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'''BBC Radio Tees,''' formerly known as '''BBC Radio Teesside, BBC Radio Cleveland''' and then '''BBC Tees,''' is a [[Local BBC Radio|BBC local radio station]] broadcasting from Broadcasting House, Newport Road, [[Middlesbrough]]. It broadcasts to parts of [[County Durham]] and [[North Yorkshire]] on [[frequency modulation|FM]], [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]], and digital TV, and nationally via [[BBC Sounds]]. Towns in the | '''BBC Radio Tees,''' formerly known as '''BBC Radio Teesside, BBC Radio Cleveland''' and then '''BBC Tees,''' is a [[Local BBC Radio|BBC local radio station]] broadcasting from Broadcasting House, Newport Road, [[Middlesbrough]]. It broadcasts to parts of [[County Durham]] and [[North Yorkshire]] on [[frequency modulation|FM]], [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]], and digital TV, and nationally via [[BBC Sounds]]. Towns in the station's FM broadcast area include [[Darlington]], [[Hartlepool]], Middlesbrough, [[Stockton-on-Tees]], and [[Whitby]]. According to [[RAJAR]], the station has a weekly audience of 100,000 listeners and a 4.4% audience share as of December 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php|title=RAJAR|publisher=RAJAR|access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:BBC Radio Cleveland - Middlesbrough (742464623).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|BBC Radio Cleveland - Middlesbrough in 2007]] | [[File:BBC Radio Cleveland - Middlesbrough (742464623).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|BBC Radio Cleveland - Middlesbrough in 2007]] | ||
===BBC Radio Teesside=== | ===BBC Radio Teesside=== | ||
The station was originally launched as Radio Teesside at 6 p.m. on 31 December 1970 with a local news programme entitled ''Teesside Tonight'', presented by George Lambelle. | The station was originally launched as Radio Teesside at 6 p.m. on 31 December 1970 with a local news programme entitled ''Teesside Tonight'', presented by George Lambelle. | ||
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BBC Radio Tees, formerly known as BBC Radio Teesside, BBC Radio Cleveland and then BBC Tees, is a BBC local radio station broadcasting from Broadcasting House, Newport Road, Middlesbrough. It broadcasts to parts of County Durham and North Yorkshire on FM, DAB, and digital TV, and nationally via BBC Sounds. Towns in the station's FM broadcast area include Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, and Whitby. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 100,000 listeners and a 4.4% audience share as of December 2023.[1]
History
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BBC Radio Teesside
The station was originally launched as Radio Teesside at 6 p.m. on 31 December 1970 with a local news programme entitled Teesside Tonight, presented by George Lambelle.
BBC Radio Cleveland
On 1 April 1974, the station became known as Radio Cleveland when the county of Cleveland was formed. The station moved to new studios in 1983. On 1 April 1996, the county of Cleveland was abolished and the boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, and Redcar and Cleveland were returned to County Durham and North Yorkshire. These four boroughs, along with nearby Darlington, now form the governmental sub-region of Tees Valley. Also included in the main coverage area is the Army's main garrison at Catterick Garrison, which is also included in the transmission area of Radio York on 104.3 FM.
BBC Tees
On Saturday 11 August 2007, the station was renamed BBC Tees. The BBC Tees brand was already associated with its "Where I Live" website and "BBC Bus", which have both since been discontinued.
BBC Radio Tees
On 27 January 2020, the station was renamed BBC Radio Tees. The addition of "radio" to the names of most BBC local radio stations was to avoid confusion with its similarly named TV news regions.
Colin Bunyan is currently the longest-serving presenter at BBC Radio Tees, hosting the Sunday afternoon Vintage Vinyl programme. He has been a presenter for over 47 years.[2]
Technical
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The DAB signals come from the Bauer 11B multiplex at Eston Nab (near the A174 road) and Brusselton (near Shildon between the A68 and A6072).
On 10 August 2021, FM transmission was knocked off air indefinitely following a fire at the Bilsdale site. It is feared that the structural integrity of the transmitter mast may have been compromised.[3] As at 11 August 2021, the 95 FM service is available again, using the Eston Nab transmitter, but it does not reach all areas of the station's transmission area.[4] A temporary transmitter on 104.0 FM has also been instated for Darlington and the surrounding areas.[5]
The station also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel 714 in the BBC North East and Cumbria region and streams online via BBC Sounds.
The station was also broadcast on medium wave until 1992.
Programming
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Middlesbrough studios from 6 am to 10 pm each day.
From 10 pm each night, BBC Radio Tees carries the England-wide late show and from 1 am, it simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live.
Presenters
Notable presenters
References
External links
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