BBC Radio Ulster

BBC Radio Ulster (Irish: BBC Raidió Uladh) is a Northern Irish radio station from the BBC, broadcasting from Broadcasting House on Ormeau Avenue in Belfast city centre. It is a division of BBC Northern Ireland.

BBC Radio Ulster
CityBelfast
Broadcast areaNorthern Ireland
FrequencyFM: 92–95 MHz
MW: 1341 kHz and 873 kHz
DAB
Freeview: 719 (NI only)
Freesat: 716
Sky (UK only): 0118
Virgin Media: 932
Virgin Media Ireland: 906
Online:
Programming
Format(News, Travel, Weather, Sport, farming & agriculture news, Music & Chat)
Ownership
OwnerBBC,
BBC Northern Ireland
History
First air date
1 January 1975
Links
WebcastWMA
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/radioulster

It is the most widely listened to radio station in Northern Ireland,[1] with a diverse range of programmes, including news, talk, features, music and sport. News bulletins are broadcast usually on the hour seven days a week from 6:30 am until midnight (on weekdays) and from 7:00 am until midnight (on weekends, Christmas holidays, and Bank Holidays).

BBC Radio Ulster was established in New Year's Day 1975, replacing what had been an opt-out of BBC Radio 4 (previously the BBC Northern Ireland Home Service) and as a result of the BBC's widely regarded under-reporting of the Ulster Workers' Council strike in May 1974.

An opt-out of the station exists in Derry, BBC Radio Foyle, carrying alternative programming and news for much of the time between 7:30am and 5:00pm weekdays and a few hours at the weekend. The station is also broadcast on DAB Digital Radio, digital television and on the Internet. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Ulster simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live programming (weekdays from 12:00am–6:30am, Saturdays from 12:00am–6:45am. Sundays from 12:00am–7:00am, and Christmas & Bank Holidays from (12:00am–7:00am).

Funding

The BBC reported in the Annual Report for 2017/18 that Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle operated on a budget of £17.6 million with a 38% reach of the population and that the cost per hour of output was 5.8p.[2]

Programmes

Notable presenters

References
  1. "Radio and audio content" (PDF). Ofcom.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. "BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2017/18" (PDF). Downloads.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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