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li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southampton" title="Southampton">Southampton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset" title="Dorchester, Dorset">Dorchester</a></li></ul></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broadcast area</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Frequency" title="Frequency">Frequency</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM</a>: 96.1 MHz (Hampshire, Isle of Wight and East Dorset)<br />FM: 103.8 MHz (Central and West Dorset)<br /><a href="/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting" title="Digital Audio Broadcasting">DAB</a>: 11B (<a href="/wiki/Bournemouth" title="Bournemouth">Bournemouth</a>)<br />DAB: 11C (<a href="/wiki/South_Hampshire" title="South Hampshire">South Hampshire</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Freeview_(UK)" title="Freeview (UK)">Freeview</a>: 714 (Hampshire)<br />Freeview: 715 (Dorset)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Radio_Data_System" title="Radio Data System">RDS</a></th><td class="infobox-data">BBC SLNT</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language(s)</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Radio_format" title="Radio format">Format</a></th><td class="infobox-data category">Local news, talk and music</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Local_Radio" title="BBC Local Radio">BBC Local Radio</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/BBC_South" title="BBC South">BBC South</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/BBC_South_West" title="BBC South West">BBC South West</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">First air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">31 December 1970</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former frequencies</div></th><td class="infobox-data">999 <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">MW</a><br />1359 MW</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Technical information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Licensing authority</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ofcom" title="Ofcom">Ofcom</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Links</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/radiosolent/">www<wbr />.bbc<wbr />.co<wbr />.uk<wbr />/radiosolent<wbr />/</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4834932#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>BBC Radio Solent</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Local_BBC_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Local BBC Radio">BBC's local radio station</a> serving <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a>, broadcasting on <a href="/wiki/Frequency_modulation" title="Frequency modulation">FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting" title="Digital Audio Broadcasting">DAB</a>, digital TV and via <a href="/wiki/BBC_Sounds" title="BBC Sounds">BBC Sounds</a> from studios on Havelock Road in <a href="/wiki/Southampton" title="Southampton">Southampton</a>. </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/RAJAR" title="RAJAR">RAJAR</a>, the station has a weekly audience of 204,000 listeners and a 4.2% share as of September 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Radio_Solent&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The station began broadcasting on 31 December 1970. It is named after the <a href="/wiki/Solent" class="mw-redirect" title="Solent">Solent</a>, the area of sea between <a href="/wiki/Southampton" title="Southampton">Southampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth" title="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a>. </p><p>In 1996, Radio Solent expanded its coverage into <a href="/wiki/West_Dorset" title="West Dorset">West Dorset</a> and South Dorset by taking over neighbouring <a href="/wiki/BBC_Dorset_FM" title="BBC Dorset FM">BBC Dorset FM</a>, which was formerly an opt-out of <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Devon" title="BBC Radio Devon">BBC Radio Devon</a>. </p><p>In 2013, a new programme specifically for <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a> listeners on 103.8 <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM</a> was launched under the name <i>Breakfast in Dorset</i>, after campaigns for a more locally focused service. The programme is presented by Steve Harris from a studio complex in <a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset" title="Dorchester, Dorset">Dorchester</a> and also broadcasts county-wide on <a href="/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting" title="Digital Audio Broadcasting">DAB</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technical">Technical</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Radio_Solent&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Technical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Original_research plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Original_research" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>possibly contains <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">original research</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBC_Radio_Solent&action=edit">improve it</a> by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifying</a> the claims made and adding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Inline_citations" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">inline citations</a>. 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Since 2003, the station has also been broadcast on <a href="/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting" title="Digital Audio Broadcasting">DAB</a> Digital Radio from the <a href="/wiki/NOW_South_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="NOW South Hampshire">NOW South Hampshire</a> and NOW Bournemouth networks from thirteen transmitters between them.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Solent_frequency_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Solent_frequency-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The station also broadcasts on <a href="/wiki/Freeview_(UK)" title="Freeview (UK)">Freeview</a> TV channels 714 (Hampshire / Isle of Wight) and 715 (Dorset) in the <a href="/wiki/BBC_South" title="BBC South">BBC South</a> region, and streams online via <a href="/wiki/BBC_Sounds" title="BBC Sounds">BBC Sounds</a>. </p><p>From launch until 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BBC Radio Solent broadcast on <a href="/wiki/Medium_wave" title="Medium wave">medium wave</a>, with the main <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM</a> transmitter on 999 kHz from <a href="/wiki/Fareham" title="Fareham">Fareham</a> covering most of the coverage area and a secondary transmitter covering <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth" title="Bournemouth">Bournemouth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Poole" title="Poole">Poole</a> on 1359 kHz from Fern Barrow, Bournemouth.<sup id="cite_ref-Solent_frequency_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Solent_frequency-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="North_and_north-east_Hampshire">North and north-east Hampshire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Radio_Solent&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: North and north-east Hampshire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The signal for Hampshire on 96.1 FM from <a href="/wiki/Rowridge" title="Rowridge">Rowridge</a> on the Isle of Wight is weaker north of <a href="/wiki/Winchester" title="Winchester">Winchester</a> than the transmissions from other <a href="/wiki/BBC_Local_Radio" title="BBC Local Radio">BBC Local Radio</a> stations, so that the north Hampshire towns of <a href="/wiki/Basingstoke" title="Basingstoke">Basingstoke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andover,_Hampshire" title="Andover, Hampshire">Andover</a> are officially served by <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Berkshire" title="BBC Radio Berkshire">BBC Radio Berkshire</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while towns such as <a href="/wiki/Aldershot" title="Aldershot">Aldershot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Farnborough,_Hampshire" title="Farnborough, Hampshire">Farnborough</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fleet,_Hampshire" title="Fleet, Hampshire">Fleet</a> in the north-east of the county are served by <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Surrey" title="BBC Radio Surrey">BBC Radio Surrey</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programming">Programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Radio_Solent&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2023, local programming was produced and broadcast from the BBC's <a href="/wiki/Southampton" title="Southampton">Southampton</a> studios from 6 am to 6 pm each Monday to Friday and for sports coverage. Full speech content is required during the breakfast peak of 7 am to 8.30 am.<sup id="cite_ref-Operating_License_p28_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Operating_License_p28-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station must also provide at least 95 hours of locally-made programming per week, that provides news, information and content relevant to the areas and communities it serves.<sup id="cite_ref-Operating_License_p29_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Operating_License_p29-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On weekdays, the station's 6 am to 10 am breakfast show, 10 am to 2 pm morning show and 2 pm to 6 pm afternoon show are broadcast solely to the station's broadcast area.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The station's Saturday and Sunday afternoon show is occupied by sports coverage under the <i>BBC Radio Solent Sport</i> banner. The Saturday evening 8 pm to 10 pm slot is occupied by the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Music_Introducing" title="BBC Music Introducing">BBC Music Introducing</a> programme<sup id="cite_ref-Solent_schedule_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Solent_schedule-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which features music from new and up and coming artists from the local area.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show helped discover and launch the careers of <a href="/wiki/Wet_Leg" title="Wet Leg">Wet Leg</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has featured artists such as <a href="/wiki/Natives_(band)" title="Natives (band)">Natives</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Echotape" title="Echotape">Echotape</a>. </p><p>During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Solent simulcasts overnight programming from <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_5_Live" title="BBC Radio 5 Live">BBC Radio 5 Live</a> between 1 am and 6am </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presenters">Presenters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Radio_Solent&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Presenters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_past_presenters">Notable past presenters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Radio_Solent&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable past presenters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Day" title="Roger Day">Roger Day</a> (DJ and presenter, left in 2012, now at <a href="/wiki/Boom_Radio" title="Boom Radio">Boom Radio</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Everett" title="Kenny Everett">Kenny Everett</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Girdler" title="Nick Girdler">Nick Girdler</a> (1972–2006, 2009–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicky_Horne" title="Nicky Horne">Nicky Horne</a> (left in 2019, now at Boom Radio)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Jupp" title="Simon Jupp">Simon Jupp</a> (former Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/East_Devon" title="East Devon">East Devon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Peach" title="Andrew Peach">Andrew Peach</a> (now at <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Berkshire" title="BBC Radio Berkshire">BBC Radio Berkshire</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Piper_(broadcaster)" title="John Piper (broadcaster)">John Piper</a> (presented <i>Piper's Tune</i> throughout the 1970s, left to launch 2CR in <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth" title="Bournemouth">Bournemouth</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Quinn" title="Carolyn Quinn">Carolyn Quinn</a> (left to join <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_4" title="BBC Radio 4">BBC Radio 4</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Skinner_(broadcaster)" title="Richard Skinner (broadcaster)">Richard Skinner</a> (newsreader, left to join <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1" title="BBC Radio 1">BBC Radio 1</a> in 1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Street" title="Sean Street">Sean Street</a> (broadcaster, poet, writer, and Britain's first Professor of Radio)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sally_Taylor_(TV_presenter)" title="Sally Taylor (TV presenter)">Sally Taylor</a> (presenter on <a href="/wiki/BBC_South_Today" title="BBC South Today">BBC South Today</a>, worked for Radio Solent from 2006 to 2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_White_(broadcaster)" title="Peter White (broadcaster)">Peter White</a> (the BBC's Disability Affairs Correspondent, worked for Radio Solent from 1970 to 2006)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Radio_Solent&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Scotland" title="BBC Scotland">Scotland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Scotland" title="BBC Radio Scotland">Scotland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Orkney" title="BBC Radio Orkney">Orkney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Shetland" title="BBC Radio Shetland">Shetland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_nan_G%C3%A0idheal" title="BBC Radio nan Gàidheal">Nan Gàidheal</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Cymru_Wales" title="BBC Cymru Wales">Wales</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/BBC_West" title="BBC West">West</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Bristol" title="BBC Radio Bristol">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Gloucestershire" title="BBC Radio Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Wiltshire" title="BBC Radio Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/BBC_West_Midlands" title="BBC West Midlands">West Midlands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_CWR" title="BBC CWR">CWR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Hereford_%26_Worcester" title="BBC Hereford & Worcester">Hereford and Worcester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Shropshire" title="BBC Radio Shropshire">Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Stoke" title="BBC Radio Stoke">Stoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_WM" title="BBC Radio WM">WM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Yorkshire" title="BBC Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Leeds" title="BBC Radio Leeds">Leeds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Sheffield" title="BBC Radio Sheffield">Sheffield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_York" title="BBC Radio York">York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Yorkshire_and_Lincolnshire" title="BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire">Yorkshire and Lincolnshire</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Humberside" title="BBC Radio Humberside">Humberside</a></li> <li><a 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