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BBC Somerset
BBC Radio Somerset is the Local BBC Radio, BBC's local radio station serving the county of Somerset. It broadcasts on frequency modulation, FM, AM broadcasting, AM, Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios in the Blackbrook area of Taunton. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 47,000 listeners and a 4.1% share as of September 2022. History The first BBC service for the county of Somerset was established in 1978, as an emergency measure following storms in the county. BBC Somerset Sound (1988–2007) The station proper was launched as BBC Somerset Sound on 11 April 1988, broadcasting on BBC Radio Bristol's former frequency of 1323AM. It was based in studios above a cafe on Paul St, Taunton, with a smaller satellite studio in Yeovil. The signal on 1323AM was for many years interfered with by a Russian radio station. In August 2002, BBC Somerset Sound moved to new premises in Park Street, Taunton, and acquired a more robust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben McGrail
Ben McGrail (born 4 November) is a British broadcast journalist, best known for his work at ITV News West Country as their Somerset Correspondent. Career McGrail studied broadcast journalism at the University of Leeds from 2004 to 2007 where he started in radio at the student radio station Leeds Student Radio, LSR. After graduating, McGrail worked as a freelance journalist before joining The Breeze (Andover), Andover Sound in September 2008 as news editor and drivetime presenter. In 2011 McGrail was appointed as the drivetime presenter on BBC Somerset and in 2013 he took over the 9am mid-morning phone-in programme. In 2017 McGrail was announced as the new Somerset Correspondent for ITV News West Country. Awards In 2010 McGrail and the Andover Sound news team won a silver at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in the Journalist of the Year category. In 2014 McGrail 's radio show won the South West Media Award for Radio News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year. Meanwhile in 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |