BBC Radio WM

BBC Radio WM
Broadcast area
West Midlands and south Staffordshire
FrequenciesFM: 95.6 MHz
DAB: 11B (Black Country and Shropshire)
DAB: 11C (Birmingham)
Freeview: 714
RDSBBC WM
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatLocal news, talk, music and sport
Ownership
OwnerBBC Local Radio,
BBC West Midlands
History
First air date
9 November 1970
Former names
  • BBC Radio Birmingham (1970–1981)
  • BBC WM (1981–2020)
Former frequencies
828 MW
1458 MW
Call sign meaning
British Broadcasting Corporation Radio West Midlands
Technical information
Licensing authority
Ofcom
Links
WebsiteBBC 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.