BBC North East and Cumbria's area (red) within the UK | |
TV stations | BBC One |
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TV transmitters | Bilsdale Caldbeck Chatton Pontop Pike |
Radio stations | BBC Radio Newcastle BBC Radio Cumbria BBC Radio Tees |
Headquarters | Broadcasting House, Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4NS |
Area | Newcastle upon Tyne Gateshead South Tyneside North Tyneside City of Sunderland County Durham Northumberland North Yorkshire (parts) Cumbria (except Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland) |
Regions | North East and parts of Yorkshire and North West |
Key people | Phil Roberts (Head of Regional & Local Programmes) |
Launch date | 5 January 1959 |
BBC |
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BBC North East and Cumbria is one of the BBC's English regions covering Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, City of Sunderland, County Durham, Northumberland, north and mid Cumbria and parts of North Yorkshire. The region provides unique BBC One programming, including regional news programmes, and local radio stations. It is headquartered at Broadcasting Centre, Spital Tongues, Newcastle upon Tyne.