News Radio UK facts for kids

News Radio UK is a British digital radio station. It is owned by three companies: Radio NewsHub, Radio Today, and Radio Response. This station calls itself "UK's only 24 hour rolling news service." This means it plays news, weather, traffic, sports, showbiz, and business updates all day, every day, in a continuous loop. You can listen to News Radio UK on DAB (which is a type of digital radio) in Portsmouth. You can also listen online through its website, or using apps on Apple, Android, and Kindle devices. It's also available on Radioplayer and Tunein.

What is News Radio UK?

News Radio UK is a special kind of radio station. It focuses only on news and information, playing updates all the time. Imagine a news channel on TV, but for your radio! This station is designed so you can tune in at any time and quickly catch up on the latest happenings.

How News Radio UK Started

The idea for News Radio UK began on September 8, 2016. Radio NewsHub had a plan to create the UK's very first radio station that would play news non-stop. The goal was for people to listen for short periods during the day and hear all the most important news within just 10 minutes.

The station officially started broadcasting on October 10, 2016, at 10 AM. It first became available on DAB radio in Portsmouth. The news content you hear on News Radio UK is created by its three owners. Traffic updates are provided by a company called INRIX.

What You Can Hear on News Radio UK

News Radio UK uses a special plan called a "wheel schedule." This means the same set of news updates repeats every ten minutes. These updates are refreshed all the time between 6 AM and 8 PM CET (Central European Time). This way, the news is always fresh and up-to-date.

During the night, the station plays a loop of different news reports that were broadcast earlier in the day. The information is always presented in the same order:

• National news (news from within the UK)
• World news (news from around the globe)
• Sports news
• Travel updates (like traffic and public transport)
• Business news
• Showbiz news (about celebrities and entertainment)
• Weather forecasts

Different presenters host the shows depending on the time of day.