BBC Radio Jersey (

Jèrriais (french: Jersiais, also known as the Jersey Language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French in English) is a Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people. It is a form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, an island i ...

: ''BBC Radio Jèrri'') is the BBC's local radio station serving the

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. It broadcasts on FM, AM,

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and via

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from studios on Parade Road in

Saint Helier St Helier (; Jèrriais: ; french: Saint-Hélier) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St Helier has a population of 35,822 – over one-third of the total population of Jersey – ...

. Like other BBC enterprises in Jersey, funding comes primarily from

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fees collected in Jersey. According to

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, the station has a weekly audience of 20,000 listeners and a 9.3% share as of September 2022.

History

The station first aired on 15 March 1982, when it was opened by George Howard, the then chairman of the BBC. The first voice to be hear was that of Peter Gore who was one of the four-person start-up team headed by Mike Warr. It launched from Broadcasting House, just off Rouge Bouillon in St Helier, and moved to its present premises in Parade Road in March 1994. Roger Bara, a long-standing breakfast show presenter, retired in 2012. In recent years, local output has been reduced to eight hours on weekdays, coinciding with an increase in regional programming shared with sister station

BBC Radio Guernsey BBC Radio Guernsey is the BBC's local radio station serving the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It broadcasts on FM, AM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Bulwer Avenue in St Sampson. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly au ...

. In addition to its FM and AM frequencies, the station also broadcasts on

TV channel 719 and streams online via

. Transmissions on

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began on 1 August 2021 with the launch of the Channel Islands DAB multiplex, on which

also broadcasts, alongside ''BBC Radio Jersey Xtra'', a part-time stream carrying the station's AM opt-out content (chiefly parliamentary coverage), and a similar opt-out for Radio Guernsey. The stations are the first BBC stations to use the DAB+ standard - at the time of launch, all stations on the BBC National DAB multiplex, and all other

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stations on the UK mainland, used the earlier DAB format.

Location

The radio station shares premises at 18–21 Parade Road in St Helier with BBC Channel Islands television news, and BBC Jersey's online services.

Programming

Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's St Helier studios from 6am – 2pm on weekdays. Regional programming for the Channel Islands, shared with

, airs from 2-10pm on weekdays, from 6am – 6pm and 8-10pm on Saturdays and from 6am – 6pm on Sundays. Off-peak programming originates from

BBC Radio Devon BBC Radio Devon is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Devon. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios in the Mannamead area of Plymouth. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 1 ...

in Plymouth, BBC Radio Cornwall in Truro and

BBC Radio Solent BBC Radio Solent is the BBC's local radio station serving Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Havelock Road in Southampton. According to RAJAR, the station has a ...

in Southampton. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Jersey simulcasts overnight programming from

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and

BBC Radio London BBC Radio London is the Local BBC Radio, BBC's local radio station serving Greater London and its surrounding areas. The station broadcasts across the area and beyond, on the 94.9 FM broadcasting, FM frequency, Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, ...

. The station also uses its AM frequencies to simulcast 5 Live on weekday evenings and Saturday afternoons for sports coverage.

References

External links

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BBC Jersey
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Radio stations in Jersey Radio stations established in 1982 1982 establishments in Jersey

History

Location

Programming

See also

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