BBC Radio WM
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Broadcast area | West Midlands and south Staffordshire |
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| Frequencies | FM: 95.6 MHz DAB: 11B (Black Country and Shropshire) DAB: 11C (Birmingham) Freeview: 714 |
| RDS | BBC WM |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Local news, talk, music and sport |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC West Midlands |
| History | |
First air date | 9 November 1970 |
Former names |
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Former frequencies | 828 MW 1458 MW |
Call sign meaning | British Broadcasting Corporation Radio West Midlands |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
| Links | |
| Website | BBC Radio WM |
BBC Radio WM is the BBC's local radio station serving the West Midlands conurbation, an urban area centred on Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Solihull, and the Black Country in the English Midlands.
It broadcasts on FM (95.6 MHz), DAB, digital television, and on the internet via BBC Sounds. It is broadcast from the BBC studios at The Mailbox in Birmingham city centre, and is primarily transmitted from the station near Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 193,000 listeners and a 2.2% share as of December 2023.