Bedfordshire-GLR GMR-Oldham Oxford-York The Nations Although the BBC does not provide local radio in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland there have, at various times, been opt-outs of the main national stations:  BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
Opened as a separate station on 23 November 1978, replacing the previous Radio 4 opt-out service which had been known as Radio Scotland since 1973, and before that as Radio 4 Scotland.
Radio Scotland's only two two opt-out stations which are still running are:  BBC Radio Orkney and BBC Radio Shetland which opened in May 1977. They both currently provide around 30 minutes of local news each day to their respective audiences.
 Defunct Scottish stations are as follows:
BBC Radio Solway covering Dumfries and Galloway - ran from 16 April 1983 until January 1993. BBC Radio Tweed covering the Borders region - ran from 11 April 1983 until the early 1990s.  BBC Radio Highland opened in Inverness, 25 March 1976.
BBC Radio Aberdeen opened April 1976. These areas are now served by Radio Scotland with four opt-out news bulletins a day. BBC RADIO NAN GAIDHEAL
Radio Scotland's Gaelic language service, based in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. The first Gaelic station, BBC RADIO NAN EILEAN, opened on 5 October 1979. In October 1985 it merged with BBC Radio na Gaidhealtacdh (a Gaelic opt-out of Radio Highland) to form the present day Radio Nan Gaidheal.
BBC RADIO ULSTER
Opened 1 January 1975. BBC Radio Foyle Radio Ulster's only out-put station, which started on 11 September 1979, and still runs today with over 7 hours a day of programming for the North West of Northern Ireland.
BBC RADIO WALES
Opened as a separate station on 13 November 1978, although it first aired in January 1977 as an opt-out station from Radio 4 for 25 hours a week. Prior to this the service had been known as Radio 4 Wales. In most areas Radio Wales is available only on AM, however FM transmitters have begun springing up in certain areas. In summer 1978, a series of week-long community stations were broadcast in Wales using an RTE OB transmitter; the English-language stations were BBC Radio Deeside, BBC Radio Merthyr, BBC Radio Rhondda and BBC Radio Wrexham. BBC Radio Deeside Following the closure of the Shotton Steelworks in February 1980, Radio Deeside was re-established on a more permanent basis as an opt-out service from Radio Wales. BBC Radio Clwyd In October 1981 Radio Deeside had its transmission area extended, moved to studios in Mold (then later Wrexham) and was renamed Radio Clwyd. This station was not considered a great success, and closed in March 1994. BBC Radio Gwent One further opt-out station of Radio Wales, also defunct, which ran from 18 April 1983 until March 1991. Radio Gwent was available on FM, and since its closure has continued to relay the national Radio Wales service on the same FM frequencies to the Monmouthshire area. BBC RADIO CYMRU
The Welsh language service, Radio Cymru, started in January 1977, also as opt-out service from Radio 4. Though starting as a limited service, its opening hours have been gradually increased over the years. The network is available across Wales on FM. Bedfordshire-GLR GMR-Oldham Oxford-York The Nations | 
