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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.
Radio 4 is the second most popular British domestic radio station after Radio 2, and was awarded "UK Radio Station of the Year" at the 2004 SonyRadioAcademyAwards for the second year running.
Radio 4 came into existence on 30 September 1967, when the BBC re-launched all of its domestic radio stations under new names.
The BBC Home Service was the original name for Radio 4 and was on the air from 1939 until 30 September 1967 it had regional variations and was broadcast on medium wave with a network of VHF FM transmitters being added from 1955.
Radio 4 began on 30 September 1967, when the BBC renamed its domestic radio stations.
The 5-minute "Radio 4 UK Theme" (composed by Fritz Spiegl) used to follow but it was dropped in April 2006 after 33 years [2], despite some public opposition and a campaign to save it.
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