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BBC Radio Newcastle is the
BBC's local radio station serving
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...
, the neighbouring
metropolitan boroughs
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,
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
and north east
County Durham
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. It broadcasts on
FM,
DAB, digital TV and via
BBC Sounds
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from BBC studios on Barrack Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...
.
According to
RAJAR
Radio Joint Audience Research Limited (RAJAR) was established in 1992 to operate a single audience measurement system for the radio industry in the United Kingdom. RAJAR is jointly owned by the BBC and RadioCentre. RAJAR's predecessor was calle ...
, the station has a weekly audience of 195,000 listeners and a 4.3% share as of September 2022.
Technical
The
Pontop Pike transmitter broadcasts the strongest signal on . This transmitter, one of the first in the country, provides
Tyneside
Tyneside is a built-up area across the banks of the River Tyne in northern England. Residents of the area are commonly referred to as Geordies. The whole area is surrounded by the North East Green Belt.
The population of Tyneside as published i ...
and parts of
Wearside
Wearside () is a built-up area in both Tyne and Wear and County Durham, Northern England. It is named after the River Wear which flows through it and traditionally all in the County of Durham. In the 2011 census, its official name was the Sunder ...
with national radio frequencies, terrestrial television,
BBC National DAB
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and
Digital One
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. The frequency from
Chatton
Chatton is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is roughly to the east of Wooler.
History
Chatton has been occupied for many centuries. There has been a church on the site since the twelfth century. There is evidence of occupation in ...
covers most of the populated areas of east
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
. The other two FM transmitters are much weaker.
The Fenham transmitter, for west Newcastle and
Gateshead
Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...
is situated close to the studios on Barrack Road. It also broadcasts television, national radio,
BBC National DAB
BBC National DAB is a digital audio broadcasting multiplex in the UK, for a number of radio stations which have UK wide coverage. The multiplex is owned and operated by the BBC and is transmitted from a number of transmitter sites across the co ...
,
Digital One
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, the MXR North East 12C multiplex,
Heart North East
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...
on 96.2,
Metro Radio
Metro Radio is an Independent Local Radio station based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.
As of September 2022, the ...
on 103 and
Capital North East
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The station launched on 1 June 1999 as Galaxy 105–106, ren ...
on 105.6.
The DAB signal comes mainly from
Burnhope
Burnhope is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is located in the Craghead valley on the opposite side to Stanley and has 1,564 inhabitants, as measured in the 2011 census. Burnhope overlooks Lanchester in the Browney ...
(near
Consett
Consett is a town in County Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019.
History
Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. Its' name originates in the ...
), and also from Fenham (lower power), on the
Bauer Digital Radio multiplex.
In addition, BBC Radio Newcastle also broadcasts on
Freeview Freeview may refer to:
* Freeview (Australia), the marketing name for the digital terrestrial television platform in Australia
* Freeview (New Zealand), a digital satellite and digital terrestrial television platform in New Zealand
*Freeview (UK), ...
TV channel 719 and streams online via
BBC Sounds
BBC Sounds is a Closed platform, walled garden streaming media and audio download service from the BBC that includes live radio broadcasts, audio on demand, and podcasts. The service is available on a wide range of devices, including mobile pho ...
.
Programming
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC Radio Newcastle's studios from 6am - 1am each day.
The station's late show, airing from 10pm - 1am, is simulcast every night on
BBC Radio Tees
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It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and ...
and on
BBC Radio Cumbria
BBC Radio Cumbria is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Cumbria. It broadcasts on FM, AM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios in Carlisle.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 71,000 listene ...
on Fridays.
During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Newcastle simulcasts overnight programming from
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins. It is the principal BBC radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcast ...
and
BBC Radio London
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.
Presenters
The station's team of sports commentators includes
Gary Bennett,
Marco Gabbiadini
Marco Gabbiadini (; born 20 January 1968) is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.
Playing career York City
Gabbiadini was born on ...
, Matthew Raisbeck and
John Anderson John Anderson may refer to:
Business
*John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland
* John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...
.
BBC Radio Sunderland
In January 2021, BBC Radio Sunderland launched as a temporary sister station. The service provided eight hours of opt-out programming for listeners in Sunderland and the surrounding area each weekday until March 2021.
Notable former presenters
*
Alex Hall
*
Lisa Shaw (deceased)
*
Frank Wappat
*
Sue Sweeney
*
Paddy MacDee
*
Kathy Secker
Kathy Secker (born Catherine Barnfather ; 18 February 1945 – 15 December 2015) was a British broadcaster, best known for her work at Tyne Tees Television and BBC Radio Newcastle. During her early broadcasting career at Tyne Tees (1976-1984) she ...
*
Alfie Joey
References
External links
*
media.info - BBC Radio NewcastleChatton transmitterFenham transmitterNewton transmitterPontop Pike transmitter (including coverage map)
{{Radio stations in North East England
Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England
*Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England
*Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...
Mass media in Newcastle upon Tyne
Radio stations in North East England
Radio stations established in 1971
1971 establishments in England