redirects here . for other uses see five live disambiguation . bbc radio 5 live broadcast area united kingdom slogan on digital and online this is bbc radio 5 live live news . live sport . the world cup station the olympic station frequency mw 693 khz 909 khz 990 khz and on selected bbc local radio stations frequencies overnight . dab 12b freeview 705 freesat 705 sky uk only 0105 virgin media 905 virgin media ireland 911 first air date 28 march 1994 format news and sport language s english audience share 3.4 % september 2015 rajar 1 owner bbc webcast web stream http progressive streams worldwide stream shoutcast 128 kbps mp3 hls streams worldwide stream 48 kbps aac worldwide stream 96 kbps aac uk only stream 128 kbps aac uk only stream 320 kbps aac hds streams worldwide stream 48 kbps aac website www.bbc.co.uk 5live bbc radio 5 live also known as just 5 live is the bbc s national radio service that specialises in live bbc news phone ins interviews and sports commentaries . it is the principal radio station covering sport in the united kingdom broadcasting virtually all major sports events staged in the uk or involving british competitors . radio 5 live was launched in march 1994 as a repositioning of the original radio 5 which was launched on 27 august 1990 . 2 it is transmitted via analogue radio in am on medium wave 693 and 909 khz and digitally via digital radio television and via an internet stream . due to rights restrictions coverage of some events in particular live sport is not available on line or is restricted to uk addresses . the station broadcasts from mediacityuk in salford 3 and is a department of the bbc north division . contents 1 history 2 broadcast 3 programming 3.1 weekday programmes 3.2 weekend programmes 4 5 live sports extra 5 awards 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit logo used from launch until 1997 from the 5 live website . the success of radio 4 news fm during the first gulf war 1991 led the bbc to propose the launch a rolling news service . after many arguments both internal and external 4 the bbc closed their fifth radio network bbc radio 5 and replaced the old service s educational and children s programmes with a new news service whilst retaining the sports programmes . the new bbc radio 5 live began its 24 hour service at 05 00 on monday 28 march 1994 . the first voice on air jane garvey later went on to co present the breakfast and drive time shows with peter allen . the times described the launch as slipp ing smoothly and confidently into a routine of informative banter 5 and the scotsman as professionalism at its slickest . 6 the news of the first day was dominated by the fatal stabbing at hall garth school in cleveland the first of many major incidents which the network covered live as they unfolded . the tone of the channel engaging and more relaxed than contemporary bbc output was the key to the channel s success and set the model for other bbc news services later in the decade . the first audiences were some four million with a record audience of six and a quarter million . among the key editorial staff involved in the design of programme formats and recruitment of staff for the new station were sara nathan later editor of channel 4 news and tim luckhurst later editor of the scotsman newspaper and currently professor of journalism at the university of kent . 7 2000 2007 five live logo in 2000 the station was rebranded with a new logo which would remain with the station for another seven years . in addition on 2 february 2002 a companion station bbc radio 5 live sports extra was launched as a digital only service to complement the range of sport and to avoid clashes ; previously bbc local radio stations and the long wave frequency of bbc radio 4 were used . 8 throughout this period five live gained several awards including five sony awards in 2005 ; the single gold award was for its coverage of the 2004 asian tsunami in the news story award category alongside another four silver awards and six nominations . the station also began to further its boundaries with the publication of the radio five live sporting yearbook . 9 in august 2007 bbc radio 5 live was given a new logo in line with the rest of the bbc radio network 10 and a new background design featuring diagonal parallel lines . in 2008 the bbc announced that the station would move to mediacityuk in salford . 11 broadcast edit bbc radio 5 live broadcasts in am on the medium wave frequencies 693 and 909 khz nationally with the frequency 990 khz used at cardigan bay ; these frequencies had been utilised by bbc radio 5 and were used by bbc radio 2 previously . uniquely to the bbc radio network it is the only station that is neither purely digital such as 1xtra radio 4 extra and 6 music nor broadcast in analogue fm . in addition to the am output the station also broadcasts digitally on dab digital radio and on television through satellite services such as sky cable services such as virgin media dtt services such as freeview and through iptv . the station also broadcasts programmes live through the bbc online website and the bbc iplayer sub site which allows replaying programmes up to a week after the original broadcast . the service is also available on the radioplayer internet site partially run by the bbc . before the launch of digital broadcasting bbc radio 5 live had broadcast on analogue satellite with near fm quality . for many years the station operated from four floors within the news centre at bbc television centre 12 because of the close connections between the station and bbc news and the co location of bbc sport . however as part of the corporation s plan to sell off television centre the decision was made in 2008 to move bbc radio 5 live to the new broadcast hub at mediacityuk . 11 the move itself began in september 2011 and took two months . 13 the new studios occupy a single floor in quay house with two studios large enough for several guests and a separate studio for large groups . 14 programming edit bbc radio 5 live at mediacityuk bbc radio 5 live s remit includes broadcasting rolling news and transmitting news as it breaks . the bbc s policy for major breaking news events revolves around a priority list . with uk news the correspondent first records a generic minute summary for use by all stations and channels ; the subsequent priority is to report on radio 5 live then the bbc news channel and then any other programmes that are on air . for foreign news first a generic minute is recorded then reports are to world service radio then the reporter talks to any other programmes that are on air . 15 needs update bbc radio 5 live broadcasts an extremely wide range of sports and covers all the major sporting events mostly under its flagship sports banner 5 live sport . whilst football commentaries form the majority of live commentaries during the football season the range of events covered by the station include live premier league football league fa cup football league cup matches spl and scottish cup matches world cup olympic games all home nations international football matches champions league with limitations for online broadcast and uefa europa league fifa club world cup if british side is involved men s golf majors and the ryder cup england rugby union test matches the autumn internationals and six nations championship rugby world cup aviva premiership super league challenge cup rugby league four nations formula one british touring car championship national hockey league stanley cup playoffs and final elite ice hockey league champions hockey league iihf world championships grand national cheltenham festival royal ascot and the king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes the classics the prix de l arc de triomphe and the melbourne cup boxing world athletics championships commonwealth games diamond league athletics european cup and other athletics meets wimbledon tennis championships london marathon the boat race audio simulcast of bbc one tv in 2015 weekday programmes edit morning reports presented by the station s overnight newsreader wake up to money presented by adam parsons and david jones mon wed or mickey clark thu & fri 16 5 live breakfast presented by nicky campbell and rachel burden . 5 live daily hosted by adrian chiles monday and tuesday and emma barnett wednesday friday afternoon edition hosted by nihal arthanayake and sarah brett friday sports panel fri hosted by eleanor oldroyd kermode and mayo s film review fri with simon mayo and mark kermode 5 live drive presented by tony livesey and anna foster 5 live sport presented by mark chapman mark pougatch and eleanor oldroyd phil williams monday wednesday or stephen nolan thursday sunday up all night with rhod sharp tue thur or dotun adebayo sat mon and a guest presenter on fri weekend programmes edit weekend breakfast with chris warburton and eleanor oldroyd saturday or sam walker sunday the danny baker show fighting talk 5 live sport presented by mark pougatch saturday and jonathan overend sunday sports report presented by mark pougatch 606 with darren fletcher and robbie savage saturday or kelly cates and ian wright sunday 5 live science with dr chris smith from the naked scientists the non league football show with caroline barker sportsweek with garry richardson pienaar s politics with john pienaar garvey & allen with jane garvey and peter allen 5 live investigates with adrian goldberg stephen nolan thursday sunday up all night presented by dotun adebayo fri mon 5 live hit list presented by emma barnett 5 live sports extra edit main article bbc radio 5 live sports extra as 5 live can not accommodate all of the sports which they have rights to broadcast some are covered on sister station sports extra including cricket world cup icc champions trophy and twenty20 world cup england cricket tests and one day internationals friends provident trophy semi finals and final and twenty20 cup grand slam tennis tournaments action from any other competition broadcast on five live sports extra typically emphasizes full broadcasts of premier league and home nations football if games overlap each other . five live carries the first choice match in such cases . despite the fact that commercial stations such as sky sports have acquired the vast majority of sports television broadcasting rights in the uk the bbc remains dominant in radio sport with bbc radio 5 live and its local radio stations . its main commercial rival for radio sports rights is talksport . awards edit in january 2013 bbc radio five live was nominated for the responsible media of the year award at the british muslim awards . 17 see also edit bbc portal radio portal list of bbc radio stations references edit listening figures quarterly listening rajar radio launches 2 . radiomusications . transdiffusion . retrieved 30 may 2010 . radio 5 live move to salford delayed guardian.co.uk 19 march 2010 jenny abramsky oxford lecture two . bbc press office . 3 april 2007 . frean alexandra 29 march 1994 . radio s new voice greets the dawn . the times . times newspapers . mcalpine joan 29 march 1994 . alive and kicking . the scotsman . our staff university of kent the many lives of bbc radio sport transdiffusion radio five live sporting yearbook 2005 barnsley libraries isbn 0 00 721598 3 new logos for bbc radio cool or balls guardian.co.uk 8 august 2007 a b bbc appoints head