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Fearne Cotton in the studio

The BBC runs ten national radio stations offering distinctive, high quality music and speech programming to audiences across the UK.

They are available via analogue and digital radio, digital television and online.

Additionally, there are stations for audiences in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and local radio stations throughout England.

The BBC's Radio Stations

BBC Radio 1
Radio 1 broadcasts a distinctive mix of new music and entertainment for 15-29 year olds as well as providing tailored news, documentaries and advice campaigns for young adults.
BBC Radio 1 Xtra
1Xtra plays the best in contemporary Hip Hop and RnB with a strong emphasis on new and live music. The digital station blends the best black music with entertainment, documentaries and news for 15-24 year olds.
BBC Radio 2
The network broadcasts a unique mix of distinctive music and speech programmes covering a diverse mix of live pop and rock concerts, comedy, documentaries and religious output, as well as running social action campaigns to over 13 million listeners.
BBC Radio 3
The home of the BBC's arts and cultural broadcasting, BBC Radio 3 is best known for it's classical music output, but also makes programmes dedicated to jazz and world music as well as a number of speech programmes, documentaries and drama.
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a mixed speech radio station, offering in-depth news and current affairs and a wide range of other speech programmes including drama, readings, comedy, factual and magazine programmes.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Launched in December 2002 originally as BBC 7, the station was relaunched in April 2011 as BBC Radio 4 Extra. The digital-only network is the principal outlet for the BBC's archive of speech entertainment, including comedy, drama and readings.
BBC Radio Five Live
Radio 5 Live broadcasts continuous news and live sports coverage, bringing major news stories and sports events as they happen to the listener, and provide context through wide-ranging analysis and discussion.
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra
5 Live Sports Extra brings a greater choice of live action to sports fans by extending the live coverage of various sporting events.
BBC 6 Music
BBC Radio 6 Music is a digital radio station that entertains lovers of popular music with a service that celebrates the alternative spirit of popular music from the 60s to the present day.
BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network provides speech and music output appealing to the British Asian communities.
BBC Nations and Local Radio
BBC's regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, consisting of over 40 stations.

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