BFBS Radio
Our main channel, with coverage in 23 countries, 12 of which have local stations. We play a mixture of contemporary hit music and classics from the eighties and nineties, with lots of requests and messages for the British Forces around the world and news on the hour.
BFBS Gurkha Radio
A three-way connection with stations in Kathmandu, Brunei and Shorncliffe broadcasting music and news programmes for the Gurkha community.
BFBS 1
The family channel! We cherry-pick the best of terrestrial and satellite TV in the UK – news, soaps, sport, movies, dramas, documentaries and kids – then add our own productions. This is where you’ll find This Morning, Coronation Street, Friends, ER, and EastEnders.
BFBS 2
The lads’ channel, specially designed for single and unaccompanied personnel in operational areas.
No families, no watershed – sporty, raunchy, edgy and lots of comedy. A six-hour block is transmitted 4 times to provide a rolling 24-hour service to suit all time-zones and shift patterns.
Latest News:
Stop Press: BFBS Radio Launches On DAB Digital Radio
BFBS Radio's unique mix of programmes for the British Forces is available in more than 20 countries around the Forces World and in the UK on DAB Digital Radio, Sky Guide Number 0211, Freesat Channel 786 and online at www.bfbs.com/radio.
Sim Courtie's Breakfast Show kicks-off our daily programmes, connecting the British Forces community in the UK with friends and families overseas, from Afghanistan to Germany, Belize to the Falklands, Cyprus to Canada - not to mention our FM stations in Northern Ireland. Many of our programmes are heard simultaneously in the UK and across the Forces' world, some come from our studios in operational areas or Germany and all of them feature our brilliant mix of music from the 60s to the present day.
The BFBS Big Salute is the annual BFBS Forces Fundraiser!
What a fantastic first year. The Big Salute 2008 raised over £100,000. Now we're getting ready for the big push when The Big Salute 2009 kicks off on Saturday 2nd May.
Go to the Big Salute website now and see how you can help raise loads of money!