- Station name Station name
- BBC Radio 2
- Description Description
- It specialises in 20th and 21st century popular music and a range of content. The 'About Radio 2' BBC webpage says: "With a repertoire covering more than 60 years, Radio 2 plays the widest selection of music on the radio - from classic and mainstream pop to country, folk…
- Launch date Launch date
- 1967
- Owner Owner
- BBC
- Contact Contact
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BBC Radio 2
United Kingdom
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 12 million weekly listeners.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | bbc.co.uk |
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Primary frequency
90.2 MHz
Service type
DAB
Owner / network
BBC
First air date
1967
Digital service
DAB · 90.2 MHz
Digital broadcast
DAB · 90.2 MHz
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| Station ID | 69 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Owner | BBC |
| Launched | 1967 |
| Website | bbc.co.uk |
| Primary frequency | 90.2 MHz |
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| Last check | 12 hours ago |
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| Stream host | as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net |
| Final host | as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | application/vnd.apple.mpegurl |
| Server software | c3 |
| Latency | 15 ms |
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12 hours ago
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12 hours ago
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About station About BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 12 million weekly listeners.
It specialises in 20th and 21st century popular music and a range of content. The 'About Radio 2' BBC webpage says: "With a repertoire covering more than 60 years, Radio 2 plays the widest selection of music on the radio - from classic and mainstream pop to country, folk, jazz, musical theatre, soul, hip hop, rock 'n' roll, gospel and blues." Radio 2 was launched in 1967 to replace the BBC Light Programme. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM between 88.1 MHz and 90.2 MHz from studios at Broadcasting House in London and MediaCityUK in Salford. Programmes are broadcast on FM radio, digital radio via DAB, digital television and BBC Sounds. According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 12.6 million with a listening share of 13% as of June 2025.
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