Bbc Hereford And Worcester

BBC Hereford and Worcester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It broadcasts from its studios in both Worcester and Hereford on 104 (Worcester), 104. 4 (Redditch) 104. 6 (Kidderminster) and 94. 7 (Hereford) FM; as well as 738 (Worcester) and 1584 (North Herefordshire) MW on AM plus DAB. Although the short lived administrative County of Hereford and Worcester was abolished in 1998 and reverted to the traditional historic counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, the name of the station was not altered to reflect the change. It serves the rural communities across Herefordshire as well as the more populous Worcestershire with a range of programmes from jazz, folk, country, funk and new music to daily local news, everyday discussion and outside broadcasts. HistoryThe station began broadcasting on 14 February 1989, and to mark the unusual, two-centre set-up for the radio station, the first record played was the song Two Hearts by Phil Collins. The original team of presenters included Graham Day, Gill Capewell and Allan Lee . Other staff included Robert Piggott, TV journalist Liz MacKean and former LBC presenter Jeremy Dry.

BBC Hereford and Worcester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It broadcasts from its studios in both Worcester and Hereford on 104 (Worcester), 104. 4 (Redditch) 104. 6 (Kidderminster) and 94. 7 (Hereford) FM; as well as 738 (Worcester) and 1584 (North Herefordshire) MW on AM plus DAB. Although the short lived administrative County of Hereford and Worcester was abolished in 1998 and reverted to the traditional historic counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, the name of the station was not altered to reflect the change. It serves the rural communities across Herefordshire as well as the more populous Worcestershire with a range of programmes from jazz, folk, country, funk and new music to daily local news, everyday discussion and outside broadcasts. HistoryThe station began broadcasting on 14 February 1989, and to mark the unusual, two-centre set-up for the radio station, the first record played was the song Two Hearts by Phil Collins. The original team of presenters included Graham Day, Gill Capewell and Allan Lee . Other staff included Robert Piggott, TV journalist Liz MacKean and former LBC presenter Jeremy Dry.