BBC North West
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BBC North West is the BBC English Region serving Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, North Yorkshire (western Craven), Derbyshire (western High Peak), Staffordshire (Staffordshire Moorlands), Cumbria (Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland) and the Isle of Man.
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Quick Facts TV transmitters, Radio stations ...
BBC North West's area within the UK | |
TV transmitters | Winter Hill and all relays. |
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Radio stations | BBC Radio Lancashire BBC Radio Manchester BBC Radio Merseyside BBC Radio Cumbria (South) BBC Radio Stoke (South Cheshire) |
Headquarters | MediaCity, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester |
Area | Cheshire Greater Manchester Lancashire Merseyside North Yorkshire (western Craven) Derbyshire (western High Peak) Staffordshire (Staffordshire Moorlands) Cumbria (Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland) Isle of Man |
Nation | BBC English Regions |
Regions | North West and Isle of Man |
Key people | Aziz Rashid (Head of Regional & Local Programmes) |
Launch date | 15 November 1922 (radio) September 1957 (television) |
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The region also covered the rest of Cumbria during the late 1980s, complete with an opt-out television news service for the area, before it was transferred to the BBC North East region owing to high viewer demand. Today, the region is part of the larger BBC North division based at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays.