BBC Radio 2
British national radio station
BBC Radio 2 is a radio station run by the BBC which is heard across the United Kingdom It started in 1967, replacing the BBC Light Programme. It is the most popular of the BBC stations with more than 15 million listeners a week in 2017.[2] The audience is mostly adults over the age of 35.
| BBC Radio 2 | |
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| City of license | London |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom - National |
| Frequency | FM: 88.1 MHz - 89.7 MHz DAB: 12B Freeview: 702 Sky: 0102 Tiscali TV: 602 Virgin Media:902 UPC Ireland: 908 Live Stream Real/WM |
| First air date | 30 September 1967 |
| Format | Contemporary music |
| Audience share | 16.0%[1] (June 2008) |
| Owner | BBC BBC Radio |
| Website | BBC Radio 2 |
Radio 2 mostly plays music from a period lasting over 40 year. For example, it plays classic pop songs, rock, jazz and folk.[3]
References
change- ↑ "RAJAR listening figures". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Boost for breakfast shows with increased listeners across BBC radio stations". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ "BBC - About Radio 2". BBC. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
Other websites
change- BBC Radio 2 at bbc.co.uk
- Live Radio 2 at bbc.co.uk, from BBC iPlayer.
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