Editing BBC Radio (section)

{{Short description|Division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation}}
{{About|the BBC's operational division consists in several British radio stations|the BBC's digital multiplex|BBC National DAB|the radio in the United Kingdom|Radio in the United Kingdom}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = BBC Radio
| logo = [[File:BBC Radio 2021 (stacked).svg|160px|class=skin-invert]]
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2021
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| foundation = {{Nowrap|{{start date and age|1922|10|18|df=yes}}}}
| location_city = [[Broadcasting House]], [[London]]<br />[[MediaCityUK]], [[Salford]]
| location_country = England
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Bob Shennan]] (Group Managing Director, BBC)
| Lorna Clarke – Controller, Pop
| [[Aled Haydn Jones]] – Controller, Radio 1
| Helen Thomas – Controller, Radio 2
| Alan Davey – Controller, Radio 3 and Classical
| [[Mohit Bakaya]] – Controller, Radio 4 and 4 Extra
| Heidi Dawson – Controller, Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra
| Jonathan Wall – Controller, BBC Sounds
| [[Graham Ellis]] – Controller, BBC Audio}}
| industry = [[Mass media]]
| services = Radio broadcasting
| parent = [[BBC]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds|bbc.co.uk/sounds}}
}}
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'''BBC Radio''' is an operational [[business division]]<ref>{{cite web|title= BBC Management Structure|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/managementstructure/bbcstructure/|work= 26 July 2013|publisher= BBC|access-date= 26 July 2013|archive-date= 15 December 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111215082435/http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/managementstructure/bbcstructure/|url-status= live}}</ref> and service of the [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC) which has operated in the [[United Kingdom]] under the terms of a [[BBC Charter|royal charter]] since 1927. The service provides national radio stations covering the majority of musical genres, as well as [[BBC Local Radio|local radio]] stations covering local news, affairs, and interests. It also oversees online audio content.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/running/bbcstructure/am.shtm BBC Audio & Music] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120723014857/http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/running/bbcstructure/am.shtm |date=23 July 2012 }}, Retrieved 18 November 2010</ref>

Of the national radio stations, [[BBC Radio 1]], [[BBC Radio 2|2]], [[BBC Radio 3|3]], [[BBC Radio 4|4]], and [[BBC Radio 5 Live|5 Live]] are all available through analogue radio ([[Medium wave|MW]] or [[FM broadcasting|FM]], also BBC Radio 4 broadcasts on [[longwave]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC – About Radio 4 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/98FthRzhxJ4z0fXYJnsvlM/about-radio-4 |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>) as well as on [[DAB Digital Radio]] and [[BBC Sounds]]. The [[BBC Asian Network|Asian Network]] broadcasts on DAB and selected AM frequencies in the English Midlands. [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]], [[BBC Radio 4 Extra|4 Extra]], [[BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra|5 Sports Extra]], [[BBC Radio 6 Music|6 Music]] and the [[BBC World Service|World Service]] broadcast only on DAB and BBC Sounds, while Radio 1's [[BBC Radio 1 Dance|Dance]] and [[BBC Radio 1 Anthems|Anthems]] streams and Radio 3's [[BBC Radio 3 Unwind|Unwind]] stream are available only online.

All of the BBC's national radio stations broadcast from bases in [[London]] and [[Manchester]], usually in or near to [[Broadcasting House]] or [[MediaCityUK]]. However, the BBC's network production units located in [[Belfast]], [[Birmingham]], [[Bristol]], [[Cardiff]] and [[Glasgow]] also make radio programmes.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/All_txt.pdf | title = BBC National Radio| access-date=1 February 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226134012/http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/All_txt.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2009 }}
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