BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. It broadcasts from the studios of BBC East in The Forum, Norwich on 95.1 FM (Stoke Holy Cross), 104.4 FM (Great Massingham), 95.6 FM (West Runton, near Cromer), 855 kHz AM/MW (Postwick, east Norwich near the A47), 873 kHz AM/MW (West Lynn, near the A47 and River Great Ouse), DAB and through the internet using BBC iPlayer.
The station has regularly been one of the most listened-to on the BBC Local Radio network, registering as the highest-rated in mainland England during both 2003 and 2006. In 1986, the mid-morning programme The Norfolk Airline won the Sony Award for Best Magazine Programme.
The station should not be confused with the fictional Radio Norwich in the television comedy series I'm Alan Partridge, or the commercial station 99.9 Radio Norwich.
Read more about BBC Radio Norfolk: History, Transmitters, Important Dates, Former Presenters
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