About This Station

BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC’s local radio station for West Yorkshire, broadcasting a mix of news, music, talk, and sport in English. Its daily schedule features breakfast and mid-morning shows with presenters such as Rima Ahmed and Gayle Lofthouse (with stand-ins on the sampled day), alongside Toby Foster’s afternoon programme combining local and national news, music, and quizzes. The station gives strong weight to regional sport, with dedicated West Yorkshire Sport Daily, pre-match build-up, live EFL Cup commentary (e.g., Bradford City v Burnley), and post-match phone-in segments. Overnight, it joins BBC Radio 5 Live, and the evening line-up includes The Late Show with Becky Want, offering late-night conversation and stories. The website itself primarily provides the broadcast schedule, reflecting a typical local BBC radio service focused on community stories and sporting fixtures.