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 radio 5 sports the 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.

Radio 5 sports

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Kent Surrey Sussex. The BBC's policy for major breaking news events revolves around a priority list.

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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.

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.

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BBC Sounds. Whilst football commentaries form the majority of live commentaries during the football season, the range of events covered by the station include:. Nick Jr. The audience Appreciation Index figure did not increase, remaining at During Sports Extra's downtime, the station does not simulcast any other broadcast. Companies and organisations. Logo used since The station is only available on digital radio , television platforms and BBC Sounds. Romance Tiny Pop. University of Kent. Logo used since Bristol Gloucestershire Wiltshire. A label for Sports Extra is continuously radiated on the DAB multiplex to allow those tuning their radio to store the station to their device even if it is not on air. Romance Tiny Pop. The first voice on air, Jane Garvey , later went on to co-present the breakfast and drive-time shows with Peter Allen.

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Contents move to sidebar hide. Retrieved 3 April TV Great! Wikimedia Commons. Student television Student press. On digital TV platforms, where Sports Extra has its own dedicated full-time stream, not sharing feed capacity with any other services, a looping promotional barker is played if no live programming is scheduled; the EPG information during this reel will often give details of the next live event to be covered by the station, should this information be available. BBC Radio 2 For other stations known as 'Five Live', see Five Live disambiguation. The BBC's policy for major breaking news events revolves around a priority list. Download as PDF Printable version. Berkshire Oxford Solent.