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BBC Radio Somerset
BBC Radio Somerset is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Somerset, England.
It broadcasts on FM, AM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios in the Blackbrook area of Taunton.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 55,000 listeners and a 7.2% share as of December 2023.
The first BBC service for the county of Somerset was established in 1978, as an emergency measure following storms in the county.
The station proper was launched as BBC Somerset Sound on 11 April 1988, broadcasting as a part-time station on BBC Radio Bristol's former frequency of 1323 medium wave, opting out of BBC Radio Bristol for a few hours each day. It was based in studios above a café on Paul St, Taunton, run by producer-in-charge, Clinton Rogers and news producer Anne Ashworth, with a smaller satellite studio in Yeovil run by district producer, Steve Haigh. The signal on 1323 MW was for many years interfered with by a radio station in Russia.
In August 2002, BBC Somerset Sound moved to new premises in Park Street, Taunton, and acquired a more robust frequency of 1566 MW.
In 2007, the station relaunched as BBC Somerset, with the launch of the BBC Somerset bus in May. On 3 December of that year, the station was given BBC Radio Bristol's former frequency of 95.5 FM, and broadcasts to the whole county of Somerset (including the unitary districts of North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset) and beyond. Listeners from as far afield as Finland have reported hearing the station clearly. BBC Somerset sometimes uses its AM frequency for cricket commentary while regular programming continues on FM. BBC Somerset began broadcasting on DAB in September 2014.
BBC Somerset was for many years an 'opt-out' from BBC Radio Bristol, but in May 2012, the BBC established it as a station in its own right. The BBC's Annual Report and Accounts for 2005/2006 stated: "The BBC is committed to extending its network of local radio stations to a limited number of under served areas, and BBC management is carrying out preparatory work for new stations in Somerset, Dorset and Cheshire".
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BBC Radio Somerset
BBC Radio Somerset is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Somerset, England.
It broadcasts on FM, AM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios in the Blackbrook area of Taunton.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 55,000 listeners and a 7.2% share as of December 2023.
The first BBC service for the county of Somerset was established in 1978, as an emergency measure following storms in the county.
The station proper was launched as BBC Somerset Sound on 11 April 1988, broadcasting as a part-time station on BBC Radio Bristol's former frequency of 1323 medium wave, opting out of BBC Radio Bristol for a few hours each day. It was based in studios above a café on Paul St, Taunton, run by producer-in-charge, Clinton Rogers and news producer Anne Ashworth, with a smaller satellite studio in Yeovil run by district producer, Steve Haigh. The signal on 1323 MW was for many years interfered with by a radio station in Russia.
In August 2002, BBC Somerset Sound moved to new premises in Park Street, Taunton, and acquired a more robust frequency of 1566 MW.
In 2007, the station relaunched as BBC Somerset, with the launch of the BBC Somerset bus in May. On 3 December of that year, the station was given BBC Radio Bristol's former frequency of 95.5 FM, and broadcasts to the whole county of Somerset (including the unitary districts of North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset) and beyond. Listeners from as far afield as Finland have reported hearing the station clearly. BBC Somerset sometimes uses its AM frequency for cricket commentary while regular programming continues on FM. BBC Somerset began broadcasting on DAB in September 2014.
BBC Somerset was for many years an 'opt-out' from BBC Radio Bristol, but in May 2012, the BBC established it as a station in its own right. The BBC's Annual Report and Accounts for 2005/2006 stated: "The BBC is committed to extending its network of local radio stations to a limited number of under served areas, and BBC management is carrying out preparatory work for new stations in Somerset, Dorset and Cheshire".