Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Bee is a local radio station in the United Kingdom. It won the licence to broadcast to parts of Lancashire in December 2004, and launched on 1 October 2005. The station is owned by UKRD. The Bee operated two trial broadcasts in 2001 and 2002 to help win the licence.The Bee was founded by Roy Martin and later invested in by 2BR, The Radio Business and local shareholders.The station broadcasts to Blackburn with Darwen and Hyndburn on 107 FM. In addition it broadcasts to Preston, South Ribble and Chorley on 106.5 FM. From 2005 The Bee broadcast on only 107 FM, but on Friday 17 June at 19:00, The Bee also began broadcasting on 106.5 FM following the sale of Preston-based 106.5 Central Radio to the UKRD Group. Since this date all programming on the Preston 106.5 FM transmitter is a networked output of the Blackburn service, with separate adverts. In 2012 The Bee also began broadcasting to Chorley on 96.3FM. This was an extension of the Preston output simulcast onto 96.3FM.The station is located in Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington. It initially broadcast from Dalton Court, Darwen, From 2005. In August 2010, The Bee moved to their new building which they share with sister UKRD station 99.8 FM 2BR. Although neither station share any programmes, both stations share facilities and some staff.The Bee is live weekdays from 6am to 6pm, and weekends from 8am to 12pm. At all other times programming is automated. Both Rob Charles and Olly Houldsworth were previously presenters on Central Radio in Preston which is now broadcasting a simulcast of 107 The Bee, so still broadcast to this area despite Central Radio no longer existing in that form. Andy Hilbert is also still with the station as a cover presenter.. }
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- 107_The_Bee abstract "The Bee is a local radio station in the United Kingdom. It won the licence to broadcast to parts of Lancashire in December 2004, and launched on 1 October 2005. The station is owned by UKRD. The Bee operated two trial broadcasts in 2001 and 2002 to help win the licence.The Bee was founded by Roy Martin and later invested in by 2BR, The Radio Business and local shareholders.The station broadcasts to Blackburn with Darwen and Hyndburn on 107 FM. In addition it broadcasts to Preston, South Ribble and Chorley on 106.5 FM. From 2005 The Bee broadcast on only 107 FM, but on Friday 17 June at 19:00, The Bee also began broadcasting on 106.5 FM following the sale of Preston-based 106.5 Central Radio to the UKRD Group. Since this date all programming on the Preston 106.5 FM transmitter is a networked output of the Blackburn service, with separate adverts. In 2012 The Bee also began broadcasting to Chorley on 96.3FM. This was an extension of the Preston output simulcast onto 96.3FM.The station is located in Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington. It initially broadcast from Dalton Court, Darwen, From 2005. In August 2010, The Bee moved to their new building which they share with sister UKRD station 99.8 FM 2BR. Although neither station share any programmes, both stations share facilities and some staff.The Bee is live weekdays from 6am to 6pm, and weekends from 8am to 12pm. At all other times programming is automated. Both Rob Charles and Olly Houldsworth were previously presenters on Central Radio in Preston which is now broadcasting a simulcast of 107 The Bee, so still broadcast to this area despite Central Radio no longer existing in that form. Andy Hilbert is also still with the station as a cover presenter.".