BBC Radio 5 (former)

BBC Radio 5 (former)

Infobox Radio Station
name = BBC Radio 5


area = UK - National MW
airdate = 27 August 1990 - 27 March 1994
frequency = 693 kHz, 909 kHz (990 kHz in West Wales)
format = Sport, education, children's programmes
owner = BBC
website =

BBC Radio 5 was, for three years and eight months, a BBC radio network that carried sports, children's and educational programmes.

It was transmitted via analogue radio on 693 and 909 kHz AM in the mediumwave band, frequencies previously used to transmit BBC Radio 2 from November 23, 1978 to August 26, 1990.

History

The station launched at 9am on August 27, 1990, with a five year old boy, Andrew Kelly, uttering the words "Good morning and welcome to radio five" followed by a brief pre-recorded skit from comedians Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson (consisting of the two larking about in the studio amid the strains of "Sailing By", and Trevor suddenly being cut off while he was reading his so-called "Ode to Radio 5") and "Take Five", a pre-recorded programme by Bruno Brookes (who was doing his live breakfast show on Radio 1 at launch time), and broadcasting for about 18 hours per day:

"The sports output from Radio 2 Medium Wave, all the Schools and Continuing Education programmes from Radio 4 FM, the Open University programmes from Radios 3 and 4 FM and programmes for children and young people from Radio 4 and some World Service output. This was a network with no audience focus, born out of expediency. " [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/speeches/stories/abramsky_oxford2.shtml Sound Matters - Five Live - the War of Broadcasting House - a morality story] ]

In 1991 Operation Desert Storm was launched, the multinational response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. From January 16 Radio 4's FM frequencies were used to provide an all-news network for the coverage of the war, dubbed "Radio 4 News FM"cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/newswatch/history/noflash/html/1990s.stm|title=Radio 5 launches non-stop news|accessdate=2007-01-14|work=Newswatch|publisher=BBC] . Despite protests from BBC Radio 4 listeners, the BBC also received praise for the quality of this service and the speed with which it was set up. Following the end of the conflict, Radio 4 resumed its normal schedule but the BBC commenced a review into the possibility of providing a full-time news station, also broadcasting a similar service on long wave during the 1992 UK general election campaign. Due to the resistance to any use of Radio 4 FM or LW frequencies, it was decided that Radio 5, criticised by John Birt as "improvised and disjointed", would relaunch as a combined news and sport channel.

Closure

The "old" Radio 5 signed off at midnight on Sunday March 27, 1994 with a pre-recorded sketch at the end of a special programme. Ten minutes later, the frequencies closed down for the night following a generic "BBC Radio News and Sport" bulletin and the new Radio Five Live began its 24-hour service at 5am on Monday, March 28, 1994.

Programmes

*"Morning Edition" and "606" with Danny Baker
*"Hit The North" with Mark Radcliffe featured the first ever radio session from Oasis
*Fantasy Football League
*Room 101
*6-0-6
*Formula Five
*They Think It's All Over with Des Lynam
*"Cult Radio" with Marc Riley
*Le Top, a translated version of the chart show on Europe 1.

ee also

*Radio Stations of the BBC

References

External links


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