BBC wins Paralympic radio rights 09/02/2011 |
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BBC Radio 5 Live and its sister station 5 Live Sports Extra have been awarded the radio rights for the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
The event takes place from August 29 to September 9 next year and will include 20 sports.
Twenty-five hours of programmes and news from the London Games will be broadcast on 5 Live, with commentary and analysis on 5 Live Sports Extra.
Radio 5 Live controller Adrian Van Klaveren said the Games will generate "unprecedented interest".
He added: "We're committed to bringing our listeners all of the sporting stories, capturing the human drama and raising awareness of Paralympic sport."
London organising committee chairman Lord Coe said: "The BBC has been a great champion of the Paralympic movement, and many of our iconic sporting memories are from the BBC's radio coverage of the world's biggest sporting events.
"Radio 5 Live is a brilliant sports broadcaster and a perfect radio partner."
Last year, Channel 4 was awarded the UK television rights for the Games.
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