BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
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BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra is a British digital radio station that provides extended live coverage of major sporting events and additional sports programming beyond BBC Radio 5 Live.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11607340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Context triple: [BBC Radio, hasPart, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra]
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A.
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is a UK national radio station known for its live news, sport, and phone-in programming.
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B.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
BBC Radio 4 Extra is a British digital radio station from the BBC that specializes in archived comedy, drama, and entertainment programming.
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C.
CBC Sports
CBC Sports is the sports broadcasting division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, responsible for covering major national and international sporting events for Canadian audiences.
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D.
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British pay television sports channels known for broadcasting major live sporting events, including Premier League football, cricket, golf, and Formula 1, across the UK and Ireland.
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E.
BT Sport ESPN
BT Sport ESPN is a British pay television sports channel that focuses on broadcasting a wide range of American and international sports, including coverage from ESPN.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Target entity description: BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra is a British digital radio station that provides extended live coverage of major sporting events and additional sports programming beyond BBC Radio 5 Live.
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A.
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is a UK national radio station known for its live news, sport, and phone-in programming.
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B.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
BBC Radio 4 Extra is a British digital radio station from the BBC that specializes in archived comedy, drama, and entertainment programming.
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C.
CBC Sports
CBC Sports is the sports broadcasting division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, responsible for covering major national and international sporting events for Canadian audiences.
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D.
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British pay television sports channels known for broadcasting major live sporting events, including Premier League football, cricket, golf, and Formula 1, across the UK and Ireland.
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E.
BT Sport ESPN
BT Sport ESPN is a British pay television sports channel that focuses on broadcasting a wide range of American and international sports, including coverage from ESPN.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital radio station
ⓘ
sports radio station ⓘ |
| audioService | stereo ⓘ |
| availability | free-to-air in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| brand | BBC Sport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastArea |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
online worldwide (subject to rights restrictions) ⓘ |
| broadcasts | sports events that cannot be accommodated on BBC Radio 5 Live ⓘ |
| contentType |
live commentary
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sports analysis ⓘ sports discussion ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
extended sports programming
ⓘ
live sports coverage ⓘ |
| format | sports radio ⓘ |
| genre | sport ⓘ |
| hasSisterStation |
BBC Asian Network
NERFINISHED
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BBC Radio 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC Radio 1Xtra NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC Radio 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC Radio 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC Radio 5 Live NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC Radio 6 Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| network | BBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | British Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentStation | BBC Radio 5 Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | BBC national radio stations ⓘ |
| platform |
DAB digital radio
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digital television platforms in the UK ⓘ online streaming via BBC Sounds ⓘ |
| provides |
additional sports programming beyond BBC Radio 5 Live
ⓘ
extended live coverage of major sporting events ⓘ |
| regulator | Ofcom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | digital-only radio service ⓘ |
| subjectTo | sports broadcasting rights restrictions ⓘ |
| targetAudience | sports fans in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
live cricket commentary
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live football commentary ⓘ live rugby commentary ⓘ live tennis commentary ⓘ |
| uses | BBC Sounds app for online distribution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Description of subject: BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra is a British digital radio station that provides extended live coverage of major sporting events and additional sports programming beyond BBC Radio 5 Live.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.