BBC Radio 5 Live
British national radio station
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| May 16 2025 | Two new streaming services, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3, launched on BBC Sounds to provide additional sports coverage during multiple simultaneous sporting events. |
| April 10 2025 | Ofcom provisionally indicated it would reject BBC's plans to broadcast regular programming on the station, citing potential significant impact on commercial sports radio. |
| 2024 | BBC announced plans to broadcast BBC Sounds sports podcasts and sports programming from nations and regions when not airing live sports coverage. |
| 2022 | Station's name shortened to Radio 5 Sports Extra as part of a BBC rebranding effort. |
| 2011 | The station, along with 5 Live, moved to MediaCityUK in Salford. |
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