can be received the furthest; it can be heard in Swindon and as far north as Rugby (where it begins to interfere with Radio Derby). The 630 kHz signal from Lewsey Farm can be heard clearly as far north as south Lincolnshire, and it can interfere with the Voice of Russia, which is on the same frequency. , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ... BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Derbyshire. ... For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... A 1969 Radio Moscow QSL card Voice of Russia is the Russian governments international radio broadcasting service. ...

Schedule

Gareth Lloyd is the presenter of the 5-6am early breakfast programme looking at all the days news, sport, weather and travel plus speaking to people around the world . The 6-9am Breakfast shows are presented by Stephen Rhodes in Beds, Herts and Bucks, and by Helen Legh in Milton Keynes. At 9am, Ronnie Barbour takes over. From 11am until 2pm everyday, JVS investigates listener's consumer problems. At 2pm Lorna Milton presents the afternoon show. From 4.30pm, Roberto Perrone presents the drivetime show, featuring local news and information.

Other weekend presenters include Barry Hyde and Colin Berry, whose shows includes music, phone-ins and competitions. A popular show over the weekend is Treasure Quest, presented by Andy Gelder. A show in which studio-based contestants have to solve six clues, sending reporter Victoria Cook around the area to find the next clue. Its a cheap radio version of C4's Treasure Hunt.

Sunday lunchtime is hosted by Ernie Almond and is a round table discussion with three guests, with topics of national and local interest. Listeners are encouraged to join in by text, email or phone. During the final hour, Ernie relays his visits - pre-recorded during the week - to villages in Beds, Herts & Bucks.

Every Friday from 7pm BBC Three Counties Radio plays host to the national BBC Introducing... programme. Gareth Lloyd presents the one hour programme called BBC Introducing... in Beds, Herts & Bucks, which features the best local talent from across the three counties. Every week an unsinged local band get the chance to perform a live set on the radio. Recently they took a local Luton band to record a session at the BBC studios in Maida Vale.

Three Counties Radio also broadcasts Rokker Radio, a show aimed at the travelling community, which had lots of national press attention when it was announced in March 2006. The show, presented by Jake Bowers, one of the UK's only Romany journalists, broadcasts on a Sunday evening from 5pm. Rokker Radio was expanded following popular demand in August 2006 across the BBC local radio stations in the Eastern region.

Three Counties Radio also "goes regional" on Friday evenings from 10pm - 1.00am when Ern & Vern take to the airwaves with their popular style of outrageous comedy and music to match. Listeners queue up to get on and chat with them.

Three Counties Radio also caters for the Afro-Caribbean community. Smooth Grooves is presented by C.L. Smooth which is known for album reviews and interviews of international R&B and Reggae artist including Shaggy, Angie Stone, Stephen Marley, Soulja Boy.

Ian Pearce is presenter of Melting Pot, a programme for all faiths and none, on Sunday mornings and also commentates on the local football programmes. He is popular former English teacher at Challney High School for Boys on Stoneygate Road in Challney, Luton.

External links

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