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This is an archive of news about BBC Three Counties Radio. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Sport banished to AM at Three Counties
From Radio Today. Posted April 3 2008, 12.44pm
BBC Three Counties Radio is to have its biggest schedule revamp in 13 years from next Monday. (more)

Sport banished to AM at 3CR
From Radio Today. Posted April 3 2008, 12.44pm
BBC Three Counties Radio is to have its biggest schedule revamp in 13 years from next Monday, including changes to the breakfast show with Stephen Rhodes. (more)

BBC opt-out for Milton Keynes
From Radio Today. Posted October 30 2007, 12.51pm
BBC Three Counties Radio is to provide a breakfast show for the Milton Keynes area, as an opt-out to the main programming. Morning:MK will air on 104.5 FM and will be presented by Luke Ashmead and Helen Legh from 6am till 9am each weekday. (more)

Three Counties DAB advertised
From Radio Today. Posted December 14 2006, 11.21am
Ofcom are inviting applications to run a new DAB multiplex for Herts, Beds and Bucks. The service will also cover the unitary authorities of Luton and Miton Keynes. It's the first in a series of new multiplexes being created to advance the spread of digital radio around the country. (more)

New editor for Southern Counties
From Radio Today. Posted August 12 2006, 10.45am
Nicci Holliday has been confirmed as the managing editor of BBC Southern Counties Radio. Nicci, who joined the BBC twelve years ago and started her career on BBC Three Counties Radio, has been acting managing editor of the station for the past five months. She took the role over from Neil Pringle who held the post for two years and now presents the station's Sussex breakfast show. (more)

Gypsies land new radio show
From Radio Today. Posted July 31 2006, 10.30pm
A new radio show for travellers and gypsies in the East of England was launched this weekend. Rokker Radio is presented by Jake Bowers, Britain's only Romani journalist, and is a weekly radio show broadcast across six local radio stations in the BBC East region. Jake started working for the BBC a few months ago when he launched Rokker Radio on BBC Three Counties Radio, broadcasting across Beds, Herts and Bucks. (more)

BBC Launch Radio Show for Gypsies
From Merry Media. Posted July 31 2006, 3.02pm
A new radio show for travellers and gypsies in the East of England was launched this weekend. Rokker Radio (Sundays 7pm till 9pm) is presented by Jake Bowers, Britain's only Romani journalist, and is a weekly radio show broadcast across six local radio stations in the BBC East region. Jake started working for the BBC a few months ago when he launched Rokker Radio on BBC Three Counties Radio, broadcasting across Beds, Herts and Bucks.. (more)

BBC Three Counties Radio launches Romany programme
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 3 2006, 1.15pm
BBC Three Counties Radio is launching a weekly programme produced by, and for, British Gypsies. Rokker Radio (which means Talk Radio in Romany language) will be presented by Jake Bowers every Sunday evening from 9 April. Bowers is one of Britain's only Romany journalists and is a regular contributor to The Guardian and BBC Radio 4. The weekly show will focus on issues affecting the travelling (more)

BBC launches first radio show for Gypsies
From Press Gazette. Posted March 30 2006, 12.00am
BBC Three Counties Radio is launching a weekly programme produced by, and for, British Gypsies. (more)