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BBC Radio Jersey

Coordinates:49°11′24″N2°06′40″W/ 49.1901°N 2.1112°W/49.1901; -2.1112
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BBC Radio Jersey
Broadcast areaJersey
FrequencyFM:88.8 MHz
AM:1026 kHz
DAB+:12A
Freeview:719
RDSBBC JRSY
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatLocal news, talk and music
Ownership
OwnerBBC Local Radio,
BBC South West
History
First air date
15 March 1982
Technical information
Licensing authority
Ofcom
Links
WebsiteBBC Radio Jersey

BBC Radio Jersey(Jèrriais:BBC Radio Jèrri) is theBBC's local radio stationserving theBailiwick of Jersey.

It broadcasts onFM,AM,DAB+,Freeviewand viaBBC Soundsfrom studios on Parade Road inSt Helier.

According toRAJAR,the station has a weekly audience of 21,000 listeners and a 12.9% share as of December 2023.[1]

Overview[edit]

Entrance to BBC Radio Jersey in Parade Road,St Helier

The station first aired on 15 March 1982, when it was opened byGeorge Howard,the then chairman of the BBC. The first voice to be heard was that of Peter Gore who was one of the four-person start-up team headed by Mike Warr. It launched from Broadcasting House, just off Rouge Bouillon inSt Helier,and moved to its present premises in Parade Road in March 1994.

Roger Bara, a long-standing breakfast show presenter, retired in 2012.[2]

In recent years, local output has been reduced to eight hours on weekdays, coinciding with an increase in regional programming shared with sister stationBBC Radio Guernsey.

Like otherBBCenterprises inJersey,funding comes primarily fromtelevision licencefees collected in Jersey.[3]

In addition to itsFMandAMfrequencies, the station also broadcasts onFreeviewTV channel 719 and streams online viaBBC Sounds.Transmissions onDABbegan on 1 August 2021 with the launch of the Channel Islands DAB multiplex, on which BBC Radio Guernsey also broadcasts, alongsideBBC Radio Jersey Xtra,a part-time stream carrying the station's AM opt-out content (chiefly parliamentary coverage), and a similar opt-out for Radio Guernsey. The stations are the first BBC stations to use the DAB+ standard - at the time of launch, all stations on the BBC National DAB multiplex, and all otherBBC Local Radiostations on the UK mainland, used the earlier DAB format.

Location[edit]

The radio station shares premises at 18–21 Parade Road inSt HelierwithBBC Channel Islandstelevision news, and BBC Jersey's online services.

Programming[edit]

Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC'sSt Helierstudios from 6 am to 2 pm on weekdays.

Regional programming for theChannel Islands,shared withBBC Radio Guernsey,airs from 2 pm to 10 pm on Mondays/Fridays, from 2pm-6pm Tuesdays/Wednesdays, 2pm to 8pm on Thursdays, also from 6 am to 8 pm on Saturdays and from 6 am to 6 pm on Sundays.

Off-peak programming originates fromBBC Radio CornwallinTruro,BBC Radio ManchesterandBBC Radio London

During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Jersey simulcasts overnight programming fromBBC Radio 5 Liveand until recently, the station'sAMfrequencies used to simulcast Radio 5 Live on weekday evenings to provide better coverage of the station on AM during the hours of darkness.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"RAJAR".RAJAR.Retrieved27 September2015.
  2. ^"BBC Radio Jersey presenter Roger Bara to retire".BBC News. 7 August 2012.Retrieved29 November2020.
  3. ^"T.V. Licences".Jersey Citizens Advice Bureau. 13 March 2009.Retrieved2 July2009.

External links[edit]

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