BBC Radio Shropshire
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BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Shropshire. Launched on April 23, 1985 it broadcasts from its studios in Shrewsbury on 96 (in Central and North Shropshire), 90 (from Hazler Hill in Church Stretton), 95 (in Ludlow), 104.1 (in Clun) FM and DAB (digital radio).
The 96FM signal from The Wrekin is the strongest, and can be heard from outside the county, especially along the M5 and M6 near Birmingham, as well as into Staffordshire. The other transmitters have a much weaker signal only heard up to about 6 miles (10 km) away at most.Template:Inote The Wrekin transmitter also broadcasts the commercial station Beacon FM on 103.1FM.
From 9pm until 1am each weekday, it joins BBC local radio stations in the East Midlands, with the late show from Nottingham.
The local BBC news is Midlands Today.
External links
- BBC Radio Shropshire (http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radioshropshire)
- Station history (http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radioshropshire/history)
- Media UK - BBC Radio Shropshire (http://www.mediauk.com/radio/282)
- History of local radio in Shropshire. (http://www.geocities.com/thehotw/aircheck_UKShropshire.htm)
- MDS975's Transmitter Coverage. (http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pipexdsl/r/arar93/mds975/txmaps/shropshire.html)
- Clun transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/clun.asp)
- Hazler Hill transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/hazler-hill.asp)
- Ludlow transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/ludlow.asp)
- Wrekin transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/the-wrekin.asp)Template:UK-bcast-stub