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How to Watch: BBC Radio 2


Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using one of the free services: DAB (for radio), Freeview, Sky No Card - Sky without a viewing card (Freesat from Sky (or fSfS)) and Freesat.. Where a channel can be watched for free, the channel number is listed below. In addition, if you can watch (or listen) immediately online, press the button in the "web" column.

As some channels are exclusive to one service alone, you may need to get receive more than one service to get all the channels you want. The coverage for Freeview differs too - those channels not provided by the public service "Freeview Light" transmitters the current coverage shown thus (54%), taken from Connected Nations Report 2017: Data analysis'

Key: wb_sunny daytime; watch_later nighttime; account_box funded from the TV License; flags show Freeview channel limits.
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Radio stations
Channel name arrow_drop_down web radio Freeview Sky Freesat
BBC Radio 2account_box live_tv DAB FM/AM flag702 0102 702

Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.

media.info: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the media.info link icon media.info BBC Radio 2 page.

Official site: See the www.bbc.co.uk link icon BBC Radio 2 website.

From Wikipedia: The first show had started at 0530am on the Light programme but continued with Breakfast Special from Paul Hollingdale as Radio 1 split. In early years, much programming and music was common to both stations, particularly on the shared FM frequency. Radio 1 was targeted at the audience of pirate radio stations whereas Radio 2 settled down as a middle-of-the-road station playing laid-back pop/rock, folk and country, jazz and big-band music, easy listening, light classics, and oldies, with significant amounts of comedy and sport. - en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org link icon read more about BBC Radio 2 on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).

Freeview multiplex: BBC Radio 2 is on multiplex PSB1 in england flagscotland flagnorthernireland flagwales flag.

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Wednesday, 8 June 2011
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KATHERINE
11:24 PM
Edinburgh

Why cant we get BBC radio stations on our Freeview TV? i was listening to radio 2 this morning and tonight it says BBC radio service is not available on Freeview! anybody know why?????

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Thursday, 9 June 2011
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Mike Dimmick
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12:41 PM

Katherine: When the BBC ALBA TV station is on-air, most of the BBC radio stations have to go off-air. This was the only way they could cram BBC ALBA into the space.

The only radio stations that remain on-air on Freeview are the digital-only stations with the largest listening figures: 1 Xtra, 6 Music and 5 Live Sports. BBC Radio 2 remains available on FM and DAB.

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Mike Dimmick
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12:43 PM

Obviously the above only applies to transmitters in Scotland, including the Selkirk transmitter and its relays in the East Borders region. It may also apply to the Scottish service from Caldbeck.

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Friday, 10 June 2011
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Jo Allen
6:57 PM

Hi, re BBC Alba - radio channels are still available on freeview but switch to channels 800 onwards 810 (R1), 809 (R2), 808 (R3), 807 (R4). Complete pain in the neck though.

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Monday, 13 June 2011
Briantist
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8:37 AM

Jo Allen: This will be because you are able to receive them from an "English" transmitter. Much better than not having them at all, I would have thought.

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Mike Dimmick
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5:04 PM

Jo Allen: If you're in the south-west of Scotland, your local transmitter could be Caldbeck, which provides both English and Scottish versions of all three PSB multiplexes. Most viewers won't be able to receive from a transmitter that provides both.

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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
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Leslie Reese
11:12 PM

Absolutly diabolical that BBC (Freeview Radio 2)should pander to the minority of listeners. i.e. need the bandwith for Alba (Gaelic).If 1.5% of Scots understand Gaelic give them 1.5% of Radio 2 -about 5 days a year.

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Sunday, 17 July 2011
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James Fox
11:57 AM

Why is the Rowridge BBC radio transmission so weak on analogue. I live on the mainland near Southampton and I have a clear site line to the transmitter which is about 12 miles away? It appears to have been like this for quite awhile

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Briantist
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1:59 PM

James Fox: A new transmitter is being constructed close to the original at Rowridge. During the construction period, analogue radio services have been reduced in power output.

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Monday, 22 August 2011
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