NationMaster - Encyclopedia: BBC WM

BBC WM is the BBC Local Radio service for the West Midlands and South Staffordshire, operated by BBC Birmingham. Launched on November 7, 1970 as BBC Birmingham, it currently broadcasts from central Birmingham on 95.6 FM, DAB and on the internet. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... The Mailbox, current home to BBC Birmingham BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC. It was the first region outside of London to start brodcasting both the corporations radio (in 1922) and television (in 1948) transmissions from the Sutton Coldfield television transmitter. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... 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... 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 the 1990s, as a BBC economy measure, the station took over BBC CWR (broadcasting to Coventry and Warwickshire). More recently, separate news bulletins for the Coventry and Warwickshire area, as well as a separate breakfast and afternoon programmes, returned to the CWR frequencies, and on 3 September 2005 CWR (reverting to its original title of BBC Coventry & Warwickshire) resumed the production and transmission of continuous local programming between 5.00 and 22.00 each weekday (6.00 - 18.00 at weekends). BBC Coventry and Warwickshire is the BBC Local Radio service serving the City of Coventry and the county of Warwickshire. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Until 2004, BBC WM broadcast from the Pebble Mill studios, also in Birmingham. Pebble Mill Studios are located in the leafy suburbs of Birmingham, England. ...

On 4 July, 2004, the station moved to the new the offices of BBC Birmingham, located in The Mailbox. Over the second half of 2004, all the departments based at Pebble Mill moved to the Mailbox. BBC WM was one of the first to move, with local television news and BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers among the last. Categories: Places of interest in Birmingham, England | Stub ... 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. ... This entry is about the radio series; for other meanings, see The Archers (disambiguation). ...

The first presenter to officially broadcast from the new studios was BBC WM stalwart Ed Doolan. Other broadcasters include Les Ross, Tony Butler & now Phil Upton who has recently taken over the Breakfast Show. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Categories: Places of interest in Birmingham, England | Stub ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Ed Doolan is a British radio presenter who fronts a show, beginning at 10:00 until 13:00 on BBC Radio WM. He started out in forces radio and moved to BRMB, then WM in 1982. ... Birmingham born Les Ross always wanted to become a DJ so at the age of 11, he wrote to the general manager of Radio Luxembourg. ... Tony Butler is a Birmingham based UK sports broadcaster and one of the first stars of local radio in Britain, known for a distinctive local accent and sometimes controversial style. ... Broadcaster Phil Upton(or Mr Birmingham as he is nicknamed) was born in Birmingham on 9 October 1966. ...

The new local radio facilities include two broadcast studios; a talk studio; an operations and production area; and a studio shared with the BBC Asian Network.

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Sundays Janice Long (born April 5, 1955) is a Liverpudlian radio broadcaster in the UK, the sister of TV personality Keith Chegwin. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

Mondays - Thursdays Ed Doolan is a British radio presenter who fronts a show, beginning at 10:00 until 13:00 on BBC Radio WM. He started out in forces radio and moved to BRMB, then WM in 1982. ... Professor Carl Stephen Alfred Chinn MBE (born 6 September 1956) is a historian, writer, radio presenter, magazine editor, newspaper columnist, media personality, local celebrity, and famous Brummie, whose working life has been devoted to the study and popularisation of the city of Birmingham in England. ... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

Mondays Broadcaster Phil Upton(or Mr Birmingham as he is nicknamed) was born in Birmingham on 9 October 1966. ... Ed Doolan is a British radio presenter who fronts a show, beginning at 10:00 until 13:00 on BBC Radio WM. He started out in forces radio and moved to BRMB, then WM in 1982. ... Birmingham born Les Ross always wanted to become a DJ so at the age of 11, he wrote to the general manager of Radio Luxembourg. ... Tony Butler is a Birmingham based UK sports broadcaster and one of the first stars of local radio in Britain, known for a distinctive local accent and sometimes controversial style. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

Tuesdays - Thursdays Tony Butler is a Birmingham based UK sports broadcaster and one of the first stars of local radio in Britain, known for a distinctive local accent and sometimes controversial style. ...

The BBC already streams its national radio services on the internet and is committed to extending this to its English local radio services. On 22 October, 2004, it began streaming BBC WM. Ed Doolan is a British radio presenter who fronts a show, beginning at 10:00 until 13:00 on BBC Radio WM. He started out in forces radio and moved to BRMB, then WM in 1982. ... Tracey Ward is one of the longest serving presenters on BBC WM, having been on the air for over 12 years. ... Tracey Ward is one of the longest serving presenters on BBC WM, having been on the air for over 12 years. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

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Currently radio DJ for BBC Southern Counties Radio. ... It has been suggested that Pogus Caesar Interview (The Voice) 1989 be merged into this article or section. ... Broadcaster Malcolm Boyden is a BBC Local Radio Presenter, who currently presents on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire & BBC Hereford & Worcester. ...

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BBC Local Radio

East: Essex • Radio Cambridgeshire • Radio Norfolk • Radio Northampton • Radio Suffolk • Three Counties Radio BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... BBC Essex is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Essex. ... BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cambridgeshire. ... BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. ... Broadcasting House in Abington Street, Northampton BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Northamptonshire. ... BBC Radio Suffolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Suffolk, commencing broadcasts on 12 April 1990. ... 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). It broadcasts from its studios in Luton on 94. ...

East Midlands: Radio Derby • Radio Leicester • Radio Nottingham BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Derbyshire. ... BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Nottinghamshire. ...

North East and North West: Radio Cleveland • Radio Cumbria • Radio Lancashire • Radio Manchester • Radio Merseyside • Radio Newcastle BBC Radio Cleveland is the BBC Local Radio service for the English areas of Teesside, County Durham and some of North Yorkshire. ... BBC Radio Cumbria is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cumbria and broadcasts from studios in Carlisle. ... BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Lancashire. ... BBC Radio Manchester is a BBC Local Radio station broadcasting to the city of Manchester and surrounding areas. ... BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. ... BBC Radio Newcastle is the BBC Local Radio service English metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. ...

South and South East: Radio Berkshire • Radio Kent • London 94.9 • Radio Oxford • Radio Solent • Southern Counties Radio BBC Radio Berkshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Berkshire. ... BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent. ... BBC London 94. ... BBC Radio Oxford is a BBC Local Radio station, which opened on October 29, 1970. ... BBC Radio Solent is the BBC Local Radio service for the Isle of Wight and the English counties of Hampshire and Dorset. ... BBC Southern Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Surrey and Sussex. ...

South West and the Channel Islands: Radio Cornwall • Radio Devon • Radio Guernsey • Radio Jersey BBC Radio Cornwall is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cornwall. ... BBC Radio Devon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Devon, and began transmissions on 17 January 1983, replacing a previous breakfast show (Morning SouWest) for Devon and Cornwall broadcast on the local frequencies of Radio 4. ... BBC Radio Guernsey is the BBC Local Radio service for the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Alderney. ... BBC Radio Jersey logo. ...

West: Radio Bristol • Radio Gloucestershire • Radio Swindon • Radio Wiltshire • Somerset BBC Radio Bristol is the BBC Local Radio service for the English city of Bristol and surrounding area. ... BBC Radio Gloucestershire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Gloucestershire, which started on October 3, 1988. ... BBC Radio Swindon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English town of Swindon. ... BBC Radio Wiltshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Wiltshire, which began as BBC Wiltshire Sound on April 4th 1989. ... 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. ...

West Midlands: BBC WM • Coventry and Warwickshire • Hereford and Worcester • Radio Shropshire • Radio Stoke // Overview BBC Coventry and Warwickshire is the BBC Local Radio service serving the City of Coventry and the county of Warwickshire, It broadcasts on 94. ... BBC Hereford and Worcester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. ... BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Shropshire. ... BBC Radio Stoke is the BBC Local Radio service for the English city of Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding areas including north and mid-Staffordshire and south Cheshire. ...

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: Radio Humberside • Radio Lincolnshire • Radio Leeds • Radio Sheffield • Radio York BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire on April 1st 1996. ... BBC Radio Lincolnshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Lincolnshireâ€”apart from the northern parts of the county, which are covered by BBC Radio Humberside. ... BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of West Yorkshire. ... BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and the North Midlands. ... BBC Radio York is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of North Yorkshire. ...

Former stations: Radio Brighton • Radio Bedfordshire • Radio Durham • BBC GLR • BBC GMR • Radio London • Radio Surrey BBC Radio Brighton was one of the first wave of BBC Local Radio stations which took to the air during the late 1960s. ... BBC Radio Bedfordshire went on-air in June 1985. ... BBC Radio Durham was part off the BBCs original plan to have 9 sites where local radio experiments would be carried out, however, it is the only station to have fully closed down. ... BBC London 94. ... This article is about the Manchester radio station. ... BBC London 94. ...

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