BBC Radio Leicester
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| City | Leicester |
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| Broadcast area | Leicestershire |
| Slogan | A passion for Leicestershire, BBC Radio Leicester |
| Frequency | RDS: BBC Leic, 104.9 FM |
| First air date | 8 November 1967 |
| Format | Local news, talk and music |
| Language(s) | English |
| Audience share | 16% (June 2016, [1]) |
| Class | I |
| Owner |
BBC Local Radio,o BBC East Midlands |
| Website | BBC Radio Leicester |
BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The station broadcasts from studios in Leicester on 104.9 FM, on DAB, and via the BBC iPlayer.
BBC Radio Leicester was the first of the new wave of BBC Local Radio stations introduced in the 1960s. Radio Leicester began broadcasting at 12.45 pm on 8 November 1967 on 95.05 VHF from a transmitter located on Gorse Hill above the city centre.
The station's former 837 kHz medium wave frequency from the Freeman's Common transmitter near the University of Leicester is now used by the BBC Asian Network which originated in Leicester but is now a national network delivered via DAB, digital satellite, Freeview and other systems across the UK and beyond.
In 2007, the station celebrated its 40th Anniversary by launching a Ruby Rainbow Appeal in aid of the Rainbows Hospice based in Loughborough, within its TSA. Special events took place throughout the year culminating in a final fund-raising appeal around the time of the anniversary in November 2007.
As of June 2016,the station has a listenership figure of 132,000, representing 16% of the local audience share.
In 2005, the station moved to new premises at 9 St Nicholas Place, which have recently won a Civic Society award for design. This new centre is adjacent to the medieval Guildhall and Cathedral and includes many aspects of Leicester's history including Victorian tiles and an Undercroft (first revealed in 1841) with remains dating to Roman times. The Centre houses the BBC College of Journalism's base for the Midlands, an IT Centre which is used in partnership with local organisations, and a BBC Shop selling a wide range of BBC-branded merchandise.
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