BBC Newcastle

Coordinates: 54°58′40″N 1°37′46″W / 54.97782°N 1.62936°W / 54.97782; -1.62936

BBC Newcastle

City	Newcastle upon Tyne
Broadcast area	Tyne and Wear Northumberland northern County Durham
Slogan	'BBC Newcastle, Radio for the North East'
Frequency	FM: 95.4, 96.0, 103.7 and 104.4 MHz AM: 1458 kHz DAB: 11C RDS: BBC NWCL
First air date	2 January 1971 (1971-01-02)
Format	Mainly local news and talk, with a range of music from across the decades.
Language(s)	English
Audience share	7.5% (June 2016, RAJAR)
Operator	BBC North East and Cumbria
Owner	BBC
Sister stations	BBC Radio Cumbria BBC Tees
Webcast	BBC iPlayer Radio
Website	www.bbc.co.uk/bbcnewcastle/

The "Pink Palace" - the studio and office complex of BBC Look North and BBC Radio Newcastle

BBC Newcastle (formerly BBC Radio Newcastle) is the BBC Local Radio station for Tyne and Wear and surrounding areas, broadcasting from studios (known locally as the 'Pink Palace') on Barrack Road in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Technical

The Pontop Pike transmitter broadcasts the strongest signal on 95.4 MHz. This transmitter, one of the first in the country, provides Tyneside and parts of Wearside with national radio frequencies, terrestrial television, BBC National DAB and Digital One. The 96 MHz frequency from Chatton covers most of the populated areas of east Northumberland and the transmitter has national radio frequencies and television channels. The other two FM transmitters are much weaker. The Fenham transmitter, for west Newcastle and Gateshead situated close to the studios on Barrack Road, also broadcasts television, national radio, BBC National DAB, Digital One, the MXR North East 12C multiplex, 100-102 Real Radio on 96.2, Metro Radio on 103 and Capital North East on 105.6. The Newton transmitter also has television channels, national radio, 100-102 Real Radio on 96.4, Metro Radio on 103.2, and Capital North East on 105.8. The DAB signal comes mainly from Burnhope (near Consett), and also Fenham (lower power) on the Bauer Digital.

Programming

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from Newcastle, including the nightly late show shared with BBC Tees. As with all BBC Local Radio stations, it also airs the networked weekday evening show, originating from BBC Radio Leeds and produced independently by Wire Free Productions. During the station's overnight downtime, BBC Radio Newcastle simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live.

Notable presenters

Current presenters

Local presenters

Networked presenters

Alex Hall

BBC Newcastle Sport commentators

Former presenters

Frank Wappat

References

External links

BBC Local Radio

East	BBC Essex Radio Cambridgeshire Radio Norfolk Radio Northampton Radio Suffolk Three Counties Radio

East Midlands	Radio Derby Radio Leicester Radio Nottingham

East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire	Radio Humberside Radio Lincolnshire

North West	Radio Lancashire Radio Manchester Radio Merseyside

North East and Cumbria	BBC Tees BBC Newcastle Radio Cumbria

South East	Radio Kent BBC Surrey BBC Sussex

South	Radio Berkshire Radio Oxford Radio Solent

London	Radio London

South West and the Channel Islands	Radio Cornwall Radio Devon Radio Guernsey Radio Jersey

West	Radio Bristol Radio Gloucestershire BBC Somerset BBC Wiltshire

West Midlands	BBC WM BBC Coventry & Warwickshire BBC Hereford and Worcester Radio Shropshire Radio Stoke

Yorkshire	Radio Leeds Radio Sheffield Radio York

Former stations	Dorset FM Radio Durham Southern Counties Radio Thames Valley FM

Radio stations in North East England

Major stations	BBC Newcastle BBC Tees Capital Heart Metro Radio Radio Borders Smooth Star Radio Sun FM TFM

Community radio	NE1fm Radio Hartlepool Radio Sunderland for Hospitals Radio Teesdale Spark FM Spice FM

Student radio	Click Teesside Newcastle Student Radio Purple Radio

Pirate radio	Radio 270

DAB multiplexes	Metro Radio 2 Real Radio XS TFM 2

Defunct stations	Alpha Radio Durham FM Great North Radio Minster Northallerton Radio Tees Tynedale FM

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