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Broadcast area | Birmingham, The Black Country, Solihull, North Warwickshire, and Southern Staffordshire |
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Frequency | FM: 95.6 MHz DAB: 11B (Black Country and Shropshire) DAB: 11C (Birmingham) Freeview: 714 |
RDS | BBC WM |
Programming | |
Language | English |
Format | Local news, talk, music and sport |
Ownership | |
Owner | BBC Local Radio, BBC West Midlands |
History | |
First air date | 9 November 1970 |
Former names | BBC Radio Birmingham (1970–1981) BBC WM (1981–2020) |
Former frequencies | 828 MW 1458 MW |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
Links | |
Website | BBC Radio WM |
BBC Radio WM is the BBC's local radio station serving the West Midlands.
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at The Mailbox in Birmingham.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 193,000 listeners and a 2.2% share as of December 2023.[1]