CO
The show still mainly broadcasts from Stroke City, although Gerry has on occasion presented the show from Broadcasting House in Belfast and usually mentions when that's the case - ISTR this was done every Friday at one point?
Basically, if Sean Coyle is on the show with Gerry, it's most certainly coming from Radio Foyle.
And of course as well as Radio Foyle opting out of Radio Ulster, Gerry Anderson's show at least used to be a Radio Foyle production which Radio Ulster would opt into, because it was so popular on Foyle.
The show still mainly broadcasts from Stroke City, although Gerry has on occasion presented the show from Broadcasting House in Belfast and usually mentions when that's the case - ISTR this was done every Friday at one point?
Basically, if Sean Coyle is on the show with Gerry, it's most certainly coming from Radio Foyle.
DV
Don't forget in this history, the impact of BBC Regional Television on the 1967 restructure of BBC Radio, Up to then many regional variations of the Home Service existed. One of the main drivers of the 1967 change and the effective abolition of regional BBC radio was the 30min Regional news magazine and it's lunchtime bulletin. Investment was increased in these programmes and in addition a weekly peak time optout was introduced covering a wide span of material.
This enabled Radio 4 to be Nationally based and facilitated the whole 1, 2, 3 and 4 rebrand, and provided the additional impetus to bring about BBC Local Radio. 1967 wasn't all about removing the pirates at all.
This enabled Radio 4 to be Nationally based and facilitated the whole 1, 2, 3 and 4 rebrand, and provided the additional impetus to bring about BBC Local Radio. 1967 wasn't all about removing the pirates at all.
DE
I think it has gone away, following an absolute blasting from all the local radio Sports Editors who said that partisan sports commentary was the whole point!
Is the plan to have neutral football commentaries still afoot?
I think it has gone away, following an absolute blasting from all the local radio Sports Editors who said that partisan sports commentary was the whole point!
MA
Yes, although regional opts on Radio 4 continued, with the last to go being 'Morning Sou'West' in Dec 1982. (Radios Cornwall and Devon opened the following month)
Radio 4 didn't become a national service available UK wide until Nov 1978, when it took over R2's LW allocation.
In Wales, Scotland, and NI there were significant national opt outs on MW, and FM. These became (or rather evolved into) Radios Wales, Scotland, and Ulster.
R4 didn't get its own FM allocations in the nations until the 1990s
Don't forget in this history, the impact of BBC Regional Television on the 1967 restructure of BBC Radio, Up to then many regional variations of the Home Service existed. One of the main drivers of the 1967 change and the effective abolition of regional BBC radio was the 30min Regional news magazine and it's lunchtime bulletin. Investment was increased in these programmes and in addition a weekly peak time optout was introduced covering a wide span of material.
This enabled Radio 4 to be Nationally based and facilitated the whole 1, 2, 3 and 4 rebrand, and provided the additional impetus to bring about BBC Local Radio. 1967 wasn't all about removing the pirates at all.
This enabled Radio 4 to be Nationally based and facilitated the whole 1, 2, 3 and 4 rebrand, and provided the additional impetus to bring about BBC Local Radio. 1967 wasn't all about removing the pirates at all.
Yes, although regional opts on Radio 4 continued, with the last to go being 'Morning Sou'West' in Dec 1982. (Radios Cornwall and Devon opened the following month)
Radio 4 didn't become a national service available UK wide until Nov 1978, when it took over R2's LW allocation.
In Wales, Scotland, and NI there were significant national opt outs on MW, and FM. These became (or rather evolved into) Radios Wales, Scotland, and Ulster.
R4 didn't get its own FM allocations in the nations until the 1990s
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