BBC Radio Cornwall
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| City of license | Truro |
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| Broadcast area | Cornwall |
| Frequency | 95.2 FM, 96.0 FM, 103.9 FM, DAB |
| First air date | January 17, 1983 |
| Format | Local news, talk and music |
| Language | English Cornish |
| Audience share | 17.4% (March 2009, [1]) |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC South West |
| Website | BBC Radio Cornwall |
BBC Radio Cornwall is the BBC Local Radio service for the Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, also covering the Isles of Scilly. It broadcasts from its studios in Truro on 95.2, 96.0 and 103.9 FM, as well as on DAB.
Prior to its launch on 17 January 1983, BBC regional radio broadcasting for Cornwall amounted to the breakfast show 'Morning Sou'West' on the AM frequencies of Radio 4 in Devon and Cornwall. Initially, Radio Cornwall shared an afternoon programme with BBC Radio Devon, but now sustains a full daytime service. The station also broadcasts a short weekly news bulletin in the Cornish language.
Radio Cornwall links up with other BBC local stations in the South West and West regions for a networked evening service, broadcast from Truro between 7pm and 10pm, and from Plymouth between 10pm and 1am.
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Other presenters and reporters include Tiffany Truscott, Ross Ellis, Matt Pengelly, Rachel Scofield, Issy Taylor, Chris Young, Victoria Gould, Katy Young, Claire Hawke, Ed Goodridge and Hannah Stacey.
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Although the first broadcast actually heard by listeners at home was the breakfast programme on the 17th January, 1983. This was not the first programme produced by the station. This occurred on Thursday the 13th January prior to the station opening. The programme schedules had been drawn up and a programme entitled "Bandstand" was included in the weeks output. Arrangements had been made with local brass bands to hold a competition that would cover the whole of the County. At the time Cornwall had over forty bands. Due to work committments, the only way of getting the musicians to the microphone was to record the programmes, after work in the evenings, in advance of transmission. So on Thursday the 13th January 1983, The City of Truro Band and the St. Ives Junior Band, with their supporters, assembled in Truro School Chapel to produce the very first programme undertaken by BBC Radio Cornwall. The programme was scripted and presented by Ted Gundry and was produced by Guy Slatter, the engineer was George Orchard. The completed programme was broadcast during the following week, and the programme continued for several years after.
In 2002, Eric Moore and Chris Blount did a tour of the entire Cycle Ways from Lands End to Bude, this included interviews with people of interest. They also visited gardens and Kings Harry Ferry. This went on for well over 2 years, but was only broadcast 3 times a weeks on Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday Afternoon.
The station hosts an annual singing competition at the Royal Cornwall Show, where Cornish singers compete in different categories to find the champion each year. Various guest judges have been on the panel in different years, including Nikki French and Naomi Lay.
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