- Station name Station name
- BBC Radio Foyle
- Description Description
- It is an opt-out from BBC Radio's main Northern Ireland service, BBC Radio Ulster. Recent budget cuts saw some reduction in local programming, which now only airs during the week – currently airing between 8:00am and 4:00pm, along with some local evening programming.
- Launch date Launch date
- 11 September 1979
- Owner Owner
- BBC
- Contact Contact
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BBC Radio Foyle
United Kingdom
BBC Radio Foyle is a BBC Northern Ireland local radio station, serving County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It is named after the River Foyle which flows through Derry, the city where the station is based.
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| 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
93.1 MHz
Service type
DAB
Transmitter coordinates
55.005512, -7.325885
Coverage area
County Londonderry
Owner / network
BBC
First air date
11 September 1979
Digital service
DAB · 93.1 MHz
Digital broadcast
DAB · 93.1 MHz
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| Station ID | 27698 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann |
| Owner | BBC |
| Broadcast area | County Londonderry |
| Launched | 11 September 1979 |
| Website | bbc.co.uk |
| Primary frequency | 93.1 MHz |
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| Last check | 1 day 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 | 34 ms |
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BBC Radio Foyle is a BBC Northern Ireland local radio station, serving County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It is named after the River Foyle which flows through Derry, the city where the station is based.
It is an opt-out from BBC Radio's main Northern Ireland service, BBC Radio Ulster. Recent budget cuts saw some reduction in local programming, which now only airs during the week – currently airing between 8:00am and 4:00pm, along with some local evening programming. At all other times, and throughout the weekend, the station's frequencies carry BBC Radio Ulster.
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