BBC Radio London

BBC Radio London (not to be confused with the pirate radio station, Radio London) is the BBC's local radio station serving Greater London and its surrounding areas. The station broadcasts across the area and beyond, on the 94.9 FM frequency, DAB, Virgin Media channel 937, Sky channel 0152 (in the London area only), Freeview channel 721 and online. 
The station was founded in 1970 and has been rebranded several times, including between 1988 and 2000 when it was called GLR (Greater London Radio); 2000-2001 (BBC London Live 94.9); 2001-2015 (BBC London 94.9) and finally going back to its original name, BBC Radio London, from October 2015.
== Links to Peel ==
In the early days of BBC Radio London, Peel made an appearance as a studio guest on Breakthrough, the open-ended magazine show hosted by Steve Bradshaw covering the underground scene, which Peel praised at the time as the kind of radio programme he would like to do but couldn't, because of Radio One's restrictive format. The DJ was also an admirer of Charlie Gillett, who hosted the station's Honky Tonk programme between 1972 and 1978. Gillett would later return to the station in 1995 before leaving in 2006. 
In the early 1970's, BBC Radio London's frequency would often go to BBC Radio 1 between certain times, especially on a Saturday, where it was possible for listeners in London and the surrounding areas to have the option of listening to Peel's show on two different frequencies. 
The station's medium wave signal could be picked up in East Anglia, where Peel lived, so it is likely that he listened to some of the diverse range of shows in its schedules - such as Fresh Garbage, introduced by Andy Finney, which focused on the US West Coast music Peel was playing on Top Gear, with a series on Elektra Records, a spot for record collectors, and contributions from Zigzag journalist John Tobler. BBC Radio London also had a regular reggae show, Reggae Time introduced by Steve Barnard, at a time when the genre was rarely heard on Radio One.
Although Peel did not have his own shows on BBC Radio London, he would often sit in for presenters especially in the 1970's (an example on 27 February 1976 where Peel mentions that he will be on BBC Radio London this weekend covering for Robbie Vincent between 11.30am and 2pm, playing "a selection of significantly unpopular records to annoy people"). 
At the moment, there are no recordings available of Peel sitting in on BBC Radio London.
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Official Website
* Random Radio Jottings - 50 Years of BBC Radio London
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