BBC Oxford radio car at theCowley Road Festival 2010
Early 1970 – Oxford was chosen as a location for BBC local radio and premises in Summertown were found at 242–254Banbury Road. The site is known as Barclay House and was previously aRolls-Royce showroom.
Mid 1970 – Staff were recruited, a small number with BBC experience but mostly local people, and the studios at Summertown are built.
Early October 1970 – Three weeks of test transmissions begin.
29 October 1970 – BBC Radio Oxford officially begins transmission at 5 pm on 95.0 MHz VHF.
31 December 1970 –Radio Times lists BBC Radio Oxford programmes for the first time.
5 October 1972 – Due to high demand by residents who did not have FM on their radios, BBC Radio Oxford begins broadcasting on 202 metresmedium wave (1484 kHz). The station would also be available on the local cable network on 'Rediffusion Channel A'.
26 June 1973 – BBC Radio Oxford moves its VHF frequency to 95.2 MHz to avoid interference withBBC Radio London on 94.9 MHz.
22 May 1976 – The station opens its studios to the public for an open weekend.
October 1980 – BBC Radio Oxford celebrates 10 years on air by publishing a magazine.
April / May 1989 – BBC Radio Oxford moves to purpose built studios at 269 Banbury Road, Summertown.
9 April 1996 – Radio Oxford merges withBBC Radio Berkshire to form the short-livedBBC Thames Valley FM.[3] Local programming is restricted to separate news bulletins for the two counties.
14 February 2000 – Radio Oxford is revived, although most output continues to be shared with Radio Berkshire.
2004 – BBC Radio Oxford relaunches with a new line-up of presenters. By now, the station has regained a full line-up of local programming.
April 2008 – The station is rebranded asBBC Oxford 95.2FM as part of a relaunch involving the regional TV news programmeBBC Oxford News (previouslyBBC South Today Oxford).
October 2010 – The station celebrates its 40th anniversary and reverts to the Radio Oxford branding.
21 December 2012 – BBC Radio Oxford's DAB service is launched.[4][5]
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Oxford studios from 6am to 10pm on weekdays, from 6am to 6pm and 8pm to 9pm on Saturdays, and from 6am to 6pm and 10pm to 1am on Sundays.
Off-peak programming, including the late show from 10pm to 1am, originates fromBBC Radio Solent inSouthampton and BBC Radio Berkshire inReading.
