Editing BBC Radio (section)

==Stations==
[[Image:Bbc broadcasting house front.jpg|thumb|Much of BBC radio comes from Broadcasting House, Portland Place at the head of Regent Street, London]]

===National (UK-wide)===
The BBC today runs national domestic radio stations, six of which are available in analogue formats (via FM or AM), while other have a purely digital format – they can be received via [[DAB Digital Radio]], UK digital television (satellite, cable and [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]) plus live streams and listen again on [[BBC Sounds]]. The current stations are:

*[[BBC Radio 1]] – [[Contemporary hit radio|youth-oriented music]], including talk, entertainment and alternative music, plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries. Available on 97–99 FM and on digital platforms.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''The biggest new pop and all day vibes''
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*[[BBC Radio 1 Dance]] – an online 'stream' from Radio 1 playing electronic dance music. Available only on BBC Sounds.
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|valign="top" |Slogan:||''The biggest current, future and classic dance vibes''
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*[[BBC Radio 1 Anthems]] – an online 'stream' from Radio 1 playing mainly throwback music. Available only on BBC Sounds.
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|valign="top" |Slogan:||''All day anthems from the 00s to now''
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*[[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] – a mix of [[Black music]] and content, plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries. The service simulcasts Radio 1 from 21:00 to 23:00 on Saturdays. Available only on digital platforms.
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|valign="top" |Slogan:||''Amplifying Black music and culture'' 
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*[[BBC Radio 2]] – [[Adult contemporary|adult-oriented music]], along with talk, entertainment and alternative music, plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries. Available on 88–91 FM and on digital platforms.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''Lift your day with the best tunes from your favourite DJs''
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*[[BBC Radio 3]] – arts and [[high culture]], special-interest music ([[European classical music|classical]], [[jazz]], [[world music]]), plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries. Available on 90–93 FM and digital platforms.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''Adventures in classical''
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*[[BBC Radio 3 Unwind]] - An online "stream" from Radio 3 that plays relaxing, calming classical music. Available only on BBC Sounds.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''Music to unwind your mind''
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*[[BBC Radio 4]] – news, current affairs, arts, history, original in-house drama, original in-house first-run comedy, science, books and religious programming. The service simulcasts the World Service from 01:00 to 05:20 daily. Available on 92–95 FM, on 103–105 FM, on 198 [[Longwave|LW]] and on digital platforms.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''Inquisitive speech radio to make sense of your world''
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*[[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] – classic comedy, drama, books, science fiction, fantasy and children's programmes. Also broadcasts [[the Daily Service]]. Originally named BBC Radio 7. Available only on digital platforms.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''Journey into the Radio 4 archive''
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*[[BBC Radio 5 Live]] – news, current affairs, live sports coverage, phone-ins and talk programming, launched in 1994 as a replacement of the original [[BBC Radio 5 (former)|Radio 5]]. The service is simulcast on [[BBC Local Radio]] stations from 01:00 to 06:00 daily. Available on 693 and 909 MW and on digital platforms.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''The voice of the UK - breaking news and live sport'' 
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*[[BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra]] – a sister station to Radio 5 Live for additional coverage of sporting events. Available only on digital platforms.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''More live sport. Pure live sport.''
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*[[BBC Radio 6 Music]] – an eclectic mix of [[alternative music]] and genres, plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries. Available only on digital platforms.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''Music beyond the mainstream''
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*[[BBC Asian Network]] – music and talk for [[British Asians]], plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries. Available on digital platforms nationally and medium wave in parts of the English [[Midlands]] and [[Cambridgeshire]].
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''Celebrating British Asian identity''
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===Nations, regions and local stations===
The BBC also operates radio stations for three UK nations: [[BBC Cymru Wales|Wales]], [[BBC Scotland|Scotland]], and [[BBC Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]]. These stations focus on local issues to a greater extent than their UK-wide counterparts, organising live phone-in debates about these issues, as well as lighter talk shows with music from different decades of the 20th and 21st centuries. Compared to the majority of the UK's commercially funded radio stations, which generally broadcast little beyond contemporary popular music, the BBC's "national regional" stations offer a more diverse range of programming. 
*[[BBC Radio Wales]]: A variety of programming for Wales.
*[[BBC Radio Cymru]]: Programming in [[Welsh language]], with opt-out station [[BBC Radio Cymru 2]].
*[[BBC Radio Scotland]]: A variety of programming for Scotland; it has [[BBC Radio Orkney|Orkney]] and [[BBC Radio Shetland|Shetland]] opt-outs.
*[[BBC Radio nan Gàidheal]]: Programming in [[Scottish Gaelic]] language.
*[[BBC Radio Ulster]]: A variety of programming for Northern Ireland; it has an opt-out station, [[BBC Radio Foyle]].
====Local services====
There are forty [[BBC Local Radio]] services across [[BBC English Regions|England]] and the [[Channel Islands]], often catering to individual [[Counties of England|counties]], cities, or wider regions.<ref name=BBC-LR-2010>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/statements2010/nations_regions/eng_regions.shtml|title=BBC Local Radio in England Policy 2010/2011|publisher=Statements of Programme Policy > [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=2 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403022647/http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/statements2010/nations_regions/eng_regions.shtml|archive-date=3 April 2012}}</ref>

===World Service===
[[BBC World Service]] is the world's largest international broadcaster,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmfaff/334/334.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - The Work of the BBC World Service 2008-09 HC 334 FINAL.doc |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021001645/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmfaff/334/334.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://coalvalleynews.com/view/full_story/1698338/article-World-s-largest-international-broadcaster-visits-city |title=World s largest international broadcaster visits city |publisher=Coal Valley News |access-date=16 February 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121104750/http://coalvalleynews.com/view/full_story/1698338/article-World-s-largest-international-broadcaster-visits-city |archive-date=21 January 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays and simulcast on Radio 4 from 01:00-05:30 BST and Radio Cymru from 00:00-05:30 BST. It is politically independent (by mandate of the Agreement providing details of the topics outlined in the BBC Charter), non-profit, and commercial-free. The English language service had always had a UK listenership on LW and therefore DAB Services allowed, by this popular demand, it to be now available 24/7 for this audience in better quality reception.
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''The World's Radio Station''
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===Live BBC News===
A 24-hour news station mixing the flagship news programmes from [[BBC News (British TV channel)|BBC News channel]], Radio 4, 5 Live and World Service available only on BBC Sounds.  <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/help/questions/programme-availability/sounds-live-news | title=Live News on BBC Sounds &#124; BBC Sounds }}</ref>
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|valign="top"|Slogan:||''Live news as it breaks from across the BBC''
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