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26 August – Sport is aired on BBC Radio 2 for the final time when the final sports bulletin on Radio 2 is broadcast at 10:02pm. 27 August – At midnight, BBC Radio 2 stops broadcasting on MW, thereby becoming the first national radio station in the UK to broadcast only on FM. 16 September – The Sunday Hour is revamped.
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 14 million weekly listeners. [ 1 ] Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content.
BBC Asian Network confirms some schedule changes as it prepares to move operations to Birmingham, with Bobby Friction moving from weekdays to weekends, and Amber Sandhu heaving the station. [40] Wise Buddah Productions produce a new jingles package for BBC Radio 2, including for The Scott Mills Breakfast Show featuring the House Gospel Choir. [41]
BBC News provides television journalism to BBC network bulletins (on BBC One and BBC Two) and programmes as well as the BBC News Channel available around the world and in the United Kingdom. BBC News runs BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC World Service as part of its rolling news coverage, journalists and presenters also contribute to podcasts produced ...
The Radio 2 Breakfast Show (also known as The BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show) refers to a range of programming on weekday mornings on BBC Radio 2 since the station's inception on 30 September 1967. The show's longest serving host to date was Sir Terry Wogan , who worked on the programme for over 29 years in two separate stints, from 3 April 1972 ...
3 April – Terry Wogan joins BBC Radio 2 to present The Radio 2 Breakfast Show. He replaces John Dunn who moves to afternoons. Breakfast Special disappears from the airwaves after seven years and a new early morning show is introduced, resulting in BBC Radio 2 starting the day on weekdays and Saturdays 30 minutes earlier at 5am. Sunday ...
The show marked O'Grady's permanent role as a Radio 2 presenter, following numerous stints standing in on other shows including Elaine Paige on Sunday. The programme celebrated its 200th show on 24 February 2013, its 300th show on 17 May 2015, its 400th show on 11 February 2018, and its 500th show on 28 March 2021.
In July 2004, it was announced that Elaine Paige would be presenting a new BBC Radio 2 show on Sunday afternoons, featuring music from stage and screen productions. [4] The show replaced All Time Greats hosted by Desmond Carrington, who moved to Tuesday evenings and later Friday evenings with The Music Goes Round. [5]