BBC Radio Bristol

**BBC Radio Bristol** is British local public radio station owned by British Broadcasting Corporation. The station broadcasts local news, talk shows and music programmings.

## Overview

The Mendip transmitter, near Wells, used to broadcast **BBC Radio Bristol** on 95.5 MHz over a very large area, but from 3 December 2007, this was transferred to the new BBC Somerset service. BBC Somerset and **BBC Radio Bristol** share many programmes, mainly during off-peak hours. Since the BBC relaunched BBC Somerset on FM, **BBC Radio Bristol** has been left free to concentrate editorially on Bristol, Bath and the rest of the former Avon area. On 11 December 2014, **BBC Radio Bristol launched** on **Freeview** channel 719, on the PSB 1 multiplex from the Mendip transmitter and its TV relays.

**BBC Radio Bristol**'s main commercial competitors in its broadcast area are Heart West Country on 96.3 and 103 FM, Sam FM and The Breeze on 107.2 and 107.9 MHz.

## Programmings

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from Bristol, including some regional programming for the **BBC West** and **BBC South Westregions**. 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.

The station also carries off-peak regional programming for the West of England, including early morning and late night shows on weekdays (produced from **BBC Radio Bristol** and BBC Wiltshire respectively), Sunday afternoon output produced by BBC Radio Gloucestershire and joint programming with **BBC South West** stations on Saturday evenings and Sunday nights.

During the station's downtime, **BBC Radio Bristol** simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight on weekdays. On Friday and Saturday nights, **BBC Radio Bristol** airs specialist and community-oriented programming, including output from Ujima Radio and BCFM.

The station's local presenters include Joe Lemer (weekday early breakfast), Emma Britton (weekday breakfast), John Darvall (weekday mornings), Steve Yabsley (weekday lunchtime), Claire Cavanagh (weekday afternoons), Laura Rawlings (weekday drivetime), Geoff Twentyman (Radio Bristol Sport), Dan Chisholm (weekday late show), Ali Vowles (Saturday breakfast), Dr Phil Hammond (Saturday mornings), James Hanson (Saturday lunchtime), Lucy Tegg (Sunday breakfast) and Richard Lewis (Sunday mornings).

## External links

* Official website

* National stations
* Regional stations
* Local stations

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