Bio

Background and Format: Launched on New Year’s Eve 1970, BBC Tees is the BBC's local radio station covering Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire. It broadcasts a mix of local news, information, conversation, music and entertainment, reflecting life in the area. The programmes range from three hours speech on the weekday breakfast show through to an afternoon mix of celebrities, entertainers and local people and places of interest. With a round up in the afternoon of the local and national news followed by the weekday sports show with BBC Tees Sport. The station carries football commentaries on every Middlesbrough and Hartlepool game, plus reports on a range of other sporting activities. It is broadcast on 95.0 FM (Bilsdale West Moor) and 95.8 FM (Whitby), DAB Digital Radio and Online. The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from Middlesbrough. During off-peak hours, BBC Tees also carries regional programming for the North East and Cumbria, produced from sister stations BBC Radio Newcastle and BBC Radio Cumbria. As with all BBC Local Radio stations, it also airs the networked weekday evening show, originating from BBC Radio Leeds and produced independently by Wire Free Productions. During the station's overnight downtime, BBC Tees simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live. Schedule: The schedule can be viewed here Target Audience: Listeners tend to be over 50, but the station aims to appeal to anyone who is interested in the editorial area. It has an approximate 50/50 split of male/female listeners during breakfast and drive time and but in the daytime this changes to 40% male and 60% female. Circulation: Source: RAJAR for period ending March 2020. Monthly Unique User figure: The BBC are unable to disclose their Monthly Unique User figure. Advertising Rates: The BBC are unable to advertise on their UK outlets. Tips for PRs: The BBC cannot accept traditional product press releases because the BBC cannot endorse products. The BBC will not carry out competitions. Awards: 2016 - ARIAS, Best Sports Show: Boro Are Back! (nominated) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Station of the Year (under 1 million) (gold) 2013 - Sony Radio Academy Awards, Station of the Year (under 300,000 to 1 million) (nominated) 2013 - Sony Radio Academy Awards, Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million), BBC Tees Breakfast (nominated)