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About BBC Radio 2

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BBC Radio 2 is the most popular radio station in the United Kingdom. With almost 15 million weekly listeners, BBC Radio 2 deserves the BBC radio station fleet’s flagship title. As started on 30 September 1967, more than 50 years of experience in broadcasting polished the programme structure to it's impeccable fusion of popular music and a wide selection of specialist music as well as documentaries and comedies and talkshows. For the best orientation of the music palette of BBC Radio 2, what covers more than 40 years in numerous genres, the most skilled musical experts supervise the navigation in the ocean of melodies. In time of talk, frontline presenters lead the verbal communication for the highest level of intelligibility.
BBC Radio 2 serves morning shows on every day of the week. On weekdays the "Zoe Ball Breakfast Show" ignites the mornings from 6:30am to 9:30am with news, sport news, and newspaper watch besides the carefully selected music, all for help in picking up the momentum of the day. Saturday’s morning shows from 8am to 10am are led by Dermot O’Leary with various popular guests, and the Sunday’s morning shows from 6am to 9am with various expert guests from the musical profession.

BBC Radio 2 music genres: pop, classic, rock 'n' roll, country, jazz, folk, gospel, blues, organ music, big band, brass band

BBC Radio 2 musical experts: Jamie Cullum, Craig Charles, Trevor Nelson, Mark Radcliffe, Bob Harris, Paul Jones

BBC Radio 2 presenters: Zoe Ball, Tina Daheley, Sara Cox, Ken Bruce, Jeremy Vine, Steve Wright, Simon Mayo, Jo Whiley, Dermot O'Leary, Graham Norton, Johnnie Walker, Claudia Winkleman, Paul O'Grady

BBC Radio 2 availability: You can listen to BBC Radio 2 on the traditional analogue radio way on 88-91 FM in the territory of the United Kingdom, and the less limited, and better quality digital ways are also optionable, we recommend the online radio stream.

DAB Digital Radio: BBC Radio 2 or Radio 2 (UK)

DigitalTV:
Freeview: Channel 702
Freesat: Channel 702
Sky: Channel 0102
Virgin: Channel 902

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Postal address: Radio 2, BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A 1AA, United Kingdom

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Frequency: United Kingdom - 88.0 FM - 91.0 FM

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