City | Oxford |
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Broadcast area | Oxfordshire |
Slogan | Be part of it |
Frequency | 95.2 FM & DAB |
First air date | 29 October 1970 |
Format | Local news, talk and music |
Language(s) | English |
Audience share | 7.7% (September 2014, [1]) |
Owner |
BBC Local Radio, BBC South |
Website | BBC Radio Oxford |
BBC Radio Oxford is the BBC Local Radio station for the English county of Oxfordshire, broadcasting on 95.2 FM via the Oxford transmitter, on DAB and online. The station broadcasts live from the BBC's Summertown studios in Oxford between 6am and 7pm each weekday, for over 13 hours on Saturdays & 19 hours on Sundays. It also carries regional programming simulcast with the BBC's local radio stations in the South and South East regions.
BBC Radio Oxford also produces its own news service from its offices in Oxford with regular reports and outside broadcasts from around Oxfordshire. The weather service is provided by a team in Southampton.
During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Oxford also carries regional programming for the South and South East regions, produced from sister stations including BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Kent. As with all BBC Local Radio stations, it also airs the networked weekday evening shows, originating from BBC Radio Leeds and produced independently by Wire Free Productions. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Oxford simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.
The station's local presenters include Howard Bentham, Charles Nove, David Prever, Alex Lester, Tim Smith, Will Gompertz, and weather presenters include Bee Tucker.
Coordinates: 51°46′45″N 1°15′57″W / 51.77921°N 1.265939°W