BBC Radio Newcastle
BBC local radio station for Newcastle, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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BBC Radio Newcastle is the BBC's local radio station serving Newcastle upon Tyne, the neighbouring metropolitan boroughs, Northumberland and north east County Durham.
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Broadcast area | Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and north-east County Durham |
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Frequency | FM: 95.4 MHz (Tyne and Wear, County Durham and South Northumberland) FM: 96.0 MHz (Northumberland) FM: 103.7 MHz (Tyne Valley) FM: 104.4 MHz (Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne) DAB: 11C Freeview: 711 |
RDS | BBC NWCL |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Local news, talk, music and sport |
Ownership | |
Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC North East and Cumbria |
History | |
First air date | 2 January 1971 |
Former frequencies | 1458 MW |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
Links | |
Website | www![]() |
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It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from BBC studios on Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 214,000 listeners and a 5.1% share as of December 2023.[1]