Yorkshire Coast Radio facts for kids

Yorkshire Coast Radio is a local radio station. It broadcasts to towns like Scarborough, Filey, Whitby, and Bridlington. You can listen to it on your radio. For example, in Scarborough and Filey, it's on 96.2 FM. In Bridlington, it's on 102.4 FM. And in Whitby, you can find it on 103.1 FM.

You can also listen to Yorkshire Coast Radio online. They have a special internet service called 'Yorkshire Coast Radio Extra'. This service offers more news and interviews. It also broadcasts live football commentaries. You can hear games from local teams like Scarborough Athletic, Bridlington Town, and Whitby Town. In 2018, the station also started another service. It's called Yorkshire Coast Radio 70s. This channel plays music from the 1970s.

What You Can Hear

All the shows on Yorkshire Coast Radio are made in Scarborough. They broadcast from their studios there. You can hear shows with presenters during most of the day. On weekdays, these shows are on from 6 AM to 10 PM. On Saturdays, they are on from 6 AM to 6 PM. On Sundays, you can listen to them from 8 AM to 4 PM.

Yorkshire Coast Radio is very popular. In 2018, more than half the people in the area listened to it every week. This was a higher number than for any other radio station in the United Kingdom at that time.

News and Updates

Yorkshire Coast Radio provides local news. They broadcast news updates every hour on weekdays. These run from 6 AM to 10 PM. On weekends, news is on from 8 AM to 12 PM. During weekday mornings, you can also hear quick headlines every half-hour.

The journalists who report the news work in the Scarborough studios. They also create content for the station's website. You can find their news on the station's smartphone app too. When local news is not on, the station broadcasts national news. This news comes from Sky News Radio every hour.