Early October 1970 – Three weeks of test transmissions begin.
29 October 1970 – BBC Radio Oxford officially begins transmission at 5 pm on 95.0 MHz VHF.
31 December 1970 – Radio Times lists BBC Radio Oxford programmes for the first time.
5 October 1972 – Due to high demand by residents who did not have VHF /
FM on their radios, BBC Radio Oxford begins broadcasting on 202 metres
medium wave (1484 kHz). The station would also be available on the local cable network on 'Rediffusion Channel A'.
26 June 1973 – BBC Radio Oxford moves its VHF frequency to 95.2 MHz to avoid interference with
BBC Radio London on 94.9 MHz.
22 May 1976 – The station opens its studios to the public for an open weekend.
October 1980 – BBC Radio Oxford celebrates 10 years on air by publishing a magazine.
April / May 1989 – BBC Radio Oxford moves to purpose built studios at 269 Banbury Road, Summertown.
9 April 1996 – Radio Oxford merges with
BBC Radio Berkshire to form the short-lived
BBC Thames Valley FM.[2] Local programming is restricted to separate news bulletins for the two counties.
14 February 2000 – Radio Oxford is revived, although most output continues to be shared with Radio Berkshire.
2004 – BBC Radio Oxford relaunches with a new line-up of presenters. By now, the station has regained a full line-up of local programming.
April 2008 – The station is rebranded as BBC Oxford 95.2FM as part of a relaunch involving the regional TV news programme BBC Oxford News (previously BBC South Today Oxford).
October 2010 – The station celebrates its 40th anniversary and reverts to the Radio Oxford branding.
21 December 2012 – BBC Radio Oxford's
DAB service is launched.[3][4]
Programming
Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's
Oxford studios from 6 am to 10 pm on weekdays, from 6 am to 6 pm and 8 pm to 9 pm on Saturdays and from 6 am to 6 pm and 10 pm to 1 am on Sundays.