BBC Radio York

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BBC Radio York... North Yorkshire

BBC Radio York

BBC Radio York

BBC Radio York started broadcasting to England's biggest county on Independence Day, July 4th 1983, at the height of summer and in a way that it's predecessors would never have thought of. 

Altogether, there are about 750,000 people in North Yorkshire, living across two national parks and cathedral cities, forty miles of seaside coastline and with beautiful valleys in between.  Five district studios make up a nucleus of Radio York facilities in Scarborough, Harrogate, Malton, Northallerton and Selby, in order to quickly react to local news stories.  Local groups can advertise their events daily through the 'Information Exchange', assisted by village correspondents who channel information in to broadcast control.  Queries are forwarded to the station's action line, as varied as you can imagine, but with remarkable results from the public.  

Over the years, many of the presenters and reporters have gone on to national television stardom. Chris Choi, first on Newsround, is now a regular on ITN summaries, whilst Nik Wood and Gerard Tubb are among those who now appear on BBC TV and SKY TV.  Radio York is now subheaded under the BBC North Yorkshire banner, and broadcasts on 95.5, 103.7 and 104.3FM, plus AM frequencies of 666 and 1260 from studios at 20 Bootham Row, in York. It won a Sony Gold award in 2001 and a Silver in 2002.

Information amended from the excellent Aircheck UK webpage

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