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and northern parts of

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. The service is produced and broadcast from the BBC Broadcasting Centre at St. Peter's Square in

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with district newsrooms based in

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. ''Look North'' can be watched in any part of the UK (and Europe) from

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channel 956. The latest edition of ''Look North'' is also available to watch on the

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The Leeds programme covers the editorial areas of

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is covered by the geographically multitudinous ''Look North'' programmes from

and Newcastle. Central and southern parts of the Yorkshire Dales receive the Leeds edition of ''Look North'' through various relay transmitters. The western Dales, around

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and

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, receive BBC North West from the Winter Hill transmitter in

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), receive the Leeds edition of ''Look North'' from the

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relay transmitter. Areas further north such as Wensleydale and some parts of the

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could get a better signal from the

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until the fire in August 2021. They may be able to get reception from a temporary transmitter currently only from other sites meaning they receive the Newcastle edition of ''Look North''. Otherwise the programme is available online through

. In some (but not all) areas of

, impacted viewers may be able to re-point their aerial to the Emley Moor or

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Transmitter to watch the

edition of Look North. Most viewers in

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and some in

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receive the

edition from the relay transmitter at

and in some cases, the

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edition for East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. For viewers on Freesat, northern areas of North Yorkshire (DL, TS, and YO21/22 postcodes) are allocated ''Look North'' from Newcastle on BBC1 and ''

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''. YO7 and YO62 postcodes are allocated BBC Yorkshire and ITV Tyne Tees news services.

Broadcast

On weekdays, ''Look North'' in Yorkshire and the North Midlands broadcasts three main bulletins: a 15-minute lunchtime news at 1.30 pm, the main half-hour programme at 6.30 pm and a 15-minute late bulletin at 10.30 pm, following the ''BBC News at Ten'', with a 30-second headline update during the ''

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'' at 8 pm. ''Look North'' also airs three bulletins during the weekend: early evening bulletins on Saturday & Sunday and a late night bulletin on Sundays, following the ''

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''. The times of these bulletins usually vary. Breakfast bulletins during ''

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'' aired at 27 and 57 minutes past each hour until Monday 6 June 2016, when the opt-outs were merged with those provided by ''Look Norths sister service in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, as part of a pilot scheme from the BBC's

studios.

History

Before 1968, the region was served by regional output from Manchester, launched in September 1957 with daily ''News from the North'' bulletins for the entire north of England. The start of a separate programme for the North East & Cumbria in 1959 allowed the daily bulletins to focus on the North West and Yorkshire & Lincolnshire areas. The programme was extended to 20 minutes in 1962 and renamed ''North at Six'' (later ''Look North''). BBC regional television from Leeds has been broadcast since Monday 25 March 1968. The launch of a dedicated regional news service from Leeds allowed for greater coverage of the two distinct areas on each side of the Pennines. It also coincided with the decision to introduce a separate ITV contractor for the east of the Pennines, Yorkshire Television, which went on air in July 1968 along with its own regional news magazine, ''

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''. Prior to that, Yorkshire had been covered by the Manchester-based contractors ABC (weekends) and Granada (weekdays). The original team of ''Look North'' presenters and reporters from Leeds included John Burns, Barry Chambers, David Haigh, James Hogg and David Seymour. Because the Leeds programme was carried on the powerful Holme Moss transmitter, it could be received in the north-west, Isle of Man, south to near Birmingham and even in parts of Northern Ireland as viewers' correspondence often testified (the Manchester programme was carried from Winter Hill and restricted to the north-west). ''Look North'' from Leeds was the main programme for the whole of the 'BBC North' (later 'Yorkshire & Lincolnshire') region until 11 November 2002, when a new studio had been built in

, and the programme split in two. A short opt-out service for the East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire had been in service since 2001. The programme was first produced from All Souls' Church in Blackman Lane, Leeds, where part of the church had been converted into a black-and-white television studio with attendant equipment. In 1974, ''Look North'' moved to new studios at Broadcasting House on Woodhouse Lane near Leeds Metropolitan University and around the corner from All Souls Church. The new facilities, equipped for colour, remained the base for ''Look North

'' and other regional programmes until 26 September 2004. A new broadcasting centre was built near the

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on St Peter's Square, with ''BBC Look North'' moving into the new premises on 27 September 2004. The move coincided with the introduction of a new BBC region for Yorkshire and the North Midlands.

Former on air team

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– (2001–2013) * John Cundy – (1991–2018) news correspondent for 27 years *

Harry Gration Harry John Gration (22 October 1950 – 24 June 2022) was an English journalist and broadcaster. He was one of the main anchors for the BBC Yorkshire regional magazine programme '' Look North''. He was often referred to as ''Mr. Yorkshire'' b ...

(deceased) * Will Hanrahan – (1986–1987) later reporter for ''

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'' *

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– (2001-2018) political editor 2001-2018

References

External links

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