BBC Radio Shropshire

BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC's local radio station serving Shropshire.

BBC Radio Shropshire
Broadcast areaShropshire
FrequencyFM: 90.0 MHz (Church Stretton)
FM: 95.0 MHz (Ludlow)
FM: 96.0 MHz (Telford & Shrewsbury)
FM: 104.1 MHz (Clun)
DAB: 11B
Freeview: 721
RDSBBC Shrp
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatLocal news, talk and music
Ownership
OwnerBBC Local Radio,
BBC West Midlands
History
First air date
23 April 1985 (1985-04-23)
Links
WebsiteBBC Radio Shropshire

It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Boscobel Drive in Shrewsbury.

According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 67,000 listeners and a 4.8% share as of December 2022.[1]

Technical

The 96 MHz FM signal from The Wrekin is the strongest, and can be heard from outside the county, especially along the M5 and M6 near Birmingham, as well as into western Staffordshire, southern Cheshire and Wrexham.

The other transmitters (on Black Hill near Clun, on Hazler Hill near Church Stretton, and in Mortimer Forest near Ludlow) have a much weaker signal only heard up to about 6 miles (10 km) away. These three transmitters are for broadcasting to the south of the county, which has a hilly terrain that reduces the effectiveness of FM transmissions.

In addition, BBC Radio Shropshire also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel 721 in the BBC West Midlands region and streams online via BBC Sounds.

Programming

Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Shrewsbury studios from 6am to 10pm each day.

The station's late show, airing from 10pm to 1am, originates from BBC Radio WM in Birmingham.

During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Shropshire simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London.

Presenters

Notable current presenters

Notable former presenters

References
  1. "RAJAR". RAJAR. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. "BBC Radio 2 – Steve Wright in the Afternoon – Tim Smith".
  3. "Broadcaster Ian Skelly coming to Ludlow to talk about 'Harmony', his new book co-written with Prince of Wales and Tony Juniper".
  4. "BBC Gramaphone Library".
  5. "BBC Programme Index".
  6. "Sybil Ruscoe and Simon Mayo: Radio One 30 years on".
  7. "BBC Programme Index".
  8. "BBC Programme Index".

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