BBC Radio 5 Live (formerly BBC Radio 5) is a British national radio station broadcast on AM and digitally via DAB.
5 Live specialises in live and breaking news, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. It's tone is more relaxed and 'low-brow' than Radio 4 which is more typically 'BBC' in tone.
A companion station, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, was launched as a DAB-only service in 2002.
BBC Radio 5 live chart performance in other countries: