15 Facts About CBeebies Radio

CBeebies Radio is a British free-to-air children's public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC.

CBeebies Radio manages an international network supported by subscription services, and its programs are available in the UK via Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview and BBC iPlayer.

An African version of CBeebies Radio launched in 2007 on Zuku TV, DStv, Azam TV, StarSat, GOtv and StarTimes.

CBeebies Radio channel was launched on 11 February 2002 alongside the CBBC channel, as a spinoff from the BBC's children's television strand.

CBeebies Radio has continued as a feature on CBeebies' website since 2013, and as a station on BBC Sounds broadcasting from 6 am to 10 pm.

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Since March 2013, CBeebies Radio has been carried by the British Forces Broadcasting Service, sharing a channel with BFBS Extra.

BBC Studios owns and operates the international CBeebies Radio feeds, with most of them operating on a 24-hour schedule.

The Polish CBeebies Radio channel was launched on 2 December 2007, while feeds in Latin America, East and Southeast Asia, South Africa, and Australia were launched in 2008.

On 10 March 2017, CBeebies Radio Asia was launched in Taiwan, replacing BBC Entertainment.

CBeebies Radio Asia has already launched in Hong Kong, South Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines, Mongolia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Maldives, Macau, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia.

CBeebies Radio's took over from the first controller Michael Carrington in 2010.

Links between programmes on CBeebies Radio are primarily achieved through the use of in-vision continuity, using presenters to interact with the children.

Bedtime Story is on every night at 6:50pm for eight minutes before CBeebies Radio goes off air and BBC Four begins programming at 7:00pm.

CBeebies Radio Presents is a television programme that bring Live Children's theatre to television, typically on CBeebies Radio or BBC One .

CBeebies Radio website coincided with the launch of the UK channel in February 2002 and showcases a child friendly site with activities themed to all CBeebies Radio programmes, past and present, with games, songs and print-outs featuring for nearly all shows.