BBC Radio 2

Summary

BBC Radio 2 is a radio station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.091% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,312 views/month, #6 of 6,625).^[2]

Key Facts

• BBC Radio 2 is located in United Kingdom^[3].
• BBC Radio 2 is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• BBC Radio 2's instance of is recorded as radio station^[5].
• BBC Radio 2 is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation^[6].
• BBC Radio 2's genre is adult contemporary music^[7].
• BBC Radio 2's headquarters location is recorded as London^[8].
• The location of BBC Radio 2 was United Kingdom^[9].
• BBC Radio 2 is part of BBC Radio^[10].
• BBC Radio 2's Commons category is recorded as BBC Radio 2^[11].
• BBC Radio 2's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• BBC Radio 2's radio format is recorded as adult contemporary music^[13].
• September 30, 1967 marks the founding of BBC Radio 2^[14].
• BBC Radio 2's official website is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2^[15].
• BBC Radio 2's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BBC Radio 2^[16].
• BBC Radio 2's streaming media URL is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_two^[17].
• BBC Radio 2's streaming media URL is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/player/bbc_radio_two^[18].
• BBC Radio 2's director / manager is recorded as Helen Thomas^[19].
• BBC Radio 2's replaces is recorded as BBC Light Programme^[20].
• BBC Radio 2's licensed to broadcast to is recorded as United Kingdom^[21].
• BBC Radio 2's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'BBC Radio 2'}^[22].
• BBC Radio 2's language used is recorded as English^[23].
• BBC Radio 2's channel number is recorded as 702^[24].
• BBC Radio 2's channel number is recorded as 0102^[25].
• BBC Radio 2's channel number is recorded as 902^[26].
• BBC Radio 2's channel number is recorded as 908^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Broadcaster^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1967-09-30^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: a0121f6b-b38f-446a-9e2f-12370269952c^[31]

Body

Founding

September 30, 1967 marks the founding of BBC Radio 2^[14].

Identity

BBC Radio 2's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'it'}^[22]. It is part of BBC Radio^[10].

Leadership

BBC Radio 2's director / manager is recorded as Helen Thomas^[19].

Operations

BBC Radio 2's headquarters location is recorded as London^[8].

Ownership

BBC Radio 2 is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation^[6].

Why It Matters

BBC Radio 2 ranks in the top 0.091% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,312 views/month, #6 of 6,625).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]