BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio

BBC Local Radio

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 service covering the area of the former English

England

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 county

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 of Humberside

Humberside

Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...

, which was returned to North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire

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, North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire

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 the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

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 and the City of Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull

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 on 1 April 1996.

Simon Pattern is the station's managing editor with Derek McGill as assistant editor.
It began broadcasting in 1971 from studios above a post office on Chapel Street, three years before the county of Humberside

Humberside

Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...

 was created: It actually outlived the county as Humberside was abolished in 1996.

The first Station Manager was John Cordeaux and the Programme Organiser was David Greddington (later also presented a late night Saturday programme).