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| Broadcast area | Gloucestershire exceptSouth Gloucestershire |
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| Frequencies | FM: 95.0 MHz (Stroud) FM: 95.8 MHz (Cirencester) FM: 104.7 MHz (Gloucester,Cheltenham andTewkesbury) AM: 1413 kHz (Forest of Dean andStroud District) DAB: 10C Freeview: 716 |
| RDS | BBC GLOS |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Local news, talk and music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC West, BBC West Midlands |
| History | |
First air date | 3 October 1988 |
Former frequencies | 603 MW 1413 MW (northCotswolds) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
| Links | |
| Website | BBC Radio Gloucestershire |
BBC Radio Gloucestershire is theBBC's local radio station serving the county ofGloucestershire.
It broadcasts onFM,DAB,AM, digital TV and viaBBC Sounds from studios at Portland Court inGloucester.
According toRAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 59,000 listeners as of May 2025.[1]
The mainFM transmitter is atChurchdown Hill near to jct 11 on theM5 which broadcasts on 104.7 FM toGloucester,Cheltenham andTewkesbury. The FM output is relayed from theStroud transmitter on 95 FM and from theCirencester transmitter on 95.8 FM.
The station commenced broadcasting onDAB digital radio on 18 October 2013 as part of the Gloucestershire local multiplex.[2] The DAB transmitters are located at Churchdown Hill (for the Severn Vale, including the Cheltenham/Gloucester conurbation), Stockend Wood (for south of Gloucester, parts of Stroud Valleys and shores of theRiver Severn), Icomb Hill, nearBourton-on-the-Water (for the northCotswolds) and Cirencester (for the south Cotswolds).
TheAM transmitter is atBerkeley Heath and broadcasts on 1413 kHz to theForest of Dean,Dursley and Stroud valleys. AM transmissions fromStow-on-the-Wold to the north Cotswolds ceased on 7 June 2021.
The station is also available onFreeview TV channel 716 in theBBC West,BBC West Midlands andBBC South regions.[3] Audio heard on Freeview is the same as the FM output.
The station is available to stream online around the world viaBBC Sounds. Audio heard on BBC Sounds is the same as FM output. Most football commentaries cannot be heard online due to rights restrictions, but FA Cup football games can be heard online in the UK. Most Gloucester Rugby games can be heard worldwide with the exception of European Champions Cup games which can only be heard in the UK.
Listeners inSouth Gloucestershire cannot getFM signals that broadcast BBC Radio Gloucestershire. The area is officially served byBBC Radio Bristol which broadcasts on 94.9 FM from the Dundry East transmitter but Radio Gloucestershire is still available on DAB.[4]
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC'sGloucester studios from 6 am to 2 pm on Mondays to Fridays. The afternoon programme is shared withBBC Radio Wiltshire and the weekday evening shows (6 pm to 10 pm) are all broadcast across theBBC West area with the exception of sport programmes. Manny Masih's Monday evening programme originates in Gloucester.
Weekend programmes from 6am to 2pm are shared regionally across theBBC West area. The breakfast show is presented from Gloucester. The Saturday afternoon sport programme (2pm to 6pm) broadcasts only to Gloucestershire and splits frequencies when multiple commentaries are broadcast. The Sunday afternoon programme (2pm to 6pm) is currently shared with BBC Radio Wiltshire.[5]
The weekend 1800 to 2200 programmes on a Saturday[6] are both broadcast across theBBC West area with the Sunday evening programme in that time slot being a national programme from London.[7]
The late show, airing from 10 pm to 1 am, is a national programme originating in either Manchester or London.[8]
BBC Radio Gloucestershire simulcasts overnight programming fromBBC Radio 5 Live from 1am to 6am.
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