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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom and Internationally via Satellite and BBC Sounds |
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| Language(s) | English |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC |
| BBC Radio 4 | |
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Former names | BBC 7 (2002–2008) BBC Radio 7 (2008–2011) |
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Licensing authority | Ofcom |
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| Website | BBC Radio 4 Extra via BBC Sounds |
| BBC Radio |
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| Nationwide |
| Digital-only |
BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The sister station of BBC Radio 4, it mostly broadcasts archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes. It is the principal broadcaster of the BBC's spoken-word archive, and as a result the majority of its programming originates from that archive. It also broadcasts extended and companion programmes to those broadcast on Radio 4, and provides a "catch-up" service for certain programmes.
The station launched in December 2002 as BBC 7, broadcasting a mix of archive comedy, drama and current children's radio. The station was renamed BBC Radio 7 in 2008, then relaunched as BBC Radio 4 Extra in April 2011. For the first quarter of 2013, Radio 4 Extra had a weekly audience of 1.642 million people and had a market share of 0.95%; in the last quarter of 2016 the numbers were 2.184 million listeners and 1.2% of market share.[1][2]
According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 1.5 million with a listening share of 1.3% as of March 2024.[3]