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The History of Radio in Bournemouth

By 2nd of March 20002000, Features

Marconi’s Experiments.
Marconi pioneered the technology that made radio possible here in the Bournemouth area:

The BBC’s first station – 6BM.
A look back at the first local radio station set up in the area in the 1930’s:

BBC Radio Solent and 2CR.
Developments in radio in the 1970’s and 80’s:

The NRG and BIRSt.
Bang up to date, with Bournemouth’s latest conventional radio station The NRG and of course us, here at BIRSt: