is the
BBC Local Radio service for the
English County of
Suffolk , commencing broadcasts on
12 April 1990 . Its studios are at
Broadcasting House in St Matthews Street,
Ipswich on 95.5 (
Oulton , near
Lowestoft ), 95.9 (
Aldeburgh ), 103.9 (
Manningtree ) and 104.6 (
Great Barton , four miles north-east of
Bury St Edmunds near the B1106 and Conyers Green)
FM . In 2004, the station was named Station of the Year in the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
The Manningtree frequency is the strongest. The 470-foot transmitter is actually just south of .
The current schedule as of 10th December is as follows:
- 0500-0630 - Rob Dunger's Dawnbreaker - music and chat
- 0630-0900 - Breakfast with Mark Murphy - news, views, sport, weather, travel
- 0900-1200 - James Hazell - music, features, interviews, interactive radio, fun
- 1200-1400 - Lesley Dolphin - the stories making the news and a sofa guest
- 1400-1600 - Luke Deal - music & something old, new, active and for the weekend
- 1600-1900 - Drivetime with Stephen Foster - news, competitions and all sorts of music
- 1800-1900 - - Matchday preview - a look ahead to the weekend with the sports team)
- 1900-2200 - Sue Marchant - phone-in (0845 30 50 007) and music
- 2200-0100 - Nick Risby - chat, music and competitions
- 2200-0100 - - Keith Skues ' Pirate Show - music from another era)
- 0100-0400 - BBC Radio Five Live
- 0400-0500 - Wally Webb
In the evenings on weekdays from 7pm, until 1am, output is shared with the rest of BBC East local radio, starting with
Sue Marchant , then from 10pm
Nick Risby or
Keith Skues continues. Broadcasts are either from
Norwich , home of
Look East or from
Ipswich .
The weekend line up includes Breakfast Shows presented by Rachel Sloane and on Saturday afternoon, BBC Radio Suffolk Sport Matchday, with live and exclusive commentary of Ipswich Town's games.
The station's News Editor is Lis Henderson and BBC Radio Suffolk's Managing Editor is Gerald Main.
