BBC Radio Gloucestershire
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BBC Radio Gloucestershire is the BBC Local Radio
service for the English
county
of Gloucestershire
, which started on 3 October 1988. It broadcasts from its studios in London Rd, Gloucester
on 95 (Stroud
), 95.8 (Cirencester
), 104.7 (Gloucester
, Cheltenham
& Tewkesbury
) FM
, 1413 in the Cotswolds
& Forest of Dean
AM
and over the internet.
In 1992 Home Office reclaimed its original AM frequency (FM reception is poor in some areas due to the hilly nature of the county), but after much government debate a new AM frequency of 1413kHz was eventually allocated to the station. There are AM transmitters broadcasting on 1413 at Stow on the Wold and at Berkeley Heath.
The station will commence broadcasting on DAB digital radio when local services are provided via the Muxco local multiplex. Muxco currently plan to merge the "Gloucestershire" and "Herefordshire & Worcestershire" multiplexes and was due to launch in early 2011.
The http://www.muxco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/MuxCo-South-West-Midlands-launch-map.jpg DAB transmitters planned for the multiplex that will serve the Gloucestershire audience are due to be located at Churchdown Hill (for the Severn Vale, including the Cheltenham/Gloucester conurbation) and Ridge Hill. Transmitters in Stroud (for the 5 valleys), Icomb Hill, near Bourton-on-the-Water (for the North Cotswolds) and Blunsdon in Swindon(for the South Cotswolds)will be introduced in the licence period.
From 1900 - 0100 each weekday, all BBC local radio stations in the BBC West
region simulcast Keith Warmington and Trevor Fry's late show. At weekends, evening programming is shared with BBC South West
and BBC West
, including late shows from Graham Torrington.
Overnight programming is simulcast from BBC Radio 5 Live
, mainly consisting of Up All Night
and Morning Reports.
Regular daytime cover presenters include Kate Clark, John Hellings and Kate Justice.
BBC Local Radio
BBC Local Radio is the BBC's regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. They cover a variety of areas with some serving a city and surrounding areas, for example BBC Radio Manchester; a county, for example BBC Radio Norfolk; an administrative region for...
service for the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county
Counties of England
Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. For administrative purposes, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly is divided into 83 counties. The counties may consist of a single district or be divided into several...
of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, which started on 3 October 1988. It broadcasts from its studios in London Rd, Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
on 95 (Stroud
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...
), 95.8 (Cirencester
Cirencester
Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural...
), 104.7 (Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
& Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook...
) FM
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
, 1413 in the Cotswolds
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
& Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...
AM
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
and over the internet.
Transmitters
The main transmitter is 104.7FM, broadcasting from Churchdown Hill near to jct 11 on the M5. The station also has several infill transmitters on AM and FM. The Stroud transmitter broadcasts on 95.0 FM & the Cirencester transmitter broadcasts on 95.8FM.In 1992 Home Office reclaimed its original AM frequency (FM reception is poor in some areas due to the hilly nature of the county), but after much government debate a new AM frequency of 1413kHz was eventually allocated to the station. There are AM transmitters broadcasting on 1413 at Stow on the Wold and at Berkeley Heath.
The station will commence broadcasting on DAB digital radio when local services are provided via the Muxco local multiplex. Muxco currently plan to merge the "Gloucestershire" and "Herefordshire & Worcestershire" multiplexes and was due to launch in early 2011.
The http://www.muxco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/MuxCo-South-West-Midlands-launch-map.jpg DAB transmitters planned for the multiplex that will serve the Gloucestershire audience are due to be located at Churchdown Hill (for the Severn Vale, including the Cheltenham/Gloucester conurbation) and Ridge Hill. Transmitters in Stroud (for the 5 valleys), Icomb Hill, near Bourton-on-the-Water (for the North Cotswolds) and Blunsdon in Swindon(for the South Cotswolds)will be introduced in the licence period.
Programming
BBC Radio Gloucestershire broadcasts live local programming each weekday from 0600 to 1900, Saturdays from 0600 to 1805 and Sundays from 0600 to 1300.From 1900 - 0100 each weekday, all BBC local radio stations in the BBC West
BBC West
BBC West is the BBC English Region serving Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.-Television:...
region simulcast Keith Warmington and Trevor Fry's late show. At weekends, evening programming is shared with BBC South West
BBC South West
BBC South West is the BBC English Region serving Devon, Cornwall and the Channel Islands.-Television:BBC South Wests television service consists of the flagship regional news service Spotlight, the opt-out service BBC Channel Islands, the topical magazine programme Inside Out and a 20-minute...
and BBC West
BBC West
BBC West is the BBC English Region serving Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.-Television:...
, including late shows from Graham Torrington.
Overnight programming is simulcast from BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
, mainly consisting of Up All Night
Up All Night (radio show)
Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night...
and Morning Reports.
Weekdays
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0100 – 0500 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Up All Night Up All Night (radio show) Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
| 0500 - 0530 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Morning Reports |
|
| 0530 - 0630 | Faye Dicker | Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007... |
| 0630 - 0900 | Mark Cummings | Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham.... |
| 0900 - 1200 | Chris Baxter | |
| 1200 - 1430 | Anna King | |
| 1430 - 1700 | David Smith | |
| 1700 - 1900 | Steve Kitchen | |
| 1900 - 2200 | Keith Warmington | Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007... |
| 2200 – 0100 | Trevor Fry |
Wednesday variations
| Time | Main presenter/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0100 - 0130 | UK Black: Eddie Nestor Eddie Nestor Eddie Nestor is an English actor, stand up comedian, TV and radio presenter, who is best known for his starring roles in The Real McCoy and Desmonds, as well as playing a small role in Trainspotting.He hosted... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
| 0130 - 0200 | Desi Download: Satnam Rana Satnam Rana Satnam Rana is a presenter for the BBC, currently presenting on BBC news programme Midlands Today and features on BBC WM. She worked at Five Live for two years then came to BBC Birmingham where she has been working since 2002.-Early life:... |
Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... |
| 0200 - 0230 | Faith in England: The Reverend Gavin Ashenden | Brighton Brighton Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain... |
| 0230 - 0500 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Up All Night Up All Night (radio show) Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
Saturday
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0100 – 0500 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Up All Night Up All Night (radio show) Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
| 0500 - 0600 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Morning Reports |
|
| 0600 - 0900 | Claire Carter | Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham.... |
| 0900 - 1200 | Faye Hatcher | |
| 1200 - 1500 | Tom Lowe Tom Lowe (radio) Thomas Edward Lowe is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. Tom currently presents on BBC Radio Gloucestershire.... |
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| 1500 - 1730 | Steve Kitchen | |
| 1730 - 1800 | BBC Introducing: Paul Moss | |
| 1805 - 2000 | The Vintage Top 40 | Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound... |
| 2000 - 2200 | Geoff Barker's Rock 'n' Roll Party' | |
| 2200 - 0100 | Graham Torrington's Saturday Night Love Songs |
Sunday
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0100 – 0500 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Up All Night Up All Night (radio show) Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
| 0500 - 0600 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Morning Reports |
|
| 0600 - 1000 | Richard Atkins | Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham.... |
| 1000 - 1200 | Vernon Harwood Vernon Harwood Vernon Harwood is a British journalist and radio presenter.-Early career:Harwood first joined the BBC in the 1980s as a reporter.He originally presented BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Breakfast show in the early 1990s and produced/presented numerous other programmes including 'Gloucestershire Question... |
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| 1200 - 1300 | Pete Wilson | |
| 1300 - 1400 | Johnny Coppin Johnny Coppin Johnny Coppin is an English singer/songwriter, composer, poetry anthologist and broadcaster. He plays guitar and piano and has written and recorded many albums as a solo artist. He has a weekly one-hour show on BBC Radio Gloucestershire entitled Folk Roots which he has produced and presented every... |
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| 1400 - 1530 | Paul Moss | |
| 1530 - 1700 | Manny Masih | |
| 1700 - 1900 | Alex Lewis | Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007... |
| 1900 - 2000 | Sounds of Brass: Phillip Hunt | Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound... |
| 2000 - 2200 | Swingers and Singers: David Lowe | |
| 2200 - 0100 | Graham Torrington's Night Time |
Regular daytime cover presenters include Kate Clark, John Hellings and Kate Justice.
External links
- BBC Radio Gloucestershire
- BBC Radio Gloucestershire schedule
- BBC Radio Gloucestershire on iPlayer
- BBC Gloucestershire
- BBC Radio Gloucestershire on DAB
- History of local radio in Gloucestershire.
- MDS975's Transmitter Coverage.
- Proposed DAB transmission area.
- Berkeley Heath transmitter.
- Bourton-on-the-Water transmitter.
- Churchdown Hill transmitter.
- Cirencester transmitter.
- Stroud transmitter.