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Radio 2 Beatles - How to listen

91热爆 Radio 2 celebrates The Beatles, as their classic 'Abbey Road' album turns 50, with a four-day digital radio station dedicated to the Fab Four. Find out all you need to know about listening below.

What is Radio 2 Beatles?

91热爆 Radio 2 Beatles is on air from Thursday 26 September to Sunday 29 September 2019, live on DAB with catch-up for all programmes on 91热爆 Sounds.

Featuring special programmes with Gary Barlow, John Bishop, Martin Freeman, Guy Garvey, Dave Grohl, Giles Martin, Paul Merton, Alice Levine, Janice Long, and many other huge fans of the Fab Four. Meanwhile, Radio 2's Zoe Ball, Sara Cox, Ken Bruce, Dermot O'Leary, and Jo Whiley will be taking their regular shows to London's iconic Abbey Road Studios.

The station will honour John, Paul, George and Ringo as a group, as individual artists, and as songwriters. All the live shows on Radio 2 Beatles will come direct from Abbey Road - with some also simulcast on 91热爆 Radio 2 and 91热爆 Sounds - and broadcast alongside pre-recorded specials and classic Beatles content from the unique 91热爆 archive.

How can I listen to Radio 2 Beatles?

You can listen via a DAB digital radio and all programmes will be available to listen to on 91热爆 SOUNDS for 30 days after broadcast.

Please note that Radio 2 Beatles is NOT available via analogue radio (FM, AM, LW) or via digital television.

How do I tune my DAB digital radio to find Radio 2 Beatles?

Radio 2 Beatles should appear in the station list between Radio 2 and Radio 3 on a DAB digital radio. It may appear on some radios automatically in the station list. The station name displayed will be 91热爆 R2Beatles or 91热爆 R2Be. Not all receivers have the same functionality and the instructions below attempt to cover the different ways you can auto tune your radio:

Option 1:
• Press Auto Tune or Auto Scan button on your radio
• The display screen will show Autotune Quick scan / Fast Scanning
• As new stations are found the station counter on the right hand side of the display will increase and new stations will be added to this list
• It may take a couple of minutes for your radio to update the station list
• Scroll through the station list and you should find 91热爆 Radio2 Beatles after 91热爆 Radio 2.

Option 2:
• Press ‘menu’ button on your DAB radio
• Rotate the ‘Tune’ button until you see ‘Autotune’ in the display
• Select Autotune
• As new stations are found the station counter on the right hand side of the display will increase and new stations will be added to the list
• This should only take a couple of minutes
• 91热爆 Radio 2 Beatles should be found in the display after Radio 2.

If you have a DAB digital radio in your car you will be able to access the station. Please note that it is not available via analogue.

How do I delete Radio 2 Beatles from the station list?

• Switch on your radio
• Press and hold the ‘select’ or the ‘info’ button on your radio until the display shows ‘system reset’ or ‘factory reset’

• Press and hold the ‘menu’ button for three seconds.
• Push the ‘tune’ button within 3 seconds to confirm the reset
• A full reset will be performed and your station list will be updated
• PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY PRESETS WILL BE ERASED

Can I listen to Radio 2 Beatles online?

Radio 2 Beatles programmes will be available as 'catch up' for 30 days on 91热爆 Sounds. Please visit 91热爆 Sounds where you will find all the programmes after they are broadcast.

Please note that it is NOT available as live radio via the 91热爆 Sounds app; iPlayerRadio app or digital television.

Unless you use unmetered access or a WiFi connection, streaming audio via this service could lead to high data charges from your network operator. If unsure of how you are billed for data, please contact your network operator.

Can I get digital radio where I live?

Please visit and insert your postcode in the postcode checker to check coverage in your area. The 91热爆’s national digital radio coverage reaches 97% of the UK population.

Will the schedule on 91热爆 Radio 2 be affected by the pop up station?

There are no changes to Radio 2 schedule.

Radio 2 Beatles Schedule