Times Radio consists mostly of live three-hour blocks fronted by a single presenter, except for the four-hour breakfast show with two presenters, (on weekdays) a one-hour "early breakfast" at 5 am and an hour-long 'Times Radio at One' slot with a guest presenter, hosted at 1pm. With the exception of early breakfast, the presenting line-up on Fridays is entirely separate from the Monday–Thursday schedule, with the weekend schedule also being distinct in its programming. Overnight hours are filled with a combination of highlights from the day's output and
The Timess own podcasts. At weekends at 7 pm there are also original pre-recorded features. There are news bulletins on the hour and summaries on the half-hour. The half-hourly summary is followed by a sports bulletin provided by Times Radio's sister station
Talksport. The format accommodates live coverage of major political statements or statements from the
House of Commons when required. The content of the station builds to a large extent on the content of
The Times and
The Sunday Times newspapers. Discussion is mainly studio-based, although there are occasional outside reports when resources allow. The station does not generally use pre-recorded "
packages" as heard on the BBC and elsewhere. Nor does it carry phone-ins, though listeners are invited to submit comments via text message, email and social media. The station was originally free of spot advertising, which was introduced in February 2022. Certain programmes are sponsored; the first programme to gain a sponsorship deal was Giles Coren's Friday lunchtime show, which was sponsored by
Fortnum and Mason. The station also raises revenue by generating subscriptions to
The Times and
The Sunday Times online. There are frequent announcements encouraging listeners to take out a subscription, especially after items directly related to a newspaper article. Presenters are at times changed when a major news story breaks, as when the death of
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was announced, which happened shortly before Giles Coren's programme was due to air and led to the show being cancelled in favour of a live programme covering the death, initially hosted by
Cathy Newman and Stig Abell. ==Broadcasting platforms==