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BBC Radio London

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BBC Radio London is London's BBC local radio station providing a service of news, views, entertainment, phone-in's, travel news, weather and eclectic music which is based at BBC Broadcasting House in central London.

The station covers an editorial area of London's 32 boroughs, the City of London and parts of the home counties in or just outside the M25, such as Epsom, Watford and Epping.

The station between 1988 and 2015 was known as Greater London Radio (GLR), BBC London Live, BBC LDN and BBC London 94.9 until BBC Radio London returned on October 6th 2015.

Editorial areaGreater London
FormatNews/Sport/Talk
Most playedBillie Eilish, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Tom GrennanRadiomonitor
Launched6 October 1970
OwnerBBC
Former namesBBC Radio London
GLR
BBC London Live
BBC London 94.9

Contact BBC Radio London

Postal addressBBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
Telephone:
reception
+44 20 7224 2424
Telephone:
reception
+44 800 731 2000
Telephone:
newsdesk
+44 20 7765 1182
Official website
Wikipedia
YouTube
Personal emailfirstname.lastname@bbc.co.uk

Social media

Twitter@BBCRadioLondon (88,930 followers) compare
Twitter: Newsdesk@BBCLondonNews (659,033 followers) compare
Twitter: other@BBCTravelAlert (146,679 followers) compare
Twitter: Press Office@bbcpress (215,092 followers) compare
Twitter: Jobs@BBCCareers (129,439 followers) compare
FacebookBBC Radio London (101,698 likes) compare
Data is from 2019. Feature awaiting Facebook re-authorisation.
Instagrambbcradiolondon (2,576 followers) compare
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Latest news stories

Duncan Barkes joins BBC London 94.9
Press Release - published 5 June 2015, 11.10am bst

People

Anna O'Neill Journalist
Anna Cookson Journalist
Billy Reeves Journalist
David Friend Journalist
Dotun Adebayo Presenter
Eddie Nestor Presenter
Elisa Kennedy Producer
Elsa Griffiths Producer
Emma Corsham Producer
Emma Jones Sports Journalist & Commentator
Fiona McKinnon Journalist
Gaby Roslin Presenter
Gary Crowley Presenter
Jason Rosam Presenter
Jason Rosam Journalist
Jason Rushworth Journalist
Jeanette Kwakye Presenter
Jim Davis Presenter
Jim Wheble Journalist
JoAnne Good Presenter
Jumoke Fashola Presenter
Kate Lyons Producer
Lauren Stanley Producer, Drivetime
Louise Pepper Journalist
Nikki Bedi Presenter
Paul Hilton Producer
Pete Stevens Sports Editor
Phil Parry Presenter
Pippa Sparkes Journalist
Rob Oxley Journalist
Robert Elms Presenter
Sara David Managing Editor
Shay Grewal Presenter
Simon Lederman Presenter
Steve Woodhall BBC Local Radio Music Manager
Steven Davies Journalist
Sunny Grewal Presenter
Susana Mendonça Journalist
Tim Arthur Presenter
Tony Blackburn Presenter

…at BBC

Amol Rajan Media Editor
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson Non-Executive Director
Beth Parsons Broadcast Journalist, BBC Look North Yorkshire
Bob Shennan Group Managing Director
Charlotte Moore Chief Content Officer
Chris Roberts Project Engineer
Dame Elan Closs Stephens Member for Wales
Deborah Turness CEO of News and Current Affairs
Gautam Rangarajan Group Director of Strategy and Performance
Glyn Isherwood Chief Operating Officer (2)
Helen Boaden Director of BBC Radio
Ian Hargreaves Non-Executive Director
June Sarpong Director of Creative Diversity
Ken MacQuarrie Director of Nations & Regions
Kerris Bright Chief Customer Officer
Leigh Tavaziva Chief Operating Officer
Richard Sharp Chairman
Robbie Gibb Member for England
Shirley Garrood Non-Executive Director
Sir Nicholas Serota Senior Independent Director
Steve Morrison Member for Scotland
Tim Davie Director General
Tom Fussell CEO - BBC Studios
Tom Glenwright Producer

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