BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23rd November 1978.
BBC Radio Scotland broadcasts 24 hours on medium wave frequencies, broadcasting archive programming under the name, the zones, through...
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BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23rd November 1978.
BBC Radio Scotland broadcasts 24 hours on medium wave frequencies, broadcasting archive programming under the name, the zones, through the night. From 0030 to 0600, FM frequencies carry a simulcast of BBC Radio 5 Live.
BBC Radio Scotland was founded as a full-time radio network in 1978, although the name had been used since 1974 for the Scottish opt-out version of BBC Radio 4 (previously the Scottish Home Service). The establishment of a separate network was only made possible when Radio 4 became a fully national network and moved from medium wave to long wave.
Opt-out stations were established in Inverness (BBC Radio Highland) & Aberdeen in 1976, followed by Orkney &...
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