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| Broadcast area | Shropshire |
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| Frequencies | FM: 90.0 MHz (Church Stretton) FM: 95.0 MHz (Ludlow) FM: 96.0 MHz (Telford,Shrewsbury andOswestry) FM: 104.1 MHz (Clun) DAB: 11B Freeview: 713 |
| RDS | BBC Shrp |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Local news, talk and music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC West Midlands |
| History | |
First air date | 23 April 1985 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
| Links | |
| Website | BBC Radio Shropshire |
BBC Radio Shropshire is theBBC's local radio station servingShropshire.
It broadcasts onFM,DAB, digital TV and viaBBC Sounds from studios on Boscobel Drive inShrewsbury.
According toRAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 77,000 listeners as of May 2025.[1]
The 96 MHzFM signal fromThe Wrekin is the strongest, and can be heard from outside the county, especially along theM5 andM6 nearBirmingham, as well as into westernStaffordshire, southernCheshire andWrexham.
The other transmitters (on Black Hill nearClun, on Hazler Hill nearChurch Stretton, and inMortimer Forest nearLudlow) have a much weaker signal only heard up to about 6 miles (10 km) away. These three transmitters are for broadcasting to the south of the county, which has a hilly terrain that reduces the effectiveness of FM transmissions.
The station also broadcasts onFreeview TV channel 713 in theBBC West Midlands region and streams online viaBBC Sounds.
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC'sShrewsbury studios from 6 am to 2pm each day with Adam Green at breakfast and mid-morning with Clare Ashford. The Sunday breakfast programme also broadcasts from the station.
The station's late show, airing from 10 pm to 1 am, originates from eitherBBC Radio London orBBC Radio Manchester.
During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Shropshire simulcasts overnight programming fromBBC Radio 5 Live.
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