BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
| BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra | |
|---|---|
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| Broadcast area |  UK - National |
| Frequency | DAB: 12B Freeview: 706 Freesat: 706 Sky: 0144 Virgin Media: 908 Tiscali TV: 607 UPC Ireland: 928 Live Stream Real/WM |
| First air date | February 2002 |
| Format | Sport |
| Audience share | 0.3%[1] (September 2008) |
| Owner | BBC |
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra (formerly known as BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra) is a digital radio station from the BBC. It is broadcast on digital radio services and digital TV in the UK and Republic of Ireland. It is not available on normal analogue radio. It is also streamed online, however, some events are not available online, or outside the UK.
It is used to provide an additional sports commentary service when the BBC's main sports channel, BBC Radio 5 Live, is already being used.
It has given coverage of Major League Baseball's World Series since 2004. It is also the digital radio home for Test Match Special - the station provides full commentary without the shipping forecast given by the Radio 4 long wave coverage.
Each year during Wimbledon Sports Extra provides extra court commentary for the first week of the tournament. The station also provides live coverage of the non-final rounds of the other Grand Slam tournaments.
The station first broadcast at 2.30pm on 2 February 2002. Juliette Ferrington introduced the first programme - commentary of a Manchester United against Sunderland football match.