BBC Radio

Broadcast Rights

Competitions available on BBC Radio

UEFA Champions League

2024-2027

The BBC has acquired UK rights to the UEFA Champions League for the 2024-2027 cycle. It is the first time that the British public service broadcaster has landed TV rights to this competition. BBC’s Champions League contract includes match highlights on television, as well as on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and mobile apps.

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Short clips around the competition are also expected to be regularly posted on the network’s social media channels. In addition, BBC’s deal includes the Champions League final.

England - Premier League

2022-2025

British public service broadcaster the BBC has acquired the UK live audio commentary rights for the English Premier League from 2022/23 to 2024/25. This lets BBC’s audio service provide live commentary for almost all EPL matches throughout the period of the deal. BBC gets first picks for Saturday 3pm fixtures, while also covering Saturday fixtures scheduled at 5:30pm, and Sunday fixtures at 2pm and 4:30pm.

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The majority of the live audio coverage is expected to be carried out on BBC Radio 5 Live.

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About

BBC Radio history, coverage, features

BBC Radio is a business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation. This service covers general information, local news, and sports coverage. Furthermore, BBC Radio also covers the vast majority of musical genres. It was launched back in 1922, and it began working under a Royal Charter on January 1, 1927.

BBC Radio’s national stations are available on analogue radio. Other platforms include digital radio, BBC’s iPlayer and digital platforms. The service’s headquarters are located in London, but radio shows are also produced in the local offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, and Manchester.

Over the years, BBC Radio has increased its offering to keep users up to date with what is going on in the world. The BBC runs eleven national domestic radio stations, six of which are only available in a digital format. Furthermore, the BBC runs local radio stations for three national regions: Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. These stations have added to their regular musical programming some phone-in debates to discuss current local affairs.

BBC also operates a broadcasting service known as BBC World Service. It works in over 25 languages via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming, satellite radio, FM radio, and podcasting. All services are available 24/7.