BBC Southern Counties Radio

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About BBC Southern Counties Radio

BBC Local Radio first came to the Southern Counties in 1968 in the form of BBC Radio Brighton. While the station was still being built - close to the centre of Brighton - the blizzards hit, threatening to bring the town to a standstill. The then-manager, Bob Gunnell, decided to open the station ahead of schedule.

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History

In 1992 a seperate service, Radio Surrey, was launched from the Guildford studio, broadcasting Radio Sussex programmes between their own local output. The stations were brought firmly together as BBC Sussex and Surrey in 1993, and then renamed BBC Southern Counties Radio in September 1994.

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