BBC Sheffield
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| City | Sheffield |
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| Broadcast area | South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire |
| Slogan | Be part of it! |
| Frequency |
FM: 88.6 MHz, 94.7 MHz, 104.1 MHz MW: 1035 kHz DAB: 11C DTR: 734 (Freeview) RDS: BBC SHEF |
| First air date | 15 November 1967 |
| Format | Local news, talk and music |
| Language(s) | English |
| Owner |
BBC Local Radio, BBC Yorkshire, BBC North West, BBC East Midlands |
| Website | BBC Radio Sheffield |
BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. This includes the city of Sheffield, plus Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Chesterfield and surrounding areas. It was the second BBC local radio station, beginning on 15 November 1967 broadcasting from a large Victorian house in Westbourne Road in the Broomhill area of the city. It now broadcasts from a new studio complex at 54 Shoreham Street in Sheffield city centre, on 88.6, 94.7, 104.1 FM, 1035 AM, DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) and DTR (Digital Television Radio). It is also available through live streaming on the internet.
According to RAJAR, as of November 2014 BBC Radio Sheffield has 276,000 listeners, which represents 21.2% % of the reach.
The 104.1FM signal is broadcast at 2,500 ft from the Holme Moss transmitter in West Yorkshire, near the border with Derbyshire, enabling the signal to be clearly heard in Barnsley, North Rotherham, Doncaster and parts of Nottinghamshire.
The 88.6FM signal is broadcast from the Crosspool transmitter on Tapton Hill to serve Sheffield and parts of Rotherham. It also broadcasts DAB on 11C multiplex for Sheffield and surrounding areas and it broadcasts DTR for South Yorkshire and surrounding areas for freeview TV channel 734 on UHF 27-522 MHz the BBCA multiplex.
The 94.7FM signal is broadcast from the Chesterfield transmitter and serves Derbyshire, parts of Nottinghamshire and the East of South Yorkshire. The Chesterfield signal can be heard as far south on the M1 as Copt Oak. It broadcasts DAB on 11C multiplex (same as Crosspool transmitter) for the Chesterfield and North Derbyshire area. It also broadcasts DTR for Chesterfield for freeview TV channel 734 on UHF 26-514 MHz on the BBCA multiplex.
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