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==Programming== Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's [[Coventry]] studios from 6 am to 2 pm on Mondays to Fridays, and for sports coverage.{{fact|date=May 2025}} The station usually broadcasts the whole of the Late Night programme, a programme carried by all [[BBC Local Radio]] stations (except in the case of sports coverage), which is broadcast between 10 pm and 1 am.{{fact|date=May 2025}} During the station's overnight downtime, BBC CWR simulcasts programming from [[BBC Radio 5 Live]].{{fact|date=May 2025}} ===Sports coverage=== The station provides coverage of a range of sports, including live commentary, reports, and updates. The flagship sports programme is ''BBC CWR Sport'' (also referred to on air as ''Sky Blues Sport''). It is broadcast mostly on Saturday afternoons (and occasionally on Sundays and weeknights). The mainstay of the coverage is live match commentary of [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] matches. Clive Eakin is the primary commentator as of 2001, and primary presenter from 2001 to 2023, with Rob Gurney rejoining the station as lead presenter in 2023. As of 2019, co-commentary is primarily provided by former City player [[Steve Ogrizovic]], following his retirement as the club's goalkeeper coach, with Dave Bennett being the typical stand-in. Before this, Clive Eakin would be joined by various ex-players or managers for co-commentary.''The Sound of the Sky Blues'', a phone-in programme about Coventry City, airs on Mondays and Fridays.{{fact|date=May 2025}} After their relocation to Coventry but before their 2022 liquidation, the station provided live match commentary of [[Wasps RFC]] games (as a part of [[BBC Sport]]'s national contract with [[Premiership Rugby]]). [[Coventry RFC]]'s matches in the [[RFU Championship]] are also covered live. Alec Blackman, John Butler, and Richard Moon are all involved with rugby coverage.{{fact|date=May 2025}} Online match commentary and radio reports of [[Leamington F.C.|Leamington]]'s and [[Nuneaton Borough F.C.|Nuneaton Borough]]'s games are also provided. Commentary of [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club]] games can be found on air and online.{{fact|date=May 2025}}
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