BBC Radio 5 Live

Summary

BBC Radio 5 Live is a radio station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,241 views/month, #16 of 6,625).^[2]

Key Facts

• BBC Radio 5 Live is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's instance of is recorded as radio station^[4].
• BBC Radio 5 Live is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation^[5].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's genre is news^[6].
• BBC Radio 5 Live took place at MediaCityUK^[7].
• The location of BBC Radio 5 Live was Broadcasting House^[8].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's Commons category is recorded as BBC Radio 5 Live^[9].
• March 28, 1994 marks the founding of BBC Radio 5 Live^[10].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's official website is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/5live^[11].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BBC Radio 5 Live^[12].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's streaming media URL is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/player/bbc_radio_five_live^[13].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's replaces is recorded as BBC Radio 5^[14].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's frequency is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2143992', 'amount': '+693'}^[15].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's frequency is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2143992', 'amount': '+909'}^[16].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's frequency is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2143992', 'amount': '+990'}^[17].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's language used is recorded as English^[18].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's channel number is recorded as 705^[19].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's channel number is recorded as 0105^[20].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's channel number is recorded as 905^[21].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's channel number is recorded as 911^[22].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+676217'}^[23].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+667744'}^[24].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+681187'}^[25].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+682397'}^[26].
• BBC Radio 5 Live's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8104'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1994-03-28^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 551166b5-3738-46b2-850d-ef846a4a68c9^[30]

Body

Founding

March 28, 1994 marks the founding of BBC Radio 5 Live^[10].

Ownership

BBC Radio 5 Live is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation^[5].

Why It Matters

BBC Radio 5 Live ranks in the top 0.24% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,241 views/month, #16 of 6,625).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]