BBC Radio Bedfordshire (1985–1993) The station launched as "Radio Bedfordshire" on 24 June 1985, serving the whole of
Bedfordshire plus (despite the name) North
Buckinghamshire and the northern parts of
Hertfordshire. Therefore
Bedford,
Luton,
Dunstable,
Milton Keynes,
Knebworth,
Berkhamsted,
Tring,
Harpenden,
Leighton Buzzard,
Aylesbury,
Hemel Hempstead,
St Albans,
Hatfield,
Welwyn Garden City,
Letchworth Garden City,
Stevenage and
Hitchin were served by the new station. In 1992, the station became known as "BBC Radio Bedfordshire with Herts and Bucks".
BBC Three Counties Radio (1993–present) The station changed to its present name on 5 April 1993. The new name was intended to reflect the wider reach across the three counties and to give equal service to all. The editorial area was not, at that point, expanded but enhanced studio facilities and staff were devoted to Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. New transmitters at Epping Green and
Bedmond extended the coverage area to Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and west Hertfordshire in late 2005. BBC Three Counties Radio became available on
DAB radio on 14 February 2013. In June 2015, the station moved from its Luton base to new studios in Dunstable. In 2025, the station celebrated the 40th anniversary of its launch on 24 June 1985. ==Programming==