BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It is broadcast on 92 - 95 MHz FM (95.80 MHz in central Scotland, and 103-104.5 MHz in parts of Wales) and 198 kHz longwave; and via DAB, satellite (FM is broadcast on Sky channel 854 and LW is broadcast on Sky channel 893), selected Cable television providers, Freeview channel 74 and the Internet.

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British - News - Drama - Comedy - Science - History - FM - Longwave - DAB - Cable television - Freeview - Internet

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Radio 4 is the second most popular British domestic radio station after Radio 2, and was awarded "UK Radio Station of the Year" at the 2004 Sony Radio Academy Awards for the second year running. With a budget of £69 million (2004/5), it is the BBC's most expensive national radio network and is widely considered to be the corporation's flagship channel. There is no UK commercial network with remotely comparable programming. Music and sport are the only two fields that generally fall outside the station's remit. There are occasional concerts, nevertheless, and ball-by-ball commentaries of most test matches played by the England cricket team are broadcast on long wave only. Because the long-wave service can be received clearly at sea in the vicinity of the British Isles, Radio 4 also carries regular weather forecasts for shipping and, when necessary, gale warnings.

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Radio station - Radio 2 - Music - Sport - Test matches - Cricket - Long wave - British Isles - Regular weather forecasts for shipping

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