BBC Local Radio service for Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight, England
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BBC Radio Solent
Southampton and Dorchester
Broadcast area
Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight
Frequency
FM: 96.1 MHz (Hampshire, Isle of Wight and East Dorset) FM: 103.8 MHz (Central and West Dorset) DAB: 11B (Bournemouth) DAB: 11C (South Hampshire) Freeview: 722 (Hampshire) Freeview: 726 (Dorset)
RDS
BBC SLNT
Programming
Language(s)
English
Format
Local news, talk and music
Ownership
Owner
BBC Local Radio, BBC South, BBC South West
History
First air date
31 December 1970
Former frequencies
999 MW 1359 MW
Technical information
Licensing authority
Ofcom
Links
Website
www.bbc.co.uk/radiosolent/
BBC Radio Solent is the BBC's local radio station serving Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight, broadcasting on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Havelock Road in Southampton.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 204,000 listeners and a 4.2% share as of September 2023.[1]
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