BBC North East and Cumbria

BBC North East and Cumbria
TV stationsBBC One
TV transmittersBilsdale
Caldbeck
Chatton
Pontop Pike
Radio stationsBBC Radio Newcastle
BBC Radio Cumbria
BBC Radio Tees
HeadquartersBroadcasting House, Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4NS
AreaNewcastle upon Tyne
Gateshead
South Tyneside
North Tyneside
City of Sunderland
County Durham
Northumberland
North Yorkshire (parts)
Cumbria (except Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland)
RegionsNorth East and parts of Yorkshire and North West
Key people
Phil Roberts
(Head of Regional
& Local Programmes)
Launch date
5 January 1959; 65 years ago (1959-01-05)

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.