BBC Oxford

Infobox Radio Station
name = BBC Oxford


city = Oxford
area = Oxfordshire
branding =
slogan =
airdate = October 29, 1970
frequency = 95.2 FM
share = 8.2%
share as of = March 2008
share source = [http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php]
format = Local news, talk and music
power =
erp =
class =
callsign_meaning =
owner = BBC Local Radio,
BBC South
website = [http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/local_radio/index.shtml BBC Oxford]

BBC Oxford is a BBC Local Radio station, which opened on October 29, 1970 as "BBC Radio Oxford". It broadcasts on 95.2 MHz VHF FM from the Oxford transmitter.

On April 9, 1996, it was merged with Radio Berkshire to form Thames Valley FM. But this proved unpopular and on February 14, 2000 it was launched again as Radio Oxford, although some output is shared with Radio Berkshire, and in the evenings output is shared also with other BBC local radio stations in the South and South-East of England.

Despite the name, the radio station is intended to serve the whole of the county of Oxfordshire, not just the city of Oxford, and the radio station used to play slogans such as "In Oxford, Abingdon and Banbury, it's your voice", or a similar slogan using another three places in the county (not necessarily including Oxford).

In October 2004, BBC Radio Oxford relaunched with a new lineup. It was designed to make the station more upbeat, and appeal more to the younger generations. To help with this, a new sung jingle package replaced the five-year-old previous one.

In April 2008 the term "radio" was taken out of the stations name and its branding combined with "South Today Oxford" (now "BBC Oxford News") on BBC One.

Presenters

*Bill Heine (Weekdays 4-7pm)
*Bill Rennells (Sundays 10pm-1am)
*Danny Cox (Weekdays 10am-1pm)
*David Allen (Saturdays 9pm-1am)
*David Cash
*Dave Gilyeat
*Joel Hammer (Weekdays 5-7am)
*Henry Wymbs (Sundays 2-5pm)
*Jerome Sale
*Jo Thoenes (Weekdays 1-4pm)
*Lou Hannan (Weekdays 10am-1pm)
*Paul Miller (Weekdays 10pm-1am, simulcast with Radio Solent, Radio Berkshire, Radio Kent and Southern Counties Radio)
*Phil Kennedy
*Phil Mercer (Weekends 6am-9pm)
*Richard Allinson
*Roger Day (Weekdays 7-10pm, simulcast with Radio Solent, Radio Berkshire, Radio Kent and Southern Counties Radio)
* [http://www.myspace.com/bearder Tim Bearder]
*Tony Gillham
*Will Banks

Weather Presenters

*Steph Ball
*Cee Daly
*Stav Danaos
*Bee Tucker

Past Presenters

*Andrew Peach (now on BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC WM and a newsreader on BBC Radio 2)
*Shabina Akhtar
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/bbcweather/forecasters/sean_batty.shtml Seán Batty] (Weather presenter, now with STV)
*Dominic Busby
*Alison Booker
*Jon Briggs
*Humphrey Carpenter
*David Clargo (now Managing Editor of BBC Coventry & Warwickshire)
*Anne Diamond (now a stand-in presenter for BBC London)
*Mike Dickin
*Hedley Feast
*Dave Freeman
*Jonathan Hancock
*Bob Harris (now on BBC Radio Two)
*Timmy Mallet
*Lawrence Pollard
*Libby Purves (now on BBC Radio Four)
*Phil Rapps
*Gary Richardson (now on BBC Radio Five Live)
*Alan Roberts
*Sybil Ruscoe
*Kathleen Shaw
*Mary Small
*Martin Stanford (now a Sky News presenter)

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiooxford/ BBC Radio Oxford]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/ BBC Oxford]
* [http://www.mediauk.com/radio/298 Media UK - BBC Radio Oxford]