Radio 4 News FM

Radio 4 News FM was the national BBC station devoted to rolling news service that was on air during the Gulf War from 16 January until 2 March 1991. It was broadcast on Radio 4's FM frequencies, whilst regular scheduled service continued on longwave. This station was also broadcast on BBC World Service. At the time, some journalists gave it the nickname Scud FM from the Scud missiles used by Iraqi forces in the war.

Radio 4 News FM
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom – national FM
FrequencyFM: 92–95 MHz
Programming
FormatRolling news
Ownership
OwnerBBC
History
First air date
17 January 1991 (17 January 1991)
Last air date
2 March 1991 (2 March 1991)

The long-term impact of Radio 4 News FM was that the popularity of the station was taken as evidence that a rolling news service was required at the BBC. In response, BBC Radio 5 Live was launched on 28 March 1994.

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