BBC Radio Newcastle

Broadcast areaTyne and Wear, Northumberland and north-east County DurhamFrequencyFM: 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: 719RDSBBC NWCLProgrammingLanguage(s)EnglishFormatLocal news, talk, music and sportOwnershipOwnerBBC Local Radio,
BBC North East and CumbriaHistory2 January 19711458 MWTechnical informationOfcomLinksWebsitewww.bbc.co.uk/bbcnewcastle

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.^[1]

Technical

The Pontop Pike transmitter broadcasts the 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 719 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.^[2]

Programming

Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Newcastle studios from 6 am to 10 pm each day.

From 10 pm each night, BBC Radio Newcastle carries the England-wide late show and from 1 am, it simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London.

During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Newcastle simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live.

Notable presenters

• Matt Bailey
• Anna Foster
• Marian Foster (Garden Mania)
• Ingrid Hagemann
• Alex Hall
• Railton Howes
• Alfie Joey
• Anne Leuchars
• Paddy MacDee
• Kathy Secker
• Lisa Shaw^[3]
• 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
• media.info - BBC Radio Newcastle
• History of local radio in Tyneside and Northumberland
• Chatton transmitter
• Fenham transmitter
• Newton transmitter
• Pontop Pike transmitter (including coverage map)

54°58′54″N 1°38′05″W / 54.9816°N 1.6348°W / 54.9816; -1.6348