Newsbeat

This article is about the BBC programme. For the more general journalist role, see Beat reporting. For the 1964–1971 Irish programme, see Newsbeat (Irish TV programme).

Newsbeat
GenreNews
Running time15 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Home stationBBC Radio 1 (since 1973)
BBC Radio 1Xtra (since 2012)
BBC Asian Network (since 2020)
Produced byBBC News
Edited byDanielle Dwyer
Recording studioBroadcasting House, London (2013–2022)
The Mailbox, Birmingham (2022 – present)
Original release10 September 1973 –
Present
Audio formatStereophonic sound
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat

Newsbeat is the BBC's radio news programme broadcast on Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian Network. Newsbeat is produced by BBC News but differs from the BBC's other news programmes in its remit to provide news tailored for young people.

The fifteen-minute Newsbeat programme is broadcast at 12:45 and 17:45 during the week on Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian Network. Short bulletins are also heard throughout the day on three stations on the half-hour with extra bulletins broadcast at peak times.

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