Radio 5 sports

It broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins. It is the principal BBC radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcasting virtually all major sports events staged in radio 5 sports UK or involving British competitors.

If a major news story breaks during the live sport broadcasts on 5 Live, the sports coverage may sometimes be redirected and continued on 5 Sports Extra, while 5 Live switches to live news. The station is only available on digital radio , television platforms and BBC Sounds. Due to licensing reasons, international streaming of the station has not been available since 25 July The station began broadcasts at pm on 2 February Juliette Ferrington introduced the first programme — commentary of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Sunderland. In , the station was rebranded in line with the rest of the network.

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The programme is on air from Monday to Wednesday 7pm to pm, as well as Thursday and Friday 7pm to 10pm. It is also broadcast at weekends from 12pm until the early evening, depending on the events being covered. The programme was also broadcast on most bank holiday afternoons. Afternoon-long sporting coverage on Sundays, using different names during the Radio 2 era, was introduced in although this was confined to the summer months and it took on a format mixing sport and music. The 5 Live Sport name has been used since The original format featured the major sports events each Saturday afternoon, broadcasting between pm and 5 pm, with updates from the major footballing fixtures and second half commentary on a top match. The location of the commentary game would usually be revealed around 3 pm. Sports Report then followed at 5 pm. During the summer, Sports Report was not broadcast, meaning that Sport on 2 ran from pm and 6 pm, extended to 7 pm during the Wimbledon fortnight. The main focus of the programme, especially between August and May, is still on the football season, and in particular the Premier League.

Radio 5 sports

If a major news story breaks during the live sport broadcasts on 5 Live, the sports coverage may sometimes be redirected and continued on 5 Sports Extra, while 5 Live switches to live news. The station is only available on digital radio , television platforms and BBC Sounds. Due to licensing reasons, international streaming of the station has not been available since 25 July The station began broadcasts at pm on 2 February Juliette Ferrington introduced the first programme — commentary of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Sunderland. In , the station was rebranded in line with the rest of the network. The new BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra logo was turned into a circular based logo in the colour green; according to research, the green colour was chosen as people associated it with sport. Along with the rebrand, Sports Extra became more closely aligned with 5 Live.

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Wales Cymru Cymru 2. Pop Pop Max Great! Contents move to sidebar hide. Nick Jr. For foreign news, first a "generic minute" is recorded, then reports are to BBC World Service radio, then the reporter talks to any other programmes that are on air. The station began broadcasts at pm on 2 February Half-hour news headlines are mostly read by presenters and sports journalists, although newsreaders are used during weekday daytime programming between and and during 5 Live Sport evening and weekend programming. Warner Bros. List of magazines in the United Kingdom List of magazines by circulation. The station had originally launched in as Radio 5 Live Sports Extra but had its name changed in as part of a rebranding of the BBC. Humberside Lincolnshire. History of Freeview UK. Due to rights restrictions, coverage of some events, particularly live sport, is not available online or is restricted to UK addresses. The station also broadcasts programmes live through BBC Sounds , which allows replaying programmes up to a month after the original broadcast. Ulster Foyle.