BBC Radio Gloucestershire

BBC Radio Gloucestershire

City of license	Gloucester
Broadcast area	Gloucestershire
Frequency	95 FM, 95.8 FM, 104.7 FM, 1413 MW
First air date	3 October 1988
Format	Local news, talk and music
Language	English
Audience share	8.4% (March 2011, [1])
Owner	BBC Local Radio, BBC West
Website	BBC Radio Gloucestershire

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 AM in the Cotswolds & Forest of Dean and over the internet.

Contents 1 Transmitters 2 Programming 2.1 Weekdays 2.2 Wednesday variations 2.3 Saturday 2.4 Sunday 3 References 4 External links

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.^[1]

The [2] 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. The station has studios at BBC Gloucestershire on London Road in Gloucester.^[2]

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.

Overnight programming is simulcast from BBC Radio 5 Live, mainly consisting of Up All Night and Morning Reports.

Weekdays Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location 0100 – 0500 BBC Radio 5 Live: Up All Night London 0500 - 0530 BBC Radio 5 Live: Morning Reports 0530 - 0630 Faye Dicker Bristol 0630 - 0900 Mark Cummings Gloucester 0900 - 1200 Chris Baxter 1200 - 1430 Anna King 1430 - 1700 David Smith 1700 - 1900 Steve Kitchen 1900 - 2200 Keith Warmington Bristol 2200 – 0100 Trevor Fry

Wednesday variations Time Main presenter/programme Location 0100 - 0130 UK Black: Eddie Nestor London 0130 - 0200 Desi Download: Satnam Rana Birmingham 0200 - 0230 Faith in England: The Reverend Gavin Ashenden Brighton 0230 - 0500 BBC Radio 5 Live: Up All Night London

Saturday Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location 0100 – 0500 BBC Radio 5 Live: Up All Night London 0500 - 0600 BBC Radio 5 Live: Morning Reports 0600 - 0900 Claire Carter Gloucester 0900 - 1200 Faye Hatcher 1200 - 1500 Kate Clark 1500 - 1730 Steve Kitchen 1730 - 1800 BBC Introducing: Paul Moss 1805 - 2000 The Vintage Top 40 Plymouth 2000 - 2200 Geoff Barker's Rock 'n' Roll Party' 2200 - 0100 The Late Show

Sunday Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location 0100 – 0500 BBC Radio 5 Live: Up All Night London 0500 - 0600 BBC Radio 5 Live: Morning Reports 0600 - 1000 Richard Atkins Gloucester 1000 - 1200 Vernon Harwood 1200 - 1300 Pete Wilson 1300 - 1400 Johnny Coppin 1400 - 1530 Paul Moss 1530 - 1700 Manny Masih 1700 - 1900 Alex Lewis Bristol 1900 - 2000 Sounds of Brass: Phillip Hunt Plymouth 2000 - 2200 Swingers and Singers: David Lowe 2200 - 0100 The Late Show

Regular daytime cover presenters include Kate Clark and Kate Justice.

References

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.

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