- Station name Station name
- BBC Radio Northampton (Outside UK Only)
- Description Description
- The station has been broadcasting since 1982. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 70,000 listeners and a 4.0% share as of December 2023.
- Launch date Launch date
- 16 June 1982
- Owner Owner
- BBC Local Radio, BBC East
- Contact Contact
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BBC Radio Northampton (Outside UK Only)
United Kingdom
Format
102kbps • AAC
BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC's local radio station serving Northamptonshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Abington Street in Northampton.
At a glance
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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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Coverage area
Northamptonshire
Owner / network
BBC Local Radio, BBC East
First air date
16 June 1982
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Station details
Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 7874 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom, England |
| Branding | BBC Radio Northampton |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC East |
| Broadcast area | Northamptonshire |
| Launched | 16 June 1982 |
| Website | bbc.co.uk |
Stream health
Stream health
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Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 11 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | a.files.bbci.co.uk |
| Final host | a.files.bbci.co.uk |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | application/x-mpegurl |
| Server software | AmazonS3 |
| Latency | 35 ms |
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Source information
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Where the station information came from, with useful related links.
| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
11 hours ago
Last successful stream
11 hours ago
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About station About BBC Radio Northampton (Outside UK Only)
BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC's local radio station serving Northamptonshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Abington Street in Northampton.
The station has been broadcasting since 1982. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 70,000 listeners and a 4.0% share as of December 2023.
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