2BR
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| Broadcast area | Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn |
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| Branding | 99.8FM 2BR |
| Slogan | Burnley, Hyndburn & Pendle's 99.8fm 2BR |
| Frequency |
FM: 99.8 MHz RDS: 2BR |
| First air date | 25 July 2000 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 11.4% (June 2013, RAJAR) |
| ERP | 0.75 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 53°50′31″N 2°15′59″W / 53.8419°N 2.2663°WCoordinates: 53°50′31″N 2°15′59″W / 53.8419°N 2.2663°W |
| Owner |
The Local Radio Company (UKRD Group) |
| Website | www.2br.co.uk |
Two Boroughs Radio (known on air as 2BR) is a commercial radio station serving East Lancashire in England. It is owned and operated by UKRD and broadcasts from studios at Clayton-le-Moors in Accrington, sharing facilities with sister station The Bee.
It broadcast from studios in the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate in Nelson, then in August 2010 2BR moved to Accrington-based 'The Studios' with sister station The Bee.
Overview
2BR launched on 25 July 2000, serving the Burnley, Pendle and Hyndburn areas from studios at the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate in Nelson with its transmitter located on Pendle Hill in Newchurch in Pendle, near Fence.
Although the station's name refers to the "2 Boroughs" of Burnley and Pendle, 2BR also covers Hyndburn. Broadcasting stations in the United Kingdom do not use callsigns, but as "2" is a prefix assigned by the ITU to callsigns in Great Britain, 2BR is technically a valid radio callsign.
In August 2010, the station moved to Clayton-le-Moors, co-locating with The Bee.
On 4 April 2016, UKRD announced 2BR would merge with sister Lancashire station The Bee in June as part of an expansion onto DAB. The 2BR branding will be retained with all programming shared between the two stations, alongside opt-outs for local news, traffic and advertising.[1]
Programming
All of 2BR's programming is produced and broadcast from its Clayton-le-Moors studios. Live programming airs from 6am-2pm and 3-7pm on weekdays and from 8am-4pm at weekends. All other output is automated.[2]
The station's presenters are Tim Littlechild, Helen Wakefield and Andy Hilbert.
News
2BR broadcasts hourly local news bulletins from 6am-7pm on weekdays and 8am-2pm at weekends, with headlines on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows. National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried every hour at all other times.[3]
2BR's news team, shared with sister station The Bee, includes head of news Sarah Collins and broadcast journalists Victoria Glover and Laura Pratt.
External links
- Official website
- Pendle Forest Transmitter (The ILR (Independent Local Radio (Station)) mentioned refers to 2BR.)
References
- ↑ 2BR to merge with The Bee and expand on DAB, Radio Today, 4 April 2016
- ↑ 2BR public file
- ↑ 2BR public file
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