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| Broadcast area | NorthernNorth Yorkshire and south-eastCounty Durham |
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| Frequencies | FM: 95.0 MHz (Teesside &Bilsdale) FM: 95.8 MHz (Whitby) FM: 104.0 MHz (Darlington) DAB: 11B (Teesside) Freeview: 714 |
| RDS | BBC Tees |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Local news, talk and music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC North East and Cumbria |
| History | |
First air date | 31 December1970 |
Former names | BBC Radio Teesside (1970–1974) BBC Radio Cleveland (1974–2007) BBC Tees (2007–2020) |
Former frequencies | 96.6 FM |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
| Links | |
| Website | Website |
BBC Radio Tees, formerly known asBBC Radio Teesside, BBC Radio Cleveland and thenBBC Tees, is aBBC local radio station broadcasting from Broadcasting House, Newport Road,Middlesbrough. It broadcasts to parts ofCounty Durham andNorth Yorkshire onFM,DAB, and digital TV, and nationally viaBBC Sounds. Towns in the station's FM broadcast area includeDarlington,Hartlepool, Middlesbrough,Stockton-on-Tees, andWhitby. According toRAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 100,000 listeners and a 4.4% audience share as of December 2023.[1]
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The station was originally launched as Radio Teesside at 6 p.m. on 31 December 1970 with a local news programme entitledTeesside Tonight, presented by George Lambelle.
On 1 April 1974, the station became known as Radio Cleveland when thecounty of Cleveland was formed. The station moved to new studios in 1983. On 1 April 1996, the county of Cleveland was abolished and the boroughs ofStockton-on-Tees,Hartlepool,Middlesbrough, andRedcar and Cleveland were returned to County Durham and North Yorkshire. These four boroughs, along with nearbyDarlington, now form the governmental sub-region ofTees Valley. Also included in the main coverage area is theArmy's main garrison atCatterick Garrison, which is also included in the transmission area ofRadio York on 104.3FM.
On Saturday 11 August 2007, the station was renamed BBC Tees. The BBC Tees brand was already associated with its "Where I Live" website and "BBC Bus", which have both since been discontinued.
On 27 January 2020, the station was renamed BBC Radio Tees. The addition of "radio" to the names of most BBC local radio stations was to avoid confusion with its similarly named TV news regions.
Colin Bunyan is currently the longest-serving presenter at BBC Radio Tees, hosting the Sunday afternoon Vintage Vinyl programme. He has been a presenter for over 47 years.[2]
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Before moving toEston Nab, the signal on 95FM originally was relatively strong and originated from the 900-footBilsdale transmitter on theNorth York Moors. A relay transmitter covering the town ofWhitby broadcasts on 95.8 FM.
TheDAB signals come from theBauer 11B multiplex atEston Nab (near theA174 road) and Brusselton (nearShildon between theA68 and A6072).
On 10 August 2021, FM transmission was knocked off air indefinitely following a fire at theBilsdale site. It is feared that the structural integrity of the transmitter mast may have been compromised.[3] As at 11 August 2021, the 95 FM service is available again, using the Eston Nab transmitter, but it does not reach all areas of the station's transmission area.[4] A temporary transmitter on 104.0 FM has also been instated forDarlington and the surrounding areas.[5]
The station also broadcasts onFreeview TV channel 714 in theBBC North East and Cumbria region and streams online viaBBC Sounds.
The station was also broadcast onmedium wave until 1992.
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC'sMiddlesbrough studios from 6 am to 10 pm each day.
From 10 pm each night, BBC Radio Tees carries the England-wide late show and from 1 am, it simulcastsBBC Radio 5 Live.
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