Current Operation
The radio stations are operated from stations around the country that usually share with the BBC regional news services, and their news gathering bureaux. The stations are operated by the region that the station is based in, and are responsible to the BBC English Regions department as well as the BBC Audio & Music department through BBC Radio.
The remit for each Local Radio station is the same: to offer a primarily speech based service comprising news and information, complemented by Music. The target audience of BBC Local Radio are listeners aged over 50, who are not served as well as other age groups on the BBC. Each station produces most of their own programmes however, some off-peak programming is produced from one station and covering all stations in the region, some is simulcast with other neighbouring regions and all stations simulcast BBC Radio 5 Live overnight when the station is off the air.
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