''Morning Sou’West'' was a regional programme broadcast in south west England. It was aired as an opt-out from

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on Radio 4 VHF/FM frequencies in the south west as well as on several local MW transmitters due to the then incomplete coverage of VHF/FM. It was broadcast on weekday mornings between 6:30am and 8:35am, rejoining '' Today'' for '' Yesterday in Parliament'' when Parliament was sitting - the programme was extended by eight minutes when Parliament was in recess, ending at the same time as the Today programme. The programme was supplemented by five-minute regional news bulletins at 12:55pm and 5:55pm. Morning Sou’West was not broadcast at the weekend although regional news bulletins did air on Saturdays at 6:55am, 7:55am, 12:55pm and 5:55{{nbsppm. No regional news coverage was broadcast on Sundays. The programme ended on 31 December 1982, 18 days prior to the launch of

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and BBC Radio Cornwall. The programme’s cessation marked the end of regional programming opt-outs on Radio 4 as by now BBC Local Radio was available across much of England.

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