• Source: BBC Radio Newcastle

BBC Radio Newcastle is the BBC's local radio station serving Newcastle upon Tyne, the neighbouring metropolitan boroughs, Northumberland and north east County Durham.
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.




Technical



The Pontop Pike transmitter broadcasts the station's strongest FM signal on 95.4 MHz. The 96 MHz frequency from Chatton covers most of the populated areas of east Northumberland.
The Newton transmitter broadcasts the 103.7 MHz frequency. The Fenham transmitter, broadcasting the 104.4 MHz frequency, is situated close to the studios on Barrack Road and covers West Newcastle and Gateshead.
The DAB signal comes mainly from Burnhope (near Consett), and also from Fenham (lower power), on the Bauer Digital Radio multiplex.
The station also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel 711 and streams online via BBC Sounds.




BBC Radio Sunderland


In January 2021, BBC Radio Sunderland was launched as a temporary sister station. The service provided eight hours of opt-out programming for listeners in Sunderland and the surrounding area each weekday until March 2021.




Programming


Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Newcastle studios from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day and for sports coverage.
BBC Radio Newcastle carries the England-wide late show. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Newcastle simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live.




Notable presenters


Anna Foster
Marian Foster (Garden Mania)
Ingrid Hagemann
Alex Hall
Railton Howes
Alfie Joey
Anne Leuchars
Paddy MacDee
Kathy Secker
Lisa Shaw
Sue Sweeney
Frank Wappat




Sports commentators


The station's team of sports commentators includes John Anderson, Gary Bennett, Marco Gabbiadini and Matthew Raisbeck.




References






External links


Official website
History of local radio in Tyneside and Northumberland

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