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Radio 2 broadcasts throughout the UK on FM between 88.1 MHz and 90.2 MHz from studios at Broadcasting House and Maida Vale Studios in central London. Programmes are broadcast on FM radio, digital radio via DAB, digital television and BBC Sounds. [4]
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A timeline of notable events relating to BBC Radio 2, a British national radio station which began broadcasting in September 1967. 1960s. 1967. 30 September – BBC Radio 2 launches at 5:30am, replacing the BBC Light Programme.
You can listen to Radio 2 online anywhere in the world, but you will not be able to pick up BBC stations broadcasting on FM and DAB very far from UK shores.
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Radio 2 live music history. From Abbey Road to the Festival in a Day. Live music has always been a big feature of Radio 2, from venues up and down the UK and abroad.
BBC Radio 2 broadcasts from its studios in Wogan House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. 30 September 1967 was the date of the first broadcast of this station. In early years, much programming and music was common to both Radio 1 and Radio 2.
