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BBC Radio WM
Radio station in Birmingham / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BBC Radio WM is the BBC's local radio station serving the West Midlands.
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Broadcast area | Birmingham, The Black Country, Solihull and Southern Staffordshire |
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Frequency | FM: 95.6 MHz DAB: 11B (Black Country and Shropshire) DAB: 11C (Birmingham) Freeview: 722 |
RDS | BBC WM |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Local news, talk, music and sport |
Ownership | |
Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC West Midlands |
History | |
First air date | 9 November 1970 |
Former names | BBC Radio Birmingham (1970–1981) BBC WM (1981–2020) |
Former frequencies | 828 MW 1458 MW |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
Links | |
Website | BBC Radio WM |
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It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at The Mailbox in Birmingham.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 193,000 listeners and a 2.2% share as of December 2023.[1]