Editing BBC CWR (section)

===BBC Coventry and Warwickshire relaunch===
In 2003, the then Director-General of the BBC, [[Greg Dyke]], announced on-air that Coventry and Warwickshire would again have its own [[BBC Local Radio]] station. Describing the situation with presenter [[Annie Othen]], Dyke said that the station would be added to the BBC's Local Radio portfolio:{{fact|date=May 2025}}

{{quote|I'm very pleased to announce that we're planning to open a new radio station in Coventry – an area that's been served by BBC WM since 1995. We hope the new station will be housed in a modern, vibrant building close to [[Coventry Cathedral]] in the heart of the city.  Alongside the radio studios, there'll also be an open centre to provide access to BBC Learning facilities similar to the already established centres in [[Blackburn]], [[Sheffield]] and [[Stoke-on-Trent|Stoke]]. Open Centres provide a valuable community role, so this is an exciting venture for the BBC.}}

He also said that the 1995 closure of CWR was a "mistake":{{fact|date=May 2025}}

{{quote|The decision was made under different circumstances – and now we're in a position to change it.}}

BBC Coventry and Warwickshire relaunched as a stand-alone station on 3 September 2005 with full local programming for 15 hours a day.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

In February 2020, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire reverted to the BBC CWR name.{{fact|date=May 2025}}