BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Lancashire in England.
Originally launched as BBC Radio Blackburn, it expanded in 1981 to cover the whole county and was renamed BBC Radio Lancashire.
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Darwen Street in Blackburn.
According to RAJAR, the station had a weekly audience of 167,000 listeners in June 2025.
Technical
BBC Radio Lancashire broadcasts on three FM transmitters. The 103.9 FM signal, which covers the central and western parts of the area, comes high on the Winter Hill transmitter, and its height gives it the greatest coverage over Lancashire. The signal can also be picked up nearby in North Manchester. The station's other FM transmitters cover the eastern part of the county with an additional FM transmitter covering the Morecambe Bay area.Beginning on 1 October 2001, the DAB signals have come from the EMAP Digital Central Lancashire 12A multiplex located at Winter Hill and Pendle Forest.
The station also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel 712 in the BBC North West region and streams online via BBC Sounds.
Until 17 May 2021, BBC Radio Lancashire was also broadcasting on medium wave.
Programming
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Blackburn studios from 6 am to 2 pm on Mondays to Fridays and for sports coverage.The station usually broadcasts the whole of the Late Night programme, a programme carried by all BBC Local Radio stations, which is broadcast between 10pm and 1am.
During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Lancashire simulcasts overnight programming from BBC [Radio 5 Live]