BBC Radio Newcastle

BBC Radio Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne
Broadcast area	Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and north-east County Durham
Frequency	FM: 95.4 MHz (Tyne and Wear, County Durham and South Northumberland) FM: 96.0 MHz (Northumberland) FM: 103.7 MHz (Tyne Valley) FM: 104.4 MHz (Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne) DAB: 11C Freeview: 719
RDS	BBC NWCL
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Local news, talk, music and sport
Ownership
Owner	BBC Local Radio, BBC North East and Cumbria
History
First air date	2 January 1971
Former frequencies	1458 MW
Technical information
Licensing authority	Ofcom
Links
Website	www.bbc.co.uk/bbcnewcastle

BBC Radio Newcastle is the BBC's local radio station serving Newcastle upon Tyne, the neighbouring metropolitan boroughs, Northumberland and north east County Durham.

It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from BBC studios on Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 214,000 listeners and a 5.1% share as of December 2023.^[1]