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BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra (formerly BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, and specialising in extended live sports coverage. It is a sister station to BBC Radio 5 Live and shares facilities, presenters and management, and is a department of the BBC North Group division.
5 Live Sport is the banner of live sports coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live. The regular presenters are Mark Chapman (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday), Kelly Cates (Tuesday), Steve Crossman (Thursday and Sunday) and Darren Fletcher (Friday). The programme is on air from Monday to Wednesday 7pm to 10:30pm, as well as Thursday and Friday 7pm to 10pm.
The success of Radio 4 News FM during the first Gulf War (1991) led the BBC to propose the launch of a rolling-news service. Initially the plan was to broadcast a rolling news service on BBC Radio 4's long wave frequency; but this met with considerable opposition, both internally and externally, [6] so the BBC decided to close BBC Radio 5 and replace the old service's educational and children ...
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra; M. MLB on 5 Live; T. Test Match Special This page was last edited on 30 January 2024, at 02:49 (UTC). ...
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra BBC Sounds: Original release: 1957 – present (1957–1992: BBC Radio 3 MW Summer 1992: BBC Radio 3 FM 1992-1994: BBC Radio 5 MW 1994-2023: BBC Radio 4 LW 2002-present: BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2018-present: BBC Sounds) Audio format: MW, digital radio and digital television: Opening theme "Soul Limbo" by Booker T ...
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BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra (until 2022 BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra), a BBC digital radio service Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BBC Radio 5 .
Radio 5 Live, along with other BBC radio stations, stop broadcasting via Sky's analogue satellite service. 2002. 2 February – BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra launches. 6 April – The Weekend News is first broadcast. Initially presented by Matthew Bannister and Caroline Feraday, the new programme replaces Global.